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Show never lose, sight of the fart that the country sustains a loss and that labor lo.s opportunity for employment whenever we import from abroad any goods that could be produced here. And, in tbe immigration problem is turned over in the public inlnd in connection con-nection wiili the subject of supplying our own wants through the, labor of our own people, tho impression will grow that, after all, the great evil is tho importation of the products of foreign labor. tiii: k.vm. or i it . Tim Mi'ojci't of immigration is one thai leu rests people iii all parts of tho c-'M'itn'. Tio i e is no doubt 'that a certain cer-tain c!as of immigrants have been pi lo in;,' iu'-'i tho country during recn.t year w ho tre not desirable, but the pr.'Mcm of checking tin) stream is a mo,t diiVicuit one to handle. Under o:ir present laws a great many can bo flopped but it is evid Mil that more stringent regulations are needed. A dc-matdwill dc-matdwill be made on tho next congress con-gress for i';i:hcr legislation on the Mibjeet, and many plans are being da-vised da-vised for pri'sontat'on to th legislators. ' hit ' 1 or ' t'-V !'. ra-v In tit i.. : .,... 4-. I l.i i. ,'''!n . . rnwi''..inf, are. op.n to the liije.'tioii thuf I In-V vvou'd t:id to r'.cl'i'ie p'olih" "'lio would btl-come btl-come valuild i citi"n. Th" agitation has called foi , !i a letter from tho president pres-ident of tho American Wage Earner's Protective as-ociatiiin to tbe Ne.w York Prcxs which sets lurlll soinn features of tho situation in a very plain manner. Tho letter, which is also sigiied by a Ion ; liii of members of the organization, organiza-tion, is ns follows: Ami i.ii vv U'siK Ui'M t;s' 'Km i:i -I tivi: Au.iam-'-:, Si I'Kkmi: Cui M il. !-No. !-No. 1. Friday. June J'- ltl, ) To iho Editor of i he Press: Sir We are daily advised to restrict immigration immigra-tion and to relieve the labor iimi'k,'t of the glut it is snppos id to create. It is proposed to do this by a $H)t)-head lax or by compelling immigrants to be conversant con-versant with our language or by some other barrier, and tor 'what common sense reason t This nation consists of some forty odd states, all equal, all having voice in the government. A few of tho eastern and middle states may perhaps bo overpopulatod, but what have, the south and bouudledS west to say on this o,uestiou? Are they s.itiislieil to call a halt? To my personal knowledge they desire the people to go there to buiid up rheir vsst stales as we have done ours. Very liberal inducements induce-ments nro held out to capitalists to build factories and embark in oilier industries. indus-tries. What would factories be worth to them if they had no wage earners to operate them "or to consume their pro-duels? pro-duels? It s-H'iiiS to us that this agita-sion agita-sion is suiti-hness. After we have ail we want, shall we not a, low other states the mine pri ilege to become as prosperous pros-perous as we arc? l b'' western states sounded their warning at the meeting of ,1 he republican clubs at Cincinnati, "lb'spcct our wi-l.c or you will near from us," mi l you will unless you do. ilnw I'V.-rv sbie bodied mall to come; shut out only those who morally or plusioaiiy would be u ib-truiienl, This , xci "in pa'siied, tlion shut out the evil of aii eu.s to ii', tlci -r.'Ml.ik'it.ouu worth of iid!iu;acliirnl cheap litUor oommouities tiii't von p-rm'.i to lie shipped to in : annually, theivoy rold'ing the American Ameri-can wa'ge earners of that aiuouut of wai-fs. the ci,:i t vutl of I'lOiiuction ol t:ie same, l'roilin-e this much more au-i, au-i, ii. illy tiian you now do, and you will hud li.c-e wi:; be room for ail, and that v j-hnil ! gia I to have them come to help o!,,di;re the necessary supply Slid d-.miaiid tor ..ur h"iue uiark''! entire, whicii is tiie ocst in tho world. No more bovcutis or str.ki's will be heard of, thu law ot supply and tb-mitiul will regulate i tlid hour ol toil and wage., anil lanor will have its price like every other marketable c niiuoility. Our American p-old will then remain'at home to enrich tlm couiilrv. V ur largo enoiujii in territory i- hold another I'.j.cOJ.tKill li.mc.-l. 'lo al and faithful cifiuus such as 'A'- u'.ivady h.f. e. i'l ni an ' Aim-iv cau," ! hat lu'lloi cs the interests of h.s con'-l-v nro it is lirst duties and is trying to iului; taeui, Very revpecifnilv. I'm-1 i . i : i ' Mi.nisr, Jr. rresi.leiit American Waov. l.aniers 1'ro- teetite Aii.aiice, New Voik fay. Too evil of all evils is declared to be the importation d S jOJ.ooO.iHU worth of gj-jilJ acnually 'liicli ought to be ma !-. iu this country, and liie as.-iortioa is cue that wdl 'boar tao cios-.st scrdiiiiy of thoughtful people. The itiauutaciurlug of t'ioO,-j t'ioO,-j U Ki.'jO'J more of goods in this country j each t .tr woiii 1 gie employment to a j ! vast army of v-.rk:iien and increase j ! the va'uo f our farm products. It is , ! a'Mgetlit-r pi'-'bitbi.) thru, if w should ' elTf ciimi.'y shut out the class that bu- , ! longs to the ranks of contiact labor,: j .mil at the s.uim time arrange for sup- ' ! plying a.'l our home wants, the increase ! tj("poi,iialion would be kept pace with by the industrial expansion aid that f the process ol growth could go forward for ni Any jfcneratiwiis , without a crannied condition arising. Wo cau lind means for preventing the immigration immigra-tion of the vicious and debased classes ; i tinker the reo'i Miean system of protec-'tioii.t protec-'tioii.t vl rw-ipun-i'y we can secure to tur own workmen all ti:e em f ii yniont I tt'-t the'.- n ';"!. N "nn ft' p tte oi.t j pn'-iitiL" 1 ' honor "1-! nf "o'ro'itof n ! la's for j;l ods th-it AiinM be pro luced he-re; ww can prevent labor congestion con-gestion and at the same time we can keep cjr gates opened inwards to industrious, desirable immigrants from all nations, j It takes time lo build up tuo mann-fact mann-fact trio if interests. Much has been done in that direction, tut much mors remains to do; and as tho American people consider the sul'joct, they will |