Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-03

employment with the American .born
and raised. They should be given the
preference, for Il 10 the American who
IL In full sympathy with our country,
and not the foreigner who merely comes
here to keep from starving at home and
then overcrowds the market and com.
pels the American to starve.
II Is the immigrant who gives us nine.
tehths OF our trouble. Look over the
long list OF those who were Jailed dur.
Ing Ing! the s., war and you WILL Will find that they
tenders against our Constitution in re.
spect to prohibition? The foreigners.
They are the bootleggers, the men who
have Illicit stills. Note their names In
the. papers. Who. are our hold-up men,
and who are putting us to so much ex.
nense for murder. hold ups, etc.? Note
their names, when caught, and you will
see they are not American. born.
America should take care Of It's own
until an adjustment Of all our labor
conditions IL brought about, and then
we can begin to admit them, II they
are. willing to work and take the Jobs
that are not filed by Americans. The
public should insist on closed Amer.
lea to this unemployed horde from Eu.
rope. and IT. they don't do It you will
find that It will be years before we can
get back to normalcy in the settling Of
the cn"'ovment situation. G. W. l..
Philadelphia. January IA. 1922.
The Woodrow Wilson Foundation
TO ths Editor Of the Evening Public LEDGER:
Sir-Will you permit mo. through
your columns. to answer briefly certain
questions that are being asked in re-.
gard to the Woodrow Wilson Founda.
ton?
As to the object Of the foundation,
It Is not an attempt to perpctuate and
add luster to name tnat has already
been immortalizcd, but rather to pro.
mote those ideals Of international rela-
tionship and world peace which were 30
clearly and eloquentiy proclaimed by
Woodrow Wilson during the World
War, and which won the instant admi.
ration and applause, not only of the
allied countries, but Of many in the
countries with which they were at war,
notably of such men as Macmillan Har.
den and Prof. Frederick W. Forester,
Of Germany.
A national committee. composed Of
25O representative men and women, is
sponsor for the movement, and every
man and woman who contributes Is a
IOuuOcCs ~ 10 hOpcu 70 TulcC &As :
600 900 In the United States, the. In /.
come from which Is to be used to perpet.
nate those ideals for which Woodrow
Wilson has stood, by awards each year
~ that nerson or group who has done
the greatest service to democracy, pub.
. welfare. international justice and
permanent peace.
Pennsylvania quota Of the founda-
ton is 500. 900. Of which Philadelphia
is asked to contribute $4,000, and
"free will'' offerings are now being
made in every section Of the city, and
in every county of the State. Every
dollar contributed will 80 directly to the
foundation. Services arc volunteered
and incidental expenses are met by q
privately arranged budget.
The Philadelphia committee Is com:
posed OF we'll known men and women OF
different parties. This is an entirely
non partisan movement. The Phila. !.
delphia headquarters are at 147 South
Road street, where checks made pay.
able to ."Woodrow Wilson Foundation
may be sent. -.
< special committee, OF which Mrs
William A. Platt is chairman. Is ar.
ranging a luncheon in the interests Of
the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. and
all contributors and sympathizers OF the
movement arc to be invited.
s. BURNS WESTON.
Chairman Local Woodrow Wilson
Philadelphia, January 81, 1922.