The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-05-31
Mayor Opposes Restric-
tion. of immigration
MAYOR GRACE SAYS UN-AMERI-
CAN AND INHUMAN TO SHUT
AMERICAS DOOR IN FACE OF
THOSE SEEKING THEIR FOR
TUNE HERE.

tJewish Telegraphic Agency
New York-A vigorous defence Of i'm
migrants. educated or ignorant, and no
matter of what race. is contained In
letter from Mayor Jno. Il. Grace of
Charleston. s. C.. to the Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency. replying Ia the news
agency's inquiry seeking to ascertain
the views of American public men on
this momentous issue.
The reversal of the liberal immigra-
tion policy will not only he injurious
declares in the letter which reads as
follows:
Il do not believe in restriction upon
immigrn tion of any of the white peoples
of the world to the United States.
care not to what race they belong or
from what land they come. and whether
they he educated or ignorant.
The only line / would draw would
he that they must he sound in body and
mind, and without criminal tendencies
squeamish about their soundness Of
body. rather only that they he free from
communicable diseases.
Il utterly oppose any movement in
our country to shut the doors of this
nation upon those who seek their for
tunes here. This spirit of keeping
others away now from the opportuni-
ties which our own fathers sought is
not only un American. hut inhuman.
However. the question has another
nspect-ihat of cold-blooded business.
Every immigrant falling within the
above class is distinct asset.
when there was nobody here but a
few Indians our country amounted TO
nothing-it WAS a waste and u wilder
ness. Every man and woman who
came here. and their descendants. as
they Increased and multiplied. turned
that waste and wilderness Into such =
wealth and civiliza tion as have never
existed heretofore upon earth.
THE glory of this does not belong 10
any one race nation. or sect. nor. above
all things does II belong to any station
in life. 1t was perhaps the poorest
who came here that did us the most
good by the sacrifices they made in
order to acquire riches and bequcath
blessings to their children which they
had failed TO enjoy themselves.
I'VE hear much these days about the
balance Of trade in or favor, although
that balance is growing nppreciably
less even on the face of it,
Il believe. however. that in the triiest
sense the greatest wealth annually ac-
cruing To America. until this bigOtrd
policy of exclusion began. was the tide
of human wealth pouring through our
immigration stations infltrating our
country and giving value to every acre
of our soil simply by the influx of those
who had the strength and the willing
ness to work ii.
''Thn. is principally how we became
rich: and in few years the lack OF
that. / am sure will be felt In the
failure of our relative growth of wealth
ms compared with the old times.
Your question Number One is:
DO you believe that it is in the in
terests OF the United States to en-
force restrictive alien legislation:'
My answer is: No.
Your question Number Two is:
DO you believe that the immigra-
ton of Jews should he further re-
stricted?'
my answer is again.: No.
1T is not therefore necessary for me
to answer question Number Three. .
This has always been the land of
opportunity. and VIC have grown wOII-
drously because the world looked and
came toward MS on that account.
Il am sure that the reversal of this
policy will not only be injurious TO us.
but to the world