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Show The roreign-Born American, President Roosevelt In writing of the forclgn-born American says: "Fiom his own standpoint, It is be-j be-j ond all question the wise thing for the Immigrant to become thoroughly Americanized. Moreover, from our standpoint, wc have a right to demand It. We freely extend the hand of welcome wel-come and of good-fellowship to every man, no matter what ills creed or birthplace, who comes here honestly Intent on becoming a good United States clticn like the rest of us. ("True Americanism," American Ideals, p. 45.) The only way to teach our foreign-born foreign-born fellow-citizens how to govern themselves Is to give each the full rights possessed by other American citizens. O'Phascs of State legislation," legisla-tion," American Ideals, p. 102.) Wc cannot have too much immigration immigra-tion of Urn light kind, and wo should have none at all of the wrong kind. We need every honest and eillclent Immigrant fitted to become an American Ameri-can citizen every Immigrant who comes here to stay who brings here a strong body, a stout heart, a good head, and a resolute purpose to do Ills duty well In every way, and to bring up his children as law-abiding and God-fearing members of the community. commun-ity. Not only must our labor be protected protect-ed by the tariff, but it should also be protected, so fas as It is possible, from the presence in this country of any laborers brought over by contract or of those who, coming freely, yet represent repre-sent a standard of living so depressed that they can undersell our men in the labor market and drag them to a lower level. A Scandinavian, a German, or an Irishman who has really become an American has the right to stand on exactly the same footing as any native-born citizen In the land, and Is just as much entitled to tho friendship friend-ship and support, social and political, of his nelghbois. Among the men with whom I have been thrown In close personal contact socially, and who have been among my staunchest friends and allies politically, are not a few Americans who happen to have been born on the other side of the water, In Germany, Ireland, Scandinavia, Scandi-navia, and there could be no better men In the ranks of our native-born citizens." |