Evening journal., 1922-10-14

would have mad IN the united states
IL II had not been for a protective
tariff. l recall that before tarin pro-
tecuon was extended 10 this industry
there were about six thousand boxes
Of tinplate manufactured annually in
this country Fostered by a protec-
tive rate OF duty. our annual produc-
ton today is something like forty
million boxes. Without that tariff
protection. am confident that
Europe, with It's cheap labor could
flood our markets with tinplate at
prices that would force every tin
! plate mill in America TO close, or 10
continue manufacture at sub
stantial loss.
Abraham Lincoln very truly said
that IL we buy goods abroad we get
the goods and the foreigner gets
our money. but IL We buy goods al
home we get the goods and keep the
money. too, I'll go along with LIN
coin on this .ssue.
Get Goods and Money, Too.
mo one will deny in these days Of
general knowledge that European
goods can be Produced cheaper than
American goods Of the same sort. A
comparison made some time ago
showed that one ounce Of gold would
on an average pay for twenty hours
Of work in the United States, ffty
hours OF work in Great Britain,
ninety in Japan. one hundred in
France and two hundred in Ger
many. This means that for every
ounce OF gold spent In the United
states for American labor one man Is
employed two and a half days. II
that ounce OF gold is spent here for
the labor represented in German
goods in competition with the do
mestic product that ounce OF gold
deprives an American OF a whole
months work and at the same time
goes TO encourage the Industries OF
Germany.
Ever since as a workman. ] saw
the benefits wrought in the tin in
dustry by the tariff l have been a
staunch Republican. What It has
done for that industry. It has done
/ for thousands OF other Industries
Throughout the length and breadth
OF the land. Already our whole in
d1strial machine is SPEEDING up as
the result OF the stabiiizing effect OF
the new tariff law. and the elimina-
ton OF that competition against
which It could not hope 10 struggle.
Whatever faults opponents OF the
measure may find in It. and as IN all
tariff laws. they will find them. #
stands as a guide-post 70 American
industry today pointing the way to
prosperity.
While safeguarding industry and
labor in America by a protective
tariff we have not failed TO protect
American labor from the competi-
tion Of a horde OF aliens who might
well have been expected 10 desert
the war-torn nation OF Europe fol-
lowing the close OF the great war. To
provide this protection Congress on
acted the three per cent. immigra-
tion law. Under this law aliens from
any nation may be admitted TO
America only 10 the number OF three
| rer cent Of the foreign born OF that
! nationality who were in this coun-
try in 1910. Il has been estimated
AAAhA ANt Al~A year OUFldNAUT UA AAAt
law kept from America upwards OF
million foreigners. They were kept
out at a time when between five and
six million OF our own workers were
walking the streets.
Stopped Alien Flood.
This three per cent law stopped
the alien food. But we now pro-
pose to esta bllsh definite immigra-
tion policy. and provide the proper
machinery for selecting on an Amer
Jean basis, those aliens who seek TO
benefit by the freedom, opportuni-
ties and rights Of America. To this
end we advocate the establishment
Of a system Of inspection Of aliens
abroad. before they have undergone
the expense and difficulties Of an
ocean passage. We should fix
high standard for these prospective
Americans, and establish that stand
ard by tests Of physical. mental,
blood, and moral qualifications. No
matter what the cost, we must keep
clear the stream Of alien blood that
flows into our national arteries, we
must fix a firm bar against contain
ination to our national health and |
our national institutions. These /
aliens come to mix with our citizens. |
TO Join in our national life. Their |
children will be the future citizens /
OF America. We owe it TO ourselves |
and our children to see to II that |
they are worthy Of America.
This question of immigration, TO |
my mind. is vital. I have seen the |
working Of the three per cent law.
administered by the Bureau Of I'm
migration of the Department Of La
Dor. Literally thousands Of appeals
from the decisions Of the immigra
tion authorities at the ports Of en-
try have come to me for final de-
cision. Many Of these cases wiring
the heartstrings with pity and com
passion, but behind all pity stands
the stern duty to America of barring
the unfit.
Linked with this question OF Sc
lecting imm grants abroad Is the
need for educating the alien after he
Is admitted to the United States. To
see to It that the foreigner who
comes to our shores is given the op-
portunity to acquaint himself with
America and American principles is
one of our most pressing duties, a 1,
duty we owe to ourselves, our coun-f
try and our future. We cannot ac-
this end unless we know
where to find the alien and how TO
reach him. To this end | propose
to enroll every foreigneI who comes
to our shores seeking American free
dom and opportunity to supervise I
his education. education in Ameri-
can history, and 10 see to It that he ,
annreciates the advantages and op- /,