The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-05
Strong Plea for Restricted
Immig ation Made by
G auta uqua.S Speaker
|ElGHI OPERA TONIGHT
.Eompany Of Twenty-on Per;
sons and Orchestra Will
Present 'Mikado.'

Sforcefu1 plea for restricted i'm.
emigration and the extension !, OF y
sEAmarfcanS " comm rcia1 enterprise
Unto herScountries with r1ch nas-
sssIrraI resources3a as means of main
flaming the present standard OF Nv
l4dnR IN the United States was made
;tiasts night bySMontaville Flowers IN
sEhfs lecture on america Looking
sAllea az at the Redpath Chautau-
jtia His address was unquest1on
ably the most comprehensive lee
4fura on internationala economies
That has ever been given In Fair
mont
me al dress last evening was
ed bysa concert by the Misses
Keller. who also lighted a large
audience at the afternoon sprogra IN
yesterday, when DR.. Ben "A. A:nG-
son Of Ohio State University also
smoke on .t4The Last Argument OF
IN Opening his lecture last n!ght,
INfrsF1owers called attention to the
unusual high standard OF living III
5AmeTica as contrasted to all other
snations, italy, Japan
andN China. He cited the fact that
sHiis high standard had attracted
900 Italians to the United
$sStates in the last fifteen years.
1.-THE maj ority OF these immigrants,
ne pointed out, were OF the lowest
class, making the problem OF Amer
5canization a big one.
After discussing the effects OF
sfmmfgration, he launched bitter
attack on. al lens. declaring trey
should be made to do one OF three
Things First, to become SAmericail
acitizens. giving up the language
siand customs of their homeland,
Ind he received with open arms by
Snthar Americans; second, to1return
no their native land, and, third, II
SAleySre fused to become American
#citizensso to return to their nat1rs
land Ito keepstheir hands out OF
.Americans domestic affairs.
Refng a resident Of California,
mr.. blowers also assailed the yei-
eclarfng it to be one
Got greatest prob lems faced by
States and one which
SfeWspeople outside of California
aFecognized$as such. He pointed out
that despite the gent1emen's agree
Sanents between the United States
sSand JAPAN, the number OF Japanese
inS the country has increased from
ss65, 600 TO ID 81, 900 in the last eight
ssSsaFs and that in some parts OF
lifornia tl1 q birth rate of Japa-
/ aese CHI ldrenS lis greater than that
gpfIAmericans.
1.-The Increase of Japanese in Cal
fornia, Mr.. Flowers declared. is not
only big race problem but the re-
ssuIts Of a we'll defined policy of the
anfkadc lin seeking to pierce the
SSs1Tnffed States THE Japanese now
s own more than 100000 acres of
Hand Bin California despite the fact
that hesitate has done everything
within its power to hinder the ex
expansion % f the yellow race thers.
81 f the apanese are able to control
400 700 votes in California, they will
she ab1esto acontro the state govern
ssnant the senators and con.
Mr. Flowers declared, and
the subject ion of that state to thu
mikadoSwillsb be quickly followed by
Ihe RHINESTONE OF q other states and
HI subsequent su bjugation by
astheS allow race.
sF7eviews# Var Settlements.
IN the latter part Of his lecture,
Ssn 4owers8reYiew the results
Il az the Paris Peace Conference and
afhe sWashington% Armament Confer
sSance oIntingg out that the United
Stat sNcamesp out OF the peace con.
fsrence wi th8 n thing, while all OF
The other Allies added consider.
1#biS to their territory. At the
arms conferenca. however, three
amportantS things were accomplish.
the first place, he said !, the
laval S1mam were reduced
ssand naval hol iday agreed upon.