South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-19
u. S. MUST BUILD
FOREIGN TRADE,
RALSTON STATES
Declares Senate Must Proceed
With Care in Handling
Foreign Situation.


MERON. Ind Aug. Is.-Declar-
ing that naturanzed American citi-
zens irrespective OF previous racial
sympathies. are entitled 70 fun con-
sideration as American citizens. For
mer Gov. Samuel Ralston. candidate
for L. $. senator. assailed his oppo-
nent's attitude toward the nations
foreign born population at chau-
tauqua address here today. Mr..
Ralston said that the greatest prob
lem OF the nation is the rebuilding
OF their foreign commerce and that IN
/ doing this relations with foreign ma
tions are absolutely necessary, and
that the senate must proceed care
fully In determining an attitude to-
ward foreign nations.
His speech. in part was as follows
1T must be apparent 10 any reflect
ing person that the greatest econ
omic problem confronting the Amer
iCan people is rebuilding their for
eign commerce Everybody knows
that al lines of business and indus
Try in this country are impeded and
crippled by the conditions resulting
conditions are good as compared
with those of Europe where enor-
nous destruction Of property and Of
labOrers cannot be restored in years.
And yet, to have foreign commerce
we must trade with these people; II
we sell 10 them, we must buy from
them. In order 10 relieve the sltua-
tion Of our farmers We must have
foreign markets for our agricultural
products; and in order 70 keep our
factories busy we must have foreign
markets for our surplus manufactur-
les.
senate Big Factor.
"In the solution of this problem
the United States senate is very
important factor, both from its
agency in framing our laws concern
ing foreign markets. and because,
under our constitution. il is the ad-
wiser and co-labOrer with our presi-
dent in making treaties with foreign
countries And as a candidate for
your support for the office of senator
let me say here. and say emphatical-
Is. that ] dissent wholly from the
views Of my republican opponent on
the subject that lies at the very base
OF this question.
And ! dissent from my opponent
when he says Our mighty task is TO
weld all of these racial groups to-
gether." Not politically Not I'm al
Iegiance. Not in loyalty In these
respects every one of our foreign
born citizens was amalgamated with
q
his oath Of allegiance, or he made
a false oath II is. OF course deslr-
able that every such naturalized
citizen shall become familiar with
our institutions. and speak our com
mon language: but by the standard
of our own institutions. his natural
izatiOn was his graduation in loyalty
He was no longer a learner, but was
accepted as our equal in loyalty, by
virtue of our own laws. I am aware
that there are individual cases in
which naturalization should not
have been allowed; and I deplore the
custom that has prevailed in this
country of uaturalizing foreigners
on the eve of political elections
without examination of their com
prehension of what they were doing
But the number of such cases IS
comparatively small, and the blame
for their existence rests on our own
officials. who have failed to safe
guard admission 10 American citi-
zenship.
Il am not blind 10 the fact that we
have in this country many desirables
among our foreigners but their
presence should not prejudice the
interest of the well meaning for
eigner. who has come here TO be-
come a part Of the American nation.
our country is greatly Indebted 70
our Veterans of Foreign Wars for
their efforts i'm collecting evidence
that Will justify the deportation of
these undesirable individuals.
But | hold that to extend the faint
of such exceptions to any racial
group as a whole is a libel on our
citizens Of foreign birth or descent
As a basis for my belief let me call
your attention 10 the Gold star Hon :
or Roll of Indiana. which was pub
Iished by our state historical COM
mission last year. giving what lntor-
nation could be obtained OF the In
diana bows who died in the Wort
war. There can be imagined no Sc
verer test of loyalty than that war;
and i'm that memorial book YOU will
find the records Of natives of almost
every country on the face OF the
earth-hUndreds of them-who gave
their lives in proof of their loyalty
Can we for whom they died, per
nit any faint of disloyalty TO smirch
the memories of these foreign born
citizens, who marched out. shoulder
TO shoulder. under our flag many of
them to night against the lands Of
their birth? or shall We cherish
their memories a. Amer cans ALL
whose patriotism and devotion toI