That possibly needs to be answered to some extent. I do not think mny of tile American people realize that a large part of this class of labor that is being discussed here are not Americans at all. Probably 50 per cent of them can not speak English and probably 90 per cent of theme are foreign born. So we are not dealing in this instance with the old American laborer. and it is not surprising that. being foreigners. they do not have the same active. earnest interest in our war that you and I naturally would have. and that we would expect of an American citizen. Again. the letter says: Operators are compelled. in order to run their mines at all. to either grant bonuses or pay wages greatly in excess of the prices estab.lished at Washington.
Identified stereotypes
Generalizing that foreign-born laborers do not have the same active interest in the war as American citizens.