Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-04
HOWEVER, that is water ovef
Il Il the dam now.

II the dam now.
II is impossible 10 revoke the
naturalization of such voters
except by a laboriouS process
in each individual case where
II can be shown that citizenship
was obtained by fraud. and the
number who could be so de-
naturalizcd would be negligible.
But IL Is easily possible 10 act
on this experience now and thus
put an end to the abuse within
measurable time.
Our immigrants since the first
World War have not contributed
much to the peace and progress
of the United States, wherein
they have differed from the
r h orde who came tumbling
ashore from the boats In the old
free and easy days.
True, those i'm igrants
colonlzed and voted in blocs
and politicians filling states were
careful TO salt them with names
which would appeal TO the for
eign born.
But they were. in the main,
workers who elected TO venture
10 the United States as a land
Of opportunity whereas the
newer immigration has largely
consisted Of people who sought
only safety and regarded this
country as a refuge and nothing
else. There IS quite a difference
there.
TNIE newer immigration has
l. included many presumptuous
ingrateS. with fixed ideas of gov
eminent and economy which
had made them unwelcome at
home. who had no sooner set
down their bags here than they
began TO lecture us on our faults s.
and try 10 set things right, ad
Cording TO their notions.
They didn't want 10 become
Americans. but wanted TO make
Russians or Germans or. better
say, Communists or Nazis of us.
TT OFFENDS the native Ameri-
can 10 be told. in effect, that
the native population cannot
produce men capable OF perform
ing important tasks, involving a
call on patriotism as well as
individuals who came from the
other side.
He doesn't believe that this is
actually so and suspects that
such appointments are made
with intent 10 appeal TO blocs
OF alien-mindcd naturalized
voters and TO stimulate the
growth of socialism, whether
Muscovite or Nazi, in his native
land.
The native Americans ara
divided on a thousand issues and
never vote as a bloc, but If they
could be consulted il would be
found that they want no advice
from any foreigner, naturalizcd
or not. on the conduct OF their
country. and deeply resent
political appeals TO foreign
groups voting their preiudices or
instructions, which determine
the outcome of American cleo
tons.
The American has heard
Americanism derided as some
thing SNUG and contemplate.
and ideas imported from the
hell of Europe eXtolled as noble
and progressive. although disaS-
ter struck wherever they we're
tried in the old world.
He gets not merely weary but
pretty damned sore about that,
too.
Once an alien is fully natA
uraliZed he is a citizen equal
rights TO the native American
and may be a little superior in
privileges, although he has only
a smattering of the language
and no affection for the Re-
public.
The Constitution says the
President must be a native
American. but with that single
discrimination the newest nat
uraliZed MuScovite or Bundist
is as good an America. CrSs-
the law. as the native who ha;
tried always 10 be a good citizen
and never wavered in his Ameri.