Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1923-11-29
immigration and Rats
An Attack On Davis by Few Whose Motives Are
Not Sincere
Bv N. GROSSHANDLER

Sometimes the writer believes who
supposed human intelligence forget themselves when
they go human being would charge
another human being with being rat Of the word
rat obnoxious 1t has been recognized such for
centuries represents animal that is destructive not
productive any There in this world parasites of all
descriptions them necessary evil and
derment to human society AS this world progress it
must be contented with those elements.
Mr. James J. Davis our secretary labor has written
book The Pudder written at time when he aboed
in mills 1t happened that in his he used
the word rats applying the term directly to anarchists and
boshevss in society The
of this word has been msconrued by few sefstyed poli
who trying make capital out of social hate to
further their political But the writer believes
when he used the word rats the term
enough referring that element which he has vaanty
fought for years.
There certain propaganda in America today that is
trying disturb the motives of the Secretary Those
scattering the writer believes the
which fought years and which he at
tack bitterly his book In order to establish ab for
their own damnable work and divert the minds
American people they trying point that anyone
hail of Nordc is cassed the rat family
by the secretary. No intelligent human being will
that Mr. Davis would make such misrepresentation
Of this nature but rather will they be fair with Mr. Davis and
study his geneaoogy and his records He halls from humble
family immigrant himself who toiled in the mills
boy of twelve among his fellow workers He has represented
practically national the globe and toled them
years upright worker He established the Loyal
Order Moose fraternity that has for its sole motive and
for existence the welfare of brotherhood of
His parents happens still live and their home is in
nonNordc neighborhood.
One might readily ask how could a line among
his fellow with whom he has spent his entire life and
whose he has always championed whom has
sacrificed his time to improve their condition Just because he
does happen to be of Nordc stock makes the
worth while Davis Mr.. Davis did choose
his ancestry He destined and dedicated to this earth by
Cod and his coming his being of his nativity not his
selection does make difference in his relations with
mis- fellow
Any intelligent mind will readily realize that Mr. Davis
had happen to be born in environment where arocracy
predomnaed and had been born with golden spoon his
mouth that the sincerity of his motives actions might be
questioned But the adverse intelligent, fair
minded American will concede that his humanitarian principles
toward his feowmen regardless of creed color
be questioned Certainly his feelings could not transplant
themselves into the category of hate towards all those
Nordic stock.
There question of the soundness practicabily of
mis- present stand immigration the greatest problem with
which this America of confronted The average
not realize what problems the Secretary confronted with
daily in his official capacity Only those who the work
ings of the Labor Department and Ellis Island appreciate
the trials and problems the called upon
and solve daily.
is Congress that makes the laws the Secretary must
enforce them the letter but the may say hs-that
Mr. Davis has mighty he has not actually
stepped his authority when he granted admission
suffering human beings he allowed rights
avershadow law which practical stand on
he side of human elements.
Conditions today different than they in former
years America healthy nation look future TO
maintain America as it is.