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BUKDAT, JANUARY M. 131i
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
The political situation does not re
semble a crystal lake. It is a muddv
'Tiver, turbid and opaque, filled with
swirling whirlpools and currents that
lead in all directions.
Under these circumstances, it is diffi
cult to see clearl Definite prophecy
is almost impossible. The conditions
of to-day may be reversed to-morrow.
It is this very uncertainty, however,
which rucs zct to the campaign. Nor
is it unique c go throjgh the same
experience, in greater or less degree,
every four years Some of these days
wc will adopt a constitutional amend
ment which will limit the occupation of
the Presidential office to a single term
of six vcars When this happens, the
period-, of turmoil will be less frequent,
rind the spectacle of a President con
cerned for ln political future will be
avoided Until this verv desirable re
form is adopted, however, we must ex
pnt a repetition of the conditions
which now exist
s far as the Republicans are ton
cerncd, one man could clarify the sit
uation in an instant His name is
Theodore Roobcvclt If months ago,
when some oppoition to President Taft
had dc eloped, and when Roosevelt's
name was being used, to conjure with,.
the former President Irad made an tmij
phatic and dign"i ' announcement that!
he would not, una r any circumstances,
be a candidate for the Presidency, nor
.accept the nomination, but would, on
'the other hand, support Mr Taft. the J
way ot the Republican party would
have been clear The La
toilette I
movement, wnicn was never serious
enough to menace the President's re
nomination, would have died a-bormng
Practically the entire party would have
accepted Mr Taft as its candidate, and
no other r ne would have bcerc men
tioned
Mr Roosevelt, however, has not
seen proper to fake this action. He
has remained silent He has not dis-
couriged the movement in his behalf
On the contrary, he has conferred with
those who are known to be friendly to
bis renomination, and nrtw it is an ac
cepted fact that he will not decline the
honrr n it i thrust upon him Why
he h Mild assume tins attitude toward
the President for whose nomination
he so earnestly labored and whose elec
tion he undoubtedly helped to secure
remains a mysterv No publicity has
been gnen at an time to any specific
differences between the two men, vet
thr have unquestionably drifted apart
Rocevelt says nothing, Taft remains
silent Thus it has come about that
the Republican part), which might
present a solid front to the enemv, is
divided into two factions, one loyal to
the President and the other seeking to
oust him through the agency of the
former occupant of the high -office.
If Mr Roosevelt had intended to
support President Taft he would have
made that fact known long ago He
would have halted the activities of his
friends he would have advised them,
td stand by the President It is hardly
likely that at this late day he will de
clare himself out of the running It
may be taken for granted, therefore,
that he will allow his friends to" eon
tinue their efforts in his behalf, and if
the convention should nominate' him,
he will accept
Whether he could be elected under
these circumstances is a question -that
does not need to be discussed untit
should a remote contingency become a
fact, his name has been placed at the
head of the Republican national ticket
TL. lt--T . .
j nc ivasmngion iieraia nas re
peatedly asserted that President Taft
ought to be and would be renominated.
While it is an old proverb that all
signs fail in a Presidential year, the
refusal to renominate a President for
a second term would overturn all prec
edents for fifty year., with the soli
tary exception of the case of Ruthefti
ford B. HaSes, and it is well-known
that the circumstances which attended
his election made his renomination im
possible Mr Arthur was not renom
inated, but he had not been elected
President Even in that instance the
fact that he was not giv en the .indorse
ment of a nomination wis a potent fac-
tor :n accomplishing the ejection 'oGriearly scfenjy years of age. The pointj
Cleveland. The latter carried New
York by the smallest po45ibIe.-nria-J
a rcarginvthat might have teen oatlie
other side if Chester ArArthurtt New
York, had been the Republican nominee.
