The Washington times., 1920-09-19


The spirit OF personal license and
elass objectives rather than personal
liberty regulated by law are being
contended for. and this Is breeding
everywhere a dangerous individual
sm.Iwhich Is rapidly lessening in the
minds of men that respect for gov
ernnent and that reverence for JUS
ticee and its equal administration
which are, and must continue to be
the eStsnimating spirit and directing
force OF our people IL indeed the In
heritance from the makers OF our re-
public OF liberty with order and in
dependence with respect for law" IL
ITO be saved to us and transmitted 10
coming generations.
From a level perhaps of false Sc
'curity we have viewed the growth In
other countries OF Socialism develop
ing into revolution and revolution de
generating into an, rchy, and in our
overconhdence in the strenSth and
incorruptibility of American citizen
ship we have thought that such evils
could not fnd place or footing in a
nation born OF hatred to oppression
and love OF liberty.
But the shock and sequences OF the
worlds war have taught us that
some OF the evils. social and govern
l.
ciples that are today convulsing Eu-
rope have found entry into our own
land and have been fostered here. and
that the trend to Socialism,, radical
ana ruinous, and in spots a trend to
anarchy and Bolshevisn, are danger
/ ously apparent and are assuming such
form and following as to create in
the minds OF thoughtful men appre-
hension, II not alarm.
, These are manifesting themselves
In general unrest, in abnormal view
/ ana expression, in restiveness to reg
4 ulatlon under law, in opposition to
I uniform direction, and in the de-
mands OF group combinations. asso-
Citations. and unions for special priv
lleges. rather than for equal legisla-
tion for all the people.
Inc spirit OF resistance to control
the lessening in the minds OF men Of
respect for law and its even applica-
tion. are plainly observable, and are
leading up to conditions of difficulty
and danger
How these may be prudently con-
sldered, correctly measured and GER
f"inly overcome is the problem which
today confronts the American people,
and calls for the exercise of sense.
prudence and patriotism.
In searching for cure IL is useful
AND even necessary to locate the
cause.
EVILS TRANSPLANTED.
How could the evils, bred under the
eutocratic government of Europe.
fand fed and nourished by the op-
pressive conditions OF such govern
y Ments, be transplanted to and find q
! frothold in free America?
In seeking solution If this proh
lem, possibly the contributing causes
are the following:
First--LaX and insufficient restraint
upon immigration;
Second-The too easy and hurried
admission OF immigrants, ignorant
and un-American, to citizenship, ana
Third-The absence in our own
school systems, public and private, Of
that basic and thorough instruction
In the principles and institutions Of
cur Government, which is the essen
+ t'al foundatiof.of love OF country and
! good American citizenship.
Let us briefly review the history Of
immigration to America
When the freedom Of the American
Colonies was secured through revo-
luton. and our Government, resting
upon the Constitution of the United
States was established, a vast terri
tory, unpeopled and unexplored.
stretched westward to the Pacific
Ocean. This unmeasured, and SEEM
ingly unmeasurable area. rich in the
elements of all products useful to
man, and teeming with the possibili-
ties that lay in the fertility of soil.
the regions OF forests and mineral
deposit, could not be opened I'D or
peopled or made useful by the natural