New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-31
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

BY EDWARD 8. CLARK.
Observation-Disclosures, prior Ia its
death-congresses die in the pariaHce
of parliaments-will have passed the
supply bills, a measure for the relief
"f the farming interests and a bill put
ting a check on immigration-these
three deeds Of accomplishment and
perhaps nothing more except the usuai
maximum of talk for the benefit of the
Congressional Record.
The immigration situation is some
thing more than Interesting; il is dan
gerous, and congress knows il. Through
the years the senator's and members
have been afraid TO legislate on this
subject in anything like drastic form.
The friends OF the immigrants In this
country, ~naturalized but unassirniIated,
have votes.
This year things are somewhat diff
ferent. From the nature Of the CORE
spondence of senators and representa-
lives from all parts of the country il
seems that nearly every kind of an
American desires To have the water
gates shut somewhere outside of Ellis
Island. They will be partly closed. al
though IL is doubtful If an actual stop
page law can be passed ST. long as in
1stent appeals come from this class
or that class that exceptions should be
made In certain cases.
Twenty Millions Want to Come.
When the cable dispatches from
abroad and the stories from Ellis L.
land are read, the reasons for the will
ingness Of congress to dam the flood
are apparent. Allowing for exaggera-
tons, it would seem from information
from the south Of Europe, the east OF
Europe and from Germany, that there
are some twenty millions of foreigners
who want to come over here at once
to pick up the gold with which they
think our streets are lined and to dig
diamonds from under the sod In our
city parks. American labor is deter
mined that immigration shall stop.
Labor knows how to make itself felt
In congress, and while there ordinarily
Is some resentment here because of la
bor's insistence on legislation to its
liking, there Is very little resentment
In evidence at this time because OF la
bor's support of an anti-immigration
measure.
II the stories Of the conditions OF
things in Gary, Ind. during the trou-
bles of u year ago were TO be read into
the committee records here they proba-
bly, would prove one of the best argu-
ments for either the stopping Of imml-
grafton or its adequate control through
the years. During the war the authori-
ties discovered enough TO make IT GER
tain that hundreds of thousands of i'm
migrants had come into America, not
to become citizens but TO exploit their
own views of government, or rather
lack Of government, and to make pros
elytes for their cause.
At Gary, when General Wood took
control Of cffairs under the orders OF
the Wal department, he found that
every man who was preaching vio-
lence, and every man who had guns
and ammunition hidden away for use
when the time came, and every man
who was selling poisonous liquors, was
an alien. Not one American citizen
was found among preachers OF disor-
der and the riotous disturbers of peace.
Views Of Many Americans Changed.
One element of opposition TO more
drastic immigration laws which was
much In evidence in the past has dis
appeared from the scene this veal.
Heretofore, whenever an attempt was
made TO do something TO stop the in
flux Of Europeans, various organiza-
tions whose membership was composed
entirely of Americans of long descent
Joined together with various others
The Mayiower Americans, II n
may so call them, held TO the Fathers
thought that this was the land of ref
uge for the liberty seeking. Bombings
In New York. in Washington and In
other cities during the last year or two,
anu ine acllNllles OF tne 1teuS reDeral-
ly have changed the viewpoints OF a
good many Americans on this immigra-
tion question. Apparently no senator
or representative wants to stop immi-
grafton for any great length Of time.
but also apparently most of them have
come to the belief that It must he
stopped until the situation can be
looked over and some means found
adequately TO discriminate between
kinds. classes and conditions Of immi-
grants.
Cutting Expenses Not Easy.
During the recent campaign constant
promise was made hat congress would
cut down the expenses of government.
the rate Of taxation and many other
things which would save the money
purse. Now that the senators and rep
resentatives have come together they
seem to have found hat Il Is one thing
TO promise and another thing TO dis
cover the means OF fulfilling the prom
Use.
II is probable that during the pres
session very little will be done in
tho uay of general legislation affect |