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producing witnesses who have been in uninterrupted him a better chance by repealing the obnoxious laws
contact with him during that period. How could he if which chain his advancement.
While the alternative may help, it will not entirely
he is forbidden the only occupation he knows. He is
obliged to drift here and there, trying new kinds of remedy. The ultimate cure lies particularly in a state
work—anything bringing a wage. He finds it impos­ system of Americanizing education—not vague and
sible, even if he has filed his declaration of intention, theoretic, but concrete, practical and constructive.
to establish a permanent residence. At the end of There should be an appropriation .for a bureau to or­
five years he is no nearer citizenship. His status is ganize and conduct this important and far-reaching
lower in the eyes of the law. Five years and not a work. Only teachers specially trained should be em­
citizen! Denunciation follows the alien who has been ployed ; and in order to get such, a short course of
in the country the required length of time and yet re­ two or three months’ length should be open to teach­
ers and ex-teachers, the latter particularly fitted for
mains unnaturalized.
No question arises as to the advisability of requir­ the work through years of varied experience and the
ing a five years’ residence. Residence for that period wider sympathy of older persons. Regular schools
in one community is none too long to prepare him for should be established. Every city and rural public
citizenship, besides permitting a better opportunity school should have classes. When the foreign bom sees
for studying the customs and the working out of the the commercial advantage he gets through attend­
laws in his new home than he could obtain by drifting ance he will not need to be urged to go. Until then
about. The objection to the time requirement is that try to get his point of view. Learn his needs and give
through legal enactments he has been robbed of the him an incentive, not by aloofness and criticism, but
chance to qualify for citizenship by a continuous by co-operation and sympathy.
residence.
BELIEVED IN THE PRINCIPLE OF RULE BY MAJORITY
There seems to be a growing opinion in America
A hospital surgeon was imparting clinical instructions to
that this condition is wrong and should be righted at half a dozen students who had accompanied him on his rounds.
once. Three different ways are apparent to those in­ Pausing at the bedside of a doubtful case, he said:
“Now, gentlemen, do you think this is or is not a case for
terested, the first two of which may be classified as
? ”
temporarily remedial, the third progressively so. Re­ operation
One by one the students made their diagnosis, and all of
fuse to admit the emigrant without means or who has them came to the conclusion that it was not.
no more than one occupation. Or, if admitted, give
“Gentlemen,” continued the surgeon, “all of you are wrong,
and I shall operate tomorrow.”
“No, you won’t!” exclaimed the patient, as he rose in bed.
“Six to one is a good majority. Give me my clothes!”
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