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Show I FOREIGNERS IN THE UNITED STATES. In an address before the Utah Federation Fed-eration of Women's clubs in Salt Lake, Mrs. Wallace Pelbam of Glen-dlve, Glen-dlve, Mont , warned the country against the menace of foreign Immigration Immi-gration and adv ised the exclusion op all other than those hand-picked by a "board of conscientious Americans." In the course of her address, she said: "We have been lulled by our reputation repu-tation as a 'melting pot' for all nationalities. na-tionalities. In the old days, when the population drew its living from the H , soil, the 'melting pot' did function. I The simple farmer came from other countries and became a useful citizen, but as the population grew and factories factor-ies were established another type of immigrant appeared He was given false ideas about a free country, where he would be a law unto hlmstir and pick a fortune from the trees, so I to speak. He was animated by greed I Mone Dip illusion comes and his mind i is lertllc ground for evil propaganda. In tcrcn is lurnieneci to reaa unuer and socialism Is kindled. "Americans should more closely J f ; guard their gates and as voters and citizens see that better ImmignU'on laws are made and enforced. We should be permitted to pick our Immigrants. Im-migrants. I think that a good way to establish a safeguard against undesirable unde-sirable foreigners seeking to come to this country would bo to have all ap-j ap-j pllcantB for passports examine ! by a board of conscientious Americans before be-fore they leave their own countries, and should measure up to certain mental men-tal and physical standards. After their arrival In this country they ! should be required to study the Eng- I lish language and tho constitution of the United States for a period of from two to eight years, and if they failed H to comply with tho requirements of ) citizenship at the end of that time hey should bo deported. They should also bo required to report to a registration regis-tration board, which would keep track I of their movements." I The present law, which restricts I immigration to 3 per cent, may an swer our purposes, j Our first great abuse of immlgra- I I tlon waa brought about by the large : I ! employers of labor bringing in contract H labor to beat down the American I workinernian. When those who were I hired to cross the ocean became suffi- clently Americanized to stand up for their rights and demand livinc wages, they were denounced as undesirables Our second great abuse of immigration immigra-tion was tho opening wide of the doors to an unlimited influx under tho pretext pre-text that Arnold, to build must heve an endless stream of humanity from abroad. While the stream affected onh the worker, it was welcomed, but when unrest, and Bolshevism attacking attack-ing property rights, were found to be sweeping in on the tide pouring through our gates then a loud and long cry of protest was heard The foreigner who comes to America, Amer-ica, regardless of where he comes from, If he is not accepted at a rate too fast to allow of assimilation, will make a good citizen, and, given our opportunities, will advance and help strengthen tho blood stream of the nation We still like to persuade ourselves our-selves there are superior strains of' blood. This comes from tho old 0 w-ing, w-ing, pandering, fawning to royalty and nobility. Today, except in the circles of those , i self-crowned, no one looks purely to heredity Personal achievement and j performance are demanded Environment Environ-ment is the big determining factor with large bodies of human beings. Wo can take the raw materials of Europe, and given time, build out of them the finest manhood and womanhood woman-hood of the world At the foundation there must be bone and sinew without deformities. To thus physical worth, the mental can be added. Nature provides pro-vides this power of development as a compensating benefit conferred on those who are heavily burdened. From the oppressed the genius of the world has risen. The pampered become be-come the effete. This process of ele-ration ele-ration and dethronement Is going on all the time, here, in Europe and wherever humanity is free to find ex-1 presslon. Foreigners, after they enter the por- j tals of America, should not be dls-' criminated against. They should be! encouraged to become Ideal citizens, and this cannot be done most effec- j tlvely by an exhibition of prejudice, accompanied by condemnation |