In those days came the Puritans. tle Pilgrims. the Quakers. the Iuguenots. the innediate ancestors of our forefathers who founded this Government. For the most part they were from northern and western Europe. Until 1850 more than tourfifthsof our immigrants were from these sections. The situation gradually shifted. more and more peoples year by year coming. from southeastern Europe and western Asia. Tn [910 northern and western Europe. the source of our original stock. supplied only onesixth of our immigrants. America for the most part is no longer sought except as a land of econeilc and commercial advantage. Hordes of people seek "lliiaiV~aace who know nothing of the principles or ideals of our Goveriinent. They bring their ideals and principles with them. and millions of foreigners never surrender their allegiai ce to foreign governments and become naturalized citizens. So mixed has our population become that national political porties have found it necessary to print their campaign literature in as many as 16 different languages. The socalled "hyphenated American " has beconle a familiar figure. because the World War has made nativehorn citizens take serious notice of the polyglot. political situation. he activity of organizations of foreign elements in the campaign of 1