The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-08-10
SCUM O. The
MELTINC-POT'
BY HERBERT KAUFMAN.

The Declaration Of Independence,
the Constitution and the Gettysburg
Address are descendants of the
Magma Charta-supreme symbols OF
Anglo-Saxon souls striving for free
dom, justice and humanity: Anglo
Saxons established this nation, wrote
its code and sent their sons into the
wilderness to gather fresh stars for
the flag.
Anlo-Saxon purpose cowed the in
tervening wastes, discovered world
granaries beneath the prairies, scaled
the grim western hills and unmasked
Eldorado, questioned sullen deserts
until they answered with gardens,
and finished on the Pacific the great
adventure begun at Plymouth Rock.
Then, when the last haunting hori-
ION had been met and vanquished,
when axe and rifle had won an en-
pire, when scattered settlements were
beaded on threads of steel, and safe
highway through opportunity had
been paved in their generous blood,
the pioneers, the risk-takers, tossed
their port-keys into the ocean and in
vited all creation to come at leisure
and share a "sure thing" ..
The making of America is funda-
mentally an Anglo-Saxon achieve
ment. Anglo-Saxon brains have
guided the course of the republic.
Our ideals are Anglo-Saxon, our So
cial traditions, our standards OF
honor, our quality of inauguration
and our indomitability. e..
But Anglo-Saxon opinion is fast
diminishing force in national deter
limitations. Strange shoddy has lately
crept in the loom on which we weave
our destiny; intermarriage is stead
lily diluting the foundation strain, and
if we continue to hold gates and veins
wide open, Anglo-Saxon conscience
will soon cease to captain our genius.
1t would SANDER a vast body of
loyal citizens not to admit the de-
voted service of all who fought for
US, wrought with US, valiantly sup
ported the country in every crisis.
Yet, review of the past fifty years
discloses that each successive tide of
immigrants has displayed less and
less sympathy with our intitutions, is
more confirmed in its racial solidari-
ty, more resistant to environment and
assimilation.
Ominous statistics proclaim the
persistent development of a parasite
mass within our domain-our polical
system is clogged with foreign
bodies which stubbornly refuse to be
absorbed and means must be found
to meet the menace. We have taken
unto ourselves Trojan horse crowd
ed with ignorance, illiteracy and
envy. We have Hessionized our es-
sential enterprises until alien workers
predominant the basic industries of
the country and hold further progress
at their regardless mercy.
Provocateurs of revenge and an
archy-opportunists and demagogues
are already forging their strength
into a weapon that BODIES democracy
ill.
Reckless state laws admit them to
local elections without process of
naturalization, and inadequate natur-
alization tests put votes into their
hands before we fairly &c English
into their heads.
The will of America is not calling
land over for strikes-the fist of
America is not brandishing 1. w. w.
bombs-the choice of America is not
sophisticating Congress and legisla-
lures with sinide craftsmanship.
Nay, the voice of America is being
slowly drowned in jargon voices cry
ing hate between labor and capital
hate between blindness. and vision
hate between culture and coarseness
hate between law and license
even hate between the Anglo-Saxon
peoples. 4
On to the melting pot and clean It
o. this scum!