The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-10-07
RADICALS MAY BE
BARRED FROM u S.
CONGRESSMAN HAROLD KNUT-
SON WILL PREPARE NEW
IMMIGRATION BILL
TO ENCOURAGE PRODUCERS
STARTS ACTIVE CAMPAIGN FOR
REELECTION - OPPOSED
BY LINDBERGH.

Harold Knutson, the Sixth Dis
trict's live wire congressman, arrived
in st. Cloud from Washington Sun,
day evening and will at one open uI
an active campaign for reelection te
congress.
During the two terms he has sew,
ed the Sixth district Mr.. Knutsor
has earned the reputation # ;;ne
one of the hardest working members
of congress. During the last session
he was the republican whip" of the
house, an honor rarely conferred up
on a comparatively new member.
AS a member of the immigration
committee he spent several months
in Europe the past summer making
a careful study of industrial and So
cial conditions, and in an interview
given out in Washington, published
herewith, wisely states that is $ I'M
perative that the immigration laws
of this country must be much more
stringent. Mr.. Knutson would not
bar or discourage the man and wo-
man from foreign shores who has a
desire to enter the producing class,
but he is unalterably opposed to al
lowing the radicals which appear to
be overrunning Europe, to enter the
portals of the United States.
Mr.. Knutson will be opposed by
the cratic Charles Lindbergh, but
the Herald cannot believe that the
people of this district will replace
Harold Knutson by man OF the
Lindbergh type. :,
During the period of the world
war and since Mr.. Knutson has the
big brother in congress of the dough-
boy and his dependents. The Wash.
ington interview follows:
Washington, Oct. absolute en-
barge against the entrance into the
United States of European lmm-
grants of revolutionary tendencies,
but encouragement to the coming OF
those who wish to enter agricuitur-
al pursuits with the idea of becom-
ing law abiding citizens was strongly
advocated here today, by Represen-
tative Harold Kuntson, upon his re-
turnfrom a survey of conditions in
Europe.
Mr.. Knutson, who is member CT
the committee on immigration Is
preparing legislation that will EN-
body his ideas, and will press it fol
passage when congress convenes IL
suits of his observations for presen'
tation to the House in the coming
session.
Incidently M. Knutson took oca-
sion to sound European sentiment re-
parding entrance of America into .ne
League of Nations, and finds. tna'
England. above all countries abroad
is most anxious for Americas en-.
trance into the League.
~r~.aThe League of Nations seems &c
he more popular in England tnan
any other country" said Mr.. knut.
SON. aThe French and Belgians are
cynical and Indifferent IN regard u
the League, while the Germas are
utterly opposed to it. In neuera
countries people feel that Americs
is letting herself in for Dig Joo "
no,icing. an dthat if we ever ente,
tbe League, we will become part 0,
and parcel of every imbroglo ina
the nations in that part OF the wore
get into. 1 believe the mapor.ty "
the English favor the elctlon 0! wv
Mr.. Knutson's travels took MN III
To Belgium, France England, scan
dinavia and Germany, during whioi
time he carefully sounded sentlmeii'
upon the question of emmlgration -
America, as well as observing the pro.
gress of the various countries TOWARD
reconstruction. He is convinced tne
tide of immigration to this country
on the part of undesirables Will IN
crease overwhelmingly unless con,
gress places proper restrictions upon
eve need people who will help pro,
duce foodstuffs and decrease the COS
If living" said Mr.. Kuntson.
"Rut he ought to put up the nars
against all undesirables, especlali!
thosa who believe in violence ane
sabotage. Europe is full of unrest
resulting from the war-a Ieefhe
that is confined to no one country
In making comparisons IN tne
progress being made by the various
countries in reconstruction Mr.. Knut.
SON said Belgium was conspicuousls
ahead o the other nations in the wal
devasted areas.