The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
GENERAL WOOD DISCUSSES
am UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRATION

General Leonard Wood. candidate
FOR the republican nomination for
president, has an article la the March
ISSUE OF the Metropolitan magazine on
Undesirable Immigration" that is OF
considerable Interest ~ IL sheds light
ON his view on radicaliSin. The arr
uclo follows.
The whole country has been deep
ly stirred ~ the Arrest OF thousands %
hu-rnlled reds" o. radicals IN various
hrCuOuH. Active measures looking To
the deportation OF these peupie nave
been aiken ana from tte present indi-
,auUnH many thousands GA thin viii pc
reported a. undesirable citi1cnH. az
persons unit 10 ave among ua and
dangerous to our Institutions. Mher-
utvr I come ~ contact with riots OF
ntpur disturbances I find tnAt The lead
efH. without exception, cofue from this
imported u~u-Atuarlcan q unuHii uii-
lni"d element The b. such
tutt ut iH apparent 80 the most casual
observer tnut We must pay much %
attention TO Qnr uunlltl uf our tmmt-
urattuu IHysicuf houudurss is not
enough. We must know something ol
tUc moral and criminal a%utuccdenu vi
tnDHe people who are to come among
uu ana hecumc "a part OF ur, whose
children viii grow up among uur own.
THE examination uH made up ON thus
atdt 81 the ocean is, aa I see 30. made
uuutr TO determine whether these peat
Hir are really NJ to become citizens uf
tine republic ! feoi strongly that we
ahpuld institute vigorous and thorough
measures with e view tu a. thorough
examination Of these Wouid-b hmm
IrNuts before they are allowed TO take
pussuEc to this country. u is ErutifA
uug To The pride OF our people 10 ron
slider America a refuge Tor D OPP
pressed. this sounds we'll. ts NeIA
Ma-H I'D. .-H. I'd HH.L. "a .LH.
ruch refuge are worthy, nut We
sr, tu d that America Toes not hu-
come "a dumping ground for the Gle
generates OF the world.
Their De- mo- element OF our popula-
tlun more interested or more vitality
concerned iu seeing To % that only dc-
sirthlr immigration bee permitted Than
labor Ninety five C15j per STINT OF
uur labor wants To- do right be- squire.
mud realizes the danger boy Whi,n o.
InriN government b. confronted hv Cine.
admission OF th's" destructive 'lv
msuts.
Discomfort In Europe.
widespread discomfort exists
throughout various portions oil
Europe There is "a FEELING of instahl-
IIH 3D. wuNp ot iawltssnes with % lend
suut tuFurI a disregard OF THE rights
rI property. the rights Of Others and re-
position fu break down organized
government % we permit free and
HusuHrirI immigration fHIs spirit b.
HHIE fu hD brought into our country
IU r N'rN dangerous tAtuut lf is .
%"..lsss, destructive hpifIt, HtukIuE uu'
HNHilE 30 everything within reach
which stands tUr law and order tHr
F..htH uf property. authority and uf.
pIulzDi EuNvrumsut This destructive
force has nothing uf constructive
fuf,o. u does not stand Tor ANYTHING
which this country stnnds for q i-
rUfWiDul 10 our institutions % strives
fo t'ur Town what uuI fathers have
Huout tho period of the nations hfo boz
building up This discontinued. puar-
'hlfiI" element must moi boz permitted
to Increase within the limits OF tho
United States
W men such Immigrants are deemed
900 iu com" 60 us hey should at once