The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-19

On the thirteenth day of June, 1922,
Che Act of Congress, under which
immigration into the United States
is limited to three per cent. of the
nationalities here when the 1910 GEN.
sus was taken, will die by limitation.
Unless the present Congress shall en-
act other legislation to prohibit, or
limit immigration, this country will
then witness an importing Of undesir-
able immigrants that will be remind
full of the Johnstown flood. The i'm
migrants are now massing at Euro
pean seaports-waiting until the bars
shall be let down-whole villages are
moving to the coast cities, and getting
ready to pile into the ships headed for
the United States. The reports lead
as to compare the movement to the
migration of the Children of Israel
all the people are moving this way
from some countries. Organizations
of foreign citizens have been made in
this country for the purpose of finan-
cling immigration on one hand and
for intimidating Congress on the
other. The foreign owned steamship
companies are organizing to handle
the food of immigration, and to dump
them here by the millions. Already
the Dropagandists are at work in OPP
position to any immigration laws be-
ing passed by Congress. They are
filling the newspapers and magazines
with stories about the hardships the
present law has imposed and they are
pleading with Americans to share
their opportunities with the imni-
grants. Americans must not be mis-
led. they must button up their SYM
pathies, and they must look at the
future of their. country as they re-
gard their own business affairs and
family relations. The Anglo-Saxon
Cannot maintain ascendancy in this
country if its gates are thrown open
70 the foreign flood. We do not need
Che immigrants to supply our labor.
b There are millions of men in this
country who are now seeking en-
ployment. There is no necessity of
s'"'-T'.' that redrires the IMMIGRANT at
all for the next ten years. but we
,scan probably continue to absorb the
three per cent. provided by the exist
mo law (familiarly known as the
Dillingham; Act) without material
damage. The new law to be consid-
cred by Congress should, however,
provide even more rigid rules for
selecting that three per cent. and it
should provide means bv which the
foreign-owned steamship lines can be
controlled. Any steamship owners
which attempt to land immigrants in
violation Of the law should be denied
entry to American ports. It is time
our Government should drop the
sympathy stuff" from consideration
and legislate cold-bloodedly for Amer.
leans, We might as we'll take notice
now that the opponents of limited
immigration are at work, and we
ought to begin at once to strengthen
the courage Of our Congressional dele.
cation by letting our Senators anc
Representatives know how we feel or
this question. We need very few i'm
migrants from Europe, and those t.
be only Of the best type:
Here is an interesting item concern
sng Steele county, Mimi, one of the
gnost prosperous communities in Min
nesota. During the past year thai
county has produced S1,36S.00 worth
of butterfat for every quarter sectio,
of land in the county or total o.
2,25O,OO0 pounds Of butterfat. Natur
ally, dairying is the principal indus
try in Steele county, but the farmer
are producing other things also AM
realize good income from othe,
products. They are assured reg
ular income. When Ward count,
averages even $4,000 from ever!
quarter section Of land annually, from