There was a serious ruction in the
Republican party at the close of Presi
dent Harrison s administration. A lac
tion in the organization sought earnest
ly but unsuccessfully to defeat his re
nomination. The conditions then, and
now. hovvtv er, are not entirely parallel.
iftere&as.'no 1?ooseVelt-jni892 upon
wfonri-,tljeir opposition could -tajik
llalne Vaymorc 6r las a-popufindfifJr
but he had once suffered defeat, and,
besides, "was d)ing McKinley, with
great political sagacity, declined to be
sacrificed upon the altar ,of a hopeless
cause. He foresaw, undoubtedly, the
possible defeat of his party under Har
rison, but -he, also realized that defeat
was Absolutely certain if the admlnis-
ed the vefdict of the majority of the
delegates in convention assembled, and
bided his time.' He was afterward
elected President of the United States.
The occupant of the White House
may, if he be so disposed, build up -an
organization during his four years'
term which will absolutely insure his
renomination. Even if he should not
work to this end, but rely entirely upon
his record to gain his party's indorse
ment, it is ninety-nine chances to one
that he will be renominated. It is to
the credit of Mr. Ta'ft that he has not.
through flagrant or selfish use of power,
sought to perpetuate himself in office.
Whatever else he may be, he is not a
scheming politician. It is because of
this fact that his friends are to-day
compelled to organize in his behalf.
They are manifesting the assertiveness
which he will not display. They know
that he has endeavored to administer
his office with honesty, patriotism, and
ability. They feel that the few mis
takes which he may have made, and
no man is infallible, are overshadowed
by an administration free from scandal
and marked by a high regard for public
interest If, in the face of this, Mr
Taft should prove the solitary excep
tion to the general rule, it will be a
unique experience in American politics.
In the Democratic party the outcome
is by no means assured
Inspired with the belief that a nomi
nation is equivalent to an election,
owing to the serious divisions in their
opponents' ranks, the various aspirants
for the Presidency are seeking earnest
ly to secure the nomination It is the
first time in many years that the Demo
cratic nomination has been really
sought
Woodrow Wilson, despite all that he
has said and done, and possibly because
of what he has said and done, would
seem to be occupying the foremost po
sition. If (be editorial expressions
throughout the country be accepted as
an evidence of public sentiment,, he
has not suffered by his break with Mr
Harvey It is interesting, however, to
recall some sahenf facts in his political
career. More than two years ago he
was brought into prominence by Har
per's Weekly With emphatic persist
ence, and at a time when the advent of
a scholar into politics seemed the
height of absurdity, Wilson was
praised as a man of ability, patriotism,
and, above all, of sound and conserva
tive views. He was pictured as the
antithesis of Bryan and all the ideas
that Brvan and his following repre
sent Eventually, this Toleration of
Wilson's virtues made an Impression
upon the country He began to be
taken seriously Then, as the hrsf step
toward higher office, be was pushed
into the gubernatorial race in New
Jersey and was elected
Then carne the change. Woodrow
Wilson to-day is not the Woodrow
Wilson who was eulogized two cars
ago He is now the advocate of the
initiative and referendum and the re
call, he has not hesitated to openly
antagonize the financial interests which
at first regarded him as safe and sane.
Above all, he is now aligned with
Brvan. whom he was once anxious to
"knock into a cocked hat" He has
accepted all the progressive ideas, in
dudfng direct elections, and spells
people"' with a capital P In the
meantime, ins candidacy has been ac
celerated by an organization which
could not have subsisted without ;
plentiful supply of funds It had head
quarters m New York and deluged the
newspapers throughout the country
with busheb of editorial utterances, in
terviews, and reports of the formation
of Wilson qjubs It conducted an ac
tive propaganda No one has yet ex.
plained the source of the money which
was required to maintain this active
bureau,
It is rather, curious, however, that
since Gov.. Wilson decided that Mr.
Harvey's support was more of a hin
drance than a help, the daily budget of
Wilsoman literature has failed to ar
rive. The situation is not wholly with.
wit a touch of humor. '
And yet, notwithstanding all these
things, Gov. Wilson is gaining recruits
daily. He has not been displaced as
thej foremost -randidate on ltc Demo
cratic side.
