Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12
Wedding Out Unfit Aliens.


Cable dispatches from London bring
the assurance that American consuls are
exercising greater precaution than ever
before to prevent the undesirable
classes Of cmiRrants from reaching TINS
country. Advices also declare there are
more of this kind applying for passage on
the steamers coming to New York than
usual, for the United States seems to be
more attractive than hitherto to the alien
eye.
The physical as we'll ns the mental and
moral condition of those applying Tor ad-
mission to our country are being scrutinh-
ed most carefully, we are grateful to know
and several steamships have been held up
until they discharged "reds" and RADICALS
of one brand or another who had arranged
10 come TO the United States.
Unfortunately, our protection against
the coming Of these "undesirables is en-
tirely inadequate; either we have TOO
small a consular force or their method oil
barring these people is Intellectual lot
the fact is that despite the efforts OF our
government. there are by far too many oi
this disturbing class finding their way INTO
this country. We must bar the door ana
keen il locked hard and fast against the
Emma Goldmans and the Alexander
Berkmans of the Old World. and be pre-
pared TO rush back to the country OF their
deberkation those Of that class who may
find the way past our customs oticiaiS'
The country has had period OF COM
parstive rest and peace since the depoi'"-
ton Of the offensive, immoral Goldman
and her band Of anarchists. and we must
send others back so fast as they are land
cd. OF as quickly as they demonstrate the"
hostility 10 the laws of the country
The records Of our criminal courts ana
NJ our rcformatories and prisons make 1T
clear that upwards of 75 per cent OF 'he
crimes and of oil offenses committeu III
this country are ascribsble TO aliens. More
than 90 per cent of the violations OF the
dry law, and almost all OF the boo'-
legqing" is attributable TO the foreigners
There is. however, a larger part OF the
aliens who are industrious, law-aoidihg'
and who are in the way Of becoming good
| Americans: hut these, too, suffer IN 'he
| estimation of our people from the acts OF
their disreputable fellow-countrymen. Inc
| task of Americanising these forelgn-oorn
neonle is going forward satisfactorily, but
/ the feeling is growing that we should hs'l
the stream that is coming hither in the
/ steerage until we have properly prepared
1 those already here for citizenship
1t is understood that all space IN the
steamers for immigrants has been SOLO
for months ahead and that people over
there are buying passage for next spring o.
/ for the first opportunity to obtain steerass
passage Delegations have been sent IRON
the bio cities Of the Middle West 70 coniel
/ with the immigration authorities at New
! York. with the view Of dlverting the ne"
coners from those urban communities
which have already more aliens than they
need or can employ, and have them go int
the country where work Is awaiting them
Practically all Of the American cities ar
realizing they are confronted by IN
same conditions. and there is likely e be
very earnest. ins;steht demand 70 the ei
feet that immigration shall be mateTia1i.
diminished unless those coming wlil sue
NIT "a being put in the country an'
keen out Of the cities which they have over