The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1925-04-04
RESTRICTED IMMIGRATION

Mr. William L. West secretary of the West Publishing Co.,
ST. Paul. address before the Torch Club Wednesday at the
Minnesota Club stated that owing the restrictions placed
immigration higher scale of for uned labor has been
brought about and that such condition would be The
speaker further said that Lack of unsed labor the North
had caused the migration large numbers of ored people the
North In the past two between 10000 and 100000 have
North and West and at these sections face
problem that will have be coped with later Mr. West
pointed out that the cood labor the South being replaced
by Mexican immigration He said that in order protect the
Mexican border standing would be necessary with SOL
der stationed 100 yards The speaker advocated the
sion of the debt the several nations that this
order give satisfactory employment respective
people and thus keep them at home
Just what this country would gain by the suggestion of Mr.
West has accomplished without cancellation of the money hon
esty due it, through the restriction of immigration If Mr. West
is correctly quoted loss to understand logic
address First he claims that there shortage both skilled
and uned labor the North Then he states that this short
causing coord migration to fill the large
number to problem that will have coped
with later He also complains that the Mexican who
Is taking the place of the cooed people in the South should be
restricted by the placing of standing the border of the
Rio Grande If Mr. Vests conclusions put effect it
would result in gigantic economic loss The prosperity of the
South depends the cotton it degree
manufacturing industries of the North require both skilled and
uskled labor In their operation We would like to know how
these sections be supplied with under the cond
ons stated by Mr. West We also like to know in what
does the migration of cooed people North create
race problem! The coored man has right to locate
of the domain of this country that suits him. long he
obeys the law and conducts himself properly why does his
ence even in large number, problem?
The so-called problem is myth it is the outgrowh
prejudice and exists only in the mind of certain white
With the race itself it has problem fact 1t trying
measure the highest citizenship just
the dominant will permit advancement presence
coored people in this country is fault their own It was
Mr. Vests that brought them here chains and against
their will For 25O this subjected to nhuan
treatment by the white and required furnish the labor
skilled and unsiled, without remuneration.
The colored not responsible for his citizenship
The egences of ntenecne strife between
his shaces the outcome of rendered
service of loyalty to the country time unnchingy
He measures with the immigrant and makes better
than the majority of them. He of this country and
understands its institutions Then in way does he offer
race problem other than that the color his skin obec
tonable to certain members of the dominant race?
The coored only desires opportunity to earn his living
IN accordance with his ability and to be decenty
fers problem in this country For to seek
rpress him comes with from the that
much.