Gov. Harmon, now seeking to in
gratiate himself with. the people of the
Pacific Coast, is Wilson's -most formid
able' antagonist. He fs strongest with
the conservative element of his party.
ilthough helfas been at pains to dem
onstrate that he is by no means a re
actionary, Jie has some opposition in
hbown Sfafe-rjust as. Kew" Jersey, is
dTvuled' over Wilson and he is some
what hampered by the fact that he is"
to be emphasized, however, is that both
candidates must confront the rule in',
Democratic national conventions where
by a 'two-thirds' vote is necessary to
nominate. It is this fact which ren
ders the outcome uncertain and makes
it possible for a deadlock ,to occur,
which will result in the choice of a
compromise candidate, it is this con
tingency which offers hope "to Champ
Clark and Mr. Underwood and others
w"ho are not actively engaged in seek,-!
intf the nomination, '
r'-Such is5.the vkaleidoscopfc politicafj
situations n is-iun-- 01 interest -trust.
eyery point of view. .
The Restriction of Immigration.
The communication to The Washing
ton Herald from Mr. Simon jWoIf rela
tive to the restriction of immigration
deserves careful reading. While Mr;
Wolf does not hesitate to commend the
exclusion of undesirable immigrants, he
nevertheless forcibly asserts th.it it
would be unfortunate for this country,
which owes so much of its prosperity
to the introduction and amalgamation
of the foreign element, to close its.
doors against those who seek a home
within our borders
It is not necessary, as Mr. Wolf
points out, to exclude everybody be
cause some of the would-be immigrants
are plainly unworthy of consideration.
On the contrary,, he would draw the
lines closely against those who are
undesirable and then he would welcome
those who can add to the brain and
brawn of the republic It is to be said
for his position that we have profited
much in the past by encouraging im-
migration The Irish and the Ger
mans, to say nothing of the Norwe.
gians and Swedes who have populated
the Northwest, have contributed largely
to the; development of the United
States, and in times of stress and dan
ger have proved their loyalty, even to
the sacrifice of their lives.
Mr. Wolfs appeal is cloduent and
timely. It will find a responsive echo
in the hearts of the thousands who
were born on foreign shores or who
are the descendants of foreign-born
citizens
Eileen Martin.
I'm pretty little, but I'll try," said
seven-year-old Eileen Martin, daughter
of a section foreman, who discovered a
broken rail on the tracks near her home,
saw by the semaphore signal that the
Overland limited was in The block, and
knew that danger threatened the tram
She had come from her mother to see
the "Limited' sweep by the little town
of Alta, Cal, as she was accustomed
to do. She saw the broken rail as she
crossed to her safe place of observa
tion. The discovery gave wings to her lit
tle feet She ran to the station, but found
that the agent, who had setjhe signals,
had gone home to dinner. She climbed
upon a chair and told him through the
telephone of the broken rail There
was not a minute to be lost The
agent asked earnestly through the tele
phone "Can't you take the red flag,
Eileen, run down the track a little way,
and flag the trauf' Try it; that's a good
girl."
"I'm pretty little, but I'll try," came
back to the agent the answer of the
childish voice. And try she did, with
such effect that the train with its many
passengers was brought to a stop less
than loo feet from the broken rail ; and
the name of Eileen Martin went over
the wires to all parts of this country
Eileen Martin's technical knowledge
of the semaphore, telephone, and signal,
of the railroad could not be possessed
by every child, and few at seven would
have had the quick wit to realize the
danger or to act so promptly upon the
means at hand to avert calamity; but
Eileen was equal to it, and the story
of what she did in her childish way is
worthy of being told in every primary
school in the land
She was only seven, and "pretty lit
tle" to stop a train, but she was willing
to try
PEOUD BOY SCOUT, HE.
The One Picked to Rldr -nlth the
Ifero of Sfafeklns;.
One of the COO Boy Scouts In Wash
ington will be chosen to ride from
tnlon Station to the White House with
MaJ Gen. Baden-Powell, f6under ot the
Boy Scout movement and hero of the
siege of Mafeklng, upon the latter visit
to this city on Saturday next The
Identity of the lucky scout has not been
made public.
The Boy Scouts ot Washington will
be reviewed by Gen. Baden-Powell on
Saturday afternoon, and later a lee
ture and reception will be held.
