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Show IMMIGRATION AND LABOR. The signs increase that the immigration from Europe this year will exceed nny pievious year. The Italians lead, the Austro-Hungarians come next, the Russians mostly Jews, come next, then H the Germans and Scandinavians, then the Irish, 1 but not in any such hosts as flow in from southern fl Europe. That awakens again the question, "Who fl will be the American 50 years hence?" But somo fl of the signs are good; these poor people take on a fl new life on our shores; the children of these inv fl migrants are taller, heavier, and finer formed than H their parents, and the promise is that the mingled fl race will be a stalwart, robust, world compelling fl race ready to carry on with grace Hie world's in fl creasing work, but there comes ar other question. fl These people really enter the labor unions and fl what will be when the unions perfectly disclp- H lined and officered by capable leader ?, will make H their demands? H The prospect makes a cloud in the sky and H their mutterlngs not unlike those heard when fl far off clouds were gathering and Concentrating B and beginning to fire their signal guns. 'The sit fl uation should appeal to every editor, every mem- B ber of Congress, every well-wish6r of the coun fl try. We see but one way to meet thin gathering fl storm and that is through the laws. A compelling fl arbitration law must be passed proclaiming one fl fair to labor as to capital, but a law which all fl men must agree to obey. Except something like fl this Is done, there will be a revolution by and fl by, and one that will make the French revolution fl seem but a petty affair. ' I |
