Evening star., 1939-03-06
u. S. Must Exclude
Foreign Refugees
Believes Our Own Needy
Unemployed Must Have
First Consideration
To the Editor Of The Star:

10 tne 6oltor OF Tne 0tar:
In the ceaseless agitation and discus
sion in the press, over the radio and by
public onicials in regard to the European
refugees and plans for their admission
to this coutry, not one word has been
printed or spoken on the American side
OF the matter and the repercussion on
the social and economic conditions in
this country. That is not considered at
all. There Is an implied censorship on
any rational and intelligent discussion of
the national interest and welfare. Amidst
the decline In the quality Of public lead
ership and the consequent confusion in
the minds Of the people, more and more
have foreign influences and the exigen-
cies Of European crises controlled and
dominated the Nations foreign and do
mestic policy.
Here we have 10000, 900 unemployed,
with their dependents. an excess popu-
lation Of 25,O0O,o00 people, exceeding the
whole population Of Spain, supported by
taxation on the Nations annual produce.
Unemployment has and continues to ex-
ceed the combined unemployment Of all
other industrial nations of the world and
Is being pressingly accelerated by the
continued shift of rural population to
the cities as consequence of the in
tensive mechanization Of agriculture, as
tragically pictured by Belmont FAIRIES in
last Sundays Star. And neither the
Government nor private enterprise has
taken one rational or effective step to
cure these disintegrating diseases in the
Nations social system.
1t is quite clear that the cause of the
most serious crisis In the Nations life
was the mass immigration In the past
into cities and industrial centers and the
occupation Of all productive land, leaving
no room for the natural expansion of our
native population and in the face of this
the mechanization Of industry and agri-
culture resulting in the constant decline
IN the ratio of productive EMPLOYMENT.
Secretary Wallace has said that the fur
ther mechanization now in progress will
reduce by Is per cent the present agri-
cultural population.
Our most capable minds today believe
that self-government and private pro-
ductlve enterprise cannot survive con-
unued mass unemployment, yet our Gov
ernment contends that we cannot escape
continuance OF these conditions. Would
1t not be more befitting a responsible
government. press and economic enter
prise system, holding as they do the fu-
ture destiny Of the Nation, to set about.
with all their might and intelligence
the solution Of these grave and danger
Gus problems in the heart of our Nation.
rather than giving expression to the
violent speeches and screeds hurled daily
at Europe and Asia, telling how thev
should manage their ever turbulent A.
fairs.
In the last so years the United States
has admitted more than 10000, 900 of
Europes poor population, the greatest
human migration known to history, and
the Nation is now in the throes of its
consequences. Obviously, it must be
stopped If the country is to salvage any
measure Of It's great heritage of free in
stitutions. President Roosevelt remarked
IN recent speech that Brazil offered
opportunities for American emigration.
This may be the only solution for our
excess population, and unemployment. II
Brazil will accept them. From personal
observation, am confident that many
young Americans especially farmers and
mechanics who are being forced out of
productive employment here would find
more opportunities in Brazil and the
Argentines for work and future liveli-
hood than will ever be open to them here
IN the present trends of national life.
We naturally sympathize with oppress-
ed peoples everywhere. The three and a
half millions Of Jews in Europe and the
two millions of Spanish republicans who
are on Frances "black list" and the mill
lions OF homeless and starving Chinese
are In pitiable situation, but we can
not admit them to this country, for that
would be national suicide.
1t cannot be controverted that the
motives and interest of those who so
insistently demand that the United
States assume the burden of Europe's
racial antagonism are in conflict with
the interest and welfare of the American
people for the consequence 50 far ts
known to have accentuated the unem-
ployment problem in many centers of
population. N.F. WnMOTH
March 3.