The coming of Gen Baden-Powell to
Washington has aroused great Interest,
and a number of new enlistments are
being received. Slaty boys of the Lud
low School have been organized Into &
company, the Twent) -eighth Washing
ton. a
Invitations have been sent from the
Boy scoui nesaquaners in mis city to
scouts In the neighboring States, and
It is expected that more than 100 scouts
from Maryland and Virginia will come
to meet uen. uaaen-roweii.
NORWEGIANS XNJOY BANQUET.
MInUter Byra Gives an Address at
Society's Annul Dinner.
The Norwegian Society of the tltrit
hefd a banquet In honor of Its tenth an
niversary the Arlington last night.
A. number of prominent Norwegians ad
dressed ihe society, dwelling In their ad
dresses on Us history and growth. The
speakers were Minister Byrn, ot the Nor
wegian Legation: W. Morgenstlerne, sec
retary of the legation; T. -Jahn. president
of the society; Senator .Asle J. Rmnna
of North pakota. and R. N.. 8. Sartz.
C. V. Installation ext Thursday.
The Installation of Iter. Alphonsus J
Donlon. S. J. as president of George
town, University will, take place next
Thursday afternoon, and will Tm n.
Ceded b a reception to the deans of the!
various colleges ana a lew invited ruestx.
The Installation services will be. simple
In character.
A LITTLE "NONSENSE. ,
THE HACK HnYStESTCB.
If you think thl doesn't claas with the
verse turned out bj Gray.
Recollect, ere pn you pass, JhU I do
thla every day.
Gray put In nome seven year worldntT
on one bit of rhyme.
I fill twenty-seven tiers In about that
lencth of, time.
Wordsworth wrote some plaintive rhyme,
he had wondrous Iyrlo powers.
But I'm told be toojc nil time, working
only union hours
He couM ttroll omonff the birds whilst
he polished up line.
That is why he turned, out words worth
a sreat deal more than mine.
Shelley worked, by itarta and (Its; I must
grind like any cleric
That's one reason why his bits rank far
above my work.
Burns could drink Iff he Inclined; that
Is why his verse Is cood
But I do my dally grind like a hired
man saws his wcod
.Uncle FennrTTlae Sayat
It's all right to tret Into the public eye,
but don't be a human cinder.
Sugar Coated.
Some take no verse as mental food,
but they are very wron-r; a little verse
win do you good and make jou ell and
strontr. Of course, some people balk at
rnyrae; In caterlne to those, we take
some verse from time to time and serve
It up as prose.
Tie Situation.
"Any excitement about jour to-
raance"
"Well. tome. The weddlnc Ii set In.
ten days. The bride-elect has ah an-1
polntment for every evenlnt Intervening
with a different fellow, each of whom
hopes to make h-j change ber mind.'
Tou don't see any more old-fashioned
poker stories In print, they have been
supplanted by smart-bridge anecdotes.
Emphaalilnc the Points.
It might help Ibsen drama some
To have the cymbals slam.
Or sound a crash "Upon the drum
With every epigram.
The human body contains sulphur In
varying quantities, which may account
for, some girls making better matches
than others. r -
f. Quite So.
"The poor are often ungratefuL"
' Often they are not handled properly."
'Think notf
"No, people Insist on giving them can
ton flannel when they'd rather have
crayon portraits of themselves.-
SomrthlnET Imminent.
"That new boarder Is acting In a rather
recullar manner"
"res." said the landlady "He Is either
going to pay up or propose "
Very Delilah.
'She's a mean cat."
"As to howT"
"Her children do better than mine at
school, and yet she won't tell me what
brain food she buys."
SOMEN FENCERS
IN STURDY BOOTS
Baroness de Meyer Meets Her
Waterloo When She Accepts
Challenge of Mrs. Dewar.
New York. Jan 27 A brief four min
utes ot flashing folK dextrous thrusting.
and brilliant parrying at the Colony Club
this afternoon and the Baronets
Mevtr, one oi Europe s nest women
fencers, who lately lamented the fact
that America had no one worthy ot her
steel, hsd met her Waterloo In those
four minutes of lightning action sturdy
Mrs. Willlsm H Dewar, of Philadelphia,
had twice sent the point of her foil home
to the baroness' heart, and when the time
ended was resting on the defensive, smil
ing happily and confidently, with on'y
one score against her
Tour hundred persons, all prominent
In New York society, had gathered at
the Colony Club to witness the match,
for which Mrs Harry Payne Whitney
had offered a silver cup, and when the
result was announced many a glove
cracked In applause.
Among the spectators were Mrs. Stuy
vesant Fish, Miss Anne Morgan, Robert
Grave". Ellsha Djer, Miss Lotta Robin
son, Baron de Meyer, and Mrs Btnjamln
Guinness Justice Gerard, of the Su
preme Court, was master of ceremonies,
and the judges were Dr. Graeme Ham
mond. Dr M. J Echeverrla, Charles
Dalham, and Prof Dianmella.
It was announced that the bout would
Ust four minutes, the contestant having
the most points at the end of that time
or scoring four points first, winning
The word was given and the two ladles
stood at attention the earoness. a tall,
lithe figure, dressed In white and Mrs
Dewar, shorter In stature, hut sturdy ana
well built, garbed In black-, velvet So
ciety held Its breath, for here was a
contest of International Import, and of
deep concern to the American Woman
athlete,
Mrs Dewar opened the attack, making
a long, low thrust that surprised her
antagonise For fully half a minute she
kept up a bewildering attack, at once
fast, furious and -skinful, with the bar
oness parrying viciously the while on 1he
defensive. Finally there was a flash ot
steel and the baroness received the point
of the foil near her heart. A cheer from
the crowd, and the nttlo woman contin
tied on
For a minute more aha pressed this
same swltt attack. The baroness, now
convinced that here was a ience.r wor
thy ot her best steel, tried time and
again to .hurl the sword of her oppo
nent, hut without avail The last Clash
of the foils was followed ljy a thrust
straight at the heart or the Daroness.
and the crowd wildly cheered a second
nolnt for Mrs. Dewar
The match ended with this second
score Mrs. Dewar, smiling sweetly,
and not In the least exhausted, dropped
back 10 the defensive and allowed the
baroness to go after her. She was aa
clever on the defensive as on the of
fensive The baroness got home one
thrust, hut her attack had heen solved.
and the match ended with the score of
5 ta i.
Mrs. Dewar took from the bosom of
her blouse a tiny American nag, wnicn
she had placed there, and waved It
whiltlh rrnw.i cheered tier husband
picked her up and kissed her. and New
Tork society felt highly satisfied, and
vindicated. ,
Jcrrmtah II. llopjan Demi.
Tho hnd at Jeremiah If. IlOgan, a Well-
known oyster dealer, who died "rlda
night at his reidnc, 12? Irving street
northwest, at the age of forty-nine years,
was sent last night to the family home
at Albany, N. Y. Mr. Hogan retired from
business about two ears ngu, wntn ne
sold his oyster depot In Twelfth street
northwest, to the Raleigh Hotel Com
pany, ,
POPIJLAR SONGS
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A. H. G. Riciuassox
Andante
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AVENUE CITIZENS MEET.
uuitltnilnn and Itjr-Iawa Adopted
ly eirl- Formed Association.
The second meeting of the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens' Association was held
last night In the assembly hall of the
Army and Navy Preparatory School, and
was largel) attended
A committee consisting ot Rev Abram
Simon, Prof Ell Swavels. J 8 Davidson
B B. Crawford, and James E. Alexander,
who were appointed at the last meeting,
presented a constitution and by-laws,
which were adopted after one change
was made. Judge Vv llllam II. De Lacy, ot
the Juvenile Court was elected an hon
orary member after a discussion which
resulted In amending the constitution
Committees will be announced at the
next meeting February 10 The mem
bership committee, headed bj Fred A.
Emry. was appointed by President Selke.
Through the kindness of the authorities
ef the Army and Javy Preparatory
School, the assembly hall will be the
regular meeting place of the organization
Resolutions were adopted Indorsing uni
versal transfer the strengthening of the
Calvert street bridge, and the bridge on
Connecticut avenue at Cleveland Park.
The proposed four-room addition to the
Chevy Chase ix.hool.- which Is recom
mended by the Commissioners was sl-o
Indorsed
Officers of the organization are David
. Selke. president Ixmls P Shoemaker,
vice president. Francis D hales Alex
ander, secretar). and A R. Varela. treas
urer.
BOON TO U. S. EXPORTERS.
Peru Acrrrn to Accept Meat In-
pec (I on Service Certificates.
After considerable negotiation with the
government ot Peru, the 8Ute Depart
ment has succeeded In facilitating the
export of American lards and other
meat iooa proouris o inai cuumr ine
Peruvian government nas agreed to ac
cept as satlsfactor the certificates of
quality Issued bs the meat Inspection
ervlce ot the Department ot Agriculture.
Their previous refusal to afford this
recognition has resulted In much difficulty
for both the American, exporters and the
Peruvian Importers Of American lards
and simitar nroducts
American shipments of lards' and manu
factured meat products to Peru are very
large, and the exports ot these, products
are lnceasing
lATD IN YOUR BUTTER?
IIlRh-prlce Marie or Thereabouts
May Rule Until aprlnar.
Butter -dealers predict that prices will
ho.er around the high-water mark until
earlv anrinr. when the pastures again
will begin to supply food tor cows Cold-
storage plants oner no rruei
'Indications are that butter prices will
dally about the tk scraper level and then
drop to a near-normai piace wnen me
days begin getting long and excursion
boats am running
Yesterday saw tub butter at 33 and
print butter at 40 cents Just a few das
ago tub butter was C and print 1 cent
higher Three cents off a pound whole
sale is quite a drop
Wholesalers were selling renov ated but
ter at 31 cents and retailers demanded
from 35 to 38 cents a pound.
ARMY ORDERS.
tir nf atvore lor thrre nxralhs U enntrd Hot
1 1 nrv V. FINCH. Ovr of EnxUKrra.
Th lMirt rf,, itrmct hnrlnfr tnyri Ort
sf ,ttf r r rv ir.lt Orut Artillery Cnm.
f totMUlal lr Atll.
fust UL HAHOU U OArtDINy.lt Cosrt Ar,
till TT Corrs W trll"l nrsn wusinneni in me
11 awrnj r4 rUTd w U nnnrfrced list,
NAVAL ORDERS.
Lieut ! A. VVEAVrG. .trUrhtd VJh te r.twfe
rtHrdJtsttttut Stmt, r M. STIPnESg ArUched
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NOIONE.TOILOVE
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IMMfcRATION IS A BOON
TO THE UNITED STATES
Simon Wolf Makes a Strong Plea for the Admittance
of Desirable Citizens.
EJikc The Wuainrtoo Heild.
It Is to me a subject of surprise that
men of Intelligence and patriotic fervor
should be constantly demanding more
drastic legislation In regard to Immigra
tion. It seems that the history of our
countr as to this" Important subject has
been misread or not understood for It
cannot be gainsaid or contradicted that
no one single factor In our political eco
nomic life has done more for the uplift
ing, the betterment the development, and
the prosperity of our countrv than Immi
gration The faThers of the republic
from the very start raw Its value and
sent agents to Europe to stimulate immi
gration and from that time up to this
there has been a constant inflow of what
has proven to be a blessing and a source
ot the greatest happiness to this nation
In every part of the United States jou
can see the footprints of immigrant pio
neers, who have made the waste places
to bloom, who have built the railroads
and canals, who have felled the forests
and tilled the soli who have brought
forth from the mines the black diamond
that turns the spindles and wheels ot
countless mills and factories, and their
strong men and women have enr'ched
our country with brawn, brain and so
briety and the elements that constitute
manhood and womanhood The) have
given no evidence of race degenerau
nor 'liave they been anxious to barter
meir aaugntera to counts oi no-nccuunt
Their constant ambition has been to be
worthy ot the privileges they are enjoi
lng regarding this land of opportunity
as the proml't-J land of the prophets.
At first It was the Irish, who, driven
from the land of their birth by persecu-
tion, made this their native land, and
have made good In every way; then the
Germans, who In the stress otthe revolu
tion In their own land came to the
United States to be a dominant potr
for gocd, and the Scandinavians. Norwe
gians, and Swedes who went to the great
Northwest.
There was a time In our history, re
membered by some still living, when
there wa-an attempt by political parties,
as there now Is, the "know-nothing" or
ganization, to prevent Immigration and
instill in the body politic prejudice and
fanaticism. These days happllv passed.
and the country and the immigrant sur
vived the shock, and now there Is again
an attempt made to restrict Immigration.
various reasons are given, but none that
are tangible No patriotic American
wishes that undesirable Immigrants -be
admitted. On the contrary, you cannot
make the law oo drastic In that direc
tion, but to assert that the man who
has no money, but has a strong bad) and
healthy brain, shall not be admitted
Is a crime. To listen to the dictates 6f
theorists and union laborers that It low
ers the standard ot living Is equally ab
surd. 'On the contrar). these men and
women teach a salutary lesson In regard
to economy, sobrlelj. and those ele
ments that are essential to good citizen
ship. There nre othtrs who claim thvt no. ono
should be admitted who cannot read rr
write some language There Is no funda
mental reason tor this claim. For my
CARTOONS - No. 2.
W.'U.TJabtxt
Arranged by A. La Itcda
part, I would rather be the Illiterate
workman erecting a penitentiary than to
be some of the Intelligent bankers who
have been sent to reside therein My
sainted mother could not read or write
the English or German languages, but
she did reaot her Jewish Bible or Prayer
Book, and from It learned th great les
son of humanlij Love thy neighbor as
tb)self.- and she did It
This great subject of immigration Is of
national and not of local or political
chtracter Any political organization that
tries to win votes through this channel
will be relegated to the rear and subject
to defeat at the polls
The present Immigration is largely from
the south of Europe and friends of more
restrictive legislation claim that It Is a
source of danger Is It possible that the
children of Sunny Italy, who gave to the
world Cavour. Mazzlnl. Garabaldl. Dante.
Verdi, and Rossini, should be unworthy
of proving their value In this land of
golden opportunities Then come the
persecuted Russian and-Roumanlan Jews,
who. denied In the land of his birth the
rights and privileges or citizenship, is
forced to seek a home In this blessed re
public, and who has made good In the
past, the present, and will at all times
be; found In the foremost ranks of Ameri
can citizenship The) are patriotic, thsy
are public spirited, and they assimilate
with our people They are found In the
advance ranks' In peace and In war. as I
larppb' demonstrated la the book I .pub
lished. "The American Jew Fatrlot, Sol
dier, and Citizen,' proving from the ar
chives of our government and State gov
ernments that from the foundation of the
republic. Including the, civil war and the
war with Cuba, the Jews furnished a
larger contingent of soldiers In propor
tion to their numbers than any other sect
In this country, and one of the most glo
rious examples of valor and Americanism
wns displayed by the Russian Jews In the
war with Cuba These men. who had fll
from conscription in the land o'f thstr
birth, voluntarily enlisted to prove their
loyalty to the flag of the only country
which they could call their own. Open
the door wide. There Is ample room In
this -great republic for 90,000.000 more.
Texas nlone can furnish suClclsnt area
for all those who wish to come. We need
them
Let us demonstrate to the, world that
this country Is one of hospitality and the
land ot refuge, and that the Incoming
alien will In due course of time become a
full-fledired American citizen, and that.
hike Jhose who have preceded him, will
contribute to me prosperity nu inriua
ot this great republic, therefore, there is
no need for more legislation, but rather
better regulation.
Fortunately for the country and for tho
Immigrant, discretionary power is vested
under the present law 1n the Department
ef Cemmerce ami Labor, nnd Secretary
NageL Aslsrant Secretary Cable, and
Solicitor Earl 'exercise It with great wis
dom and JulgmenL displaying high pat
riotism and humanity TUelr services Are
invaluable nnd through thousands or.
homes In this t3itr prayers are offered
In recognlllrn of ihe humane spirit that
actuates these offlcl.Ua n dealing with
this live-wire problem. 6IU0X WWJP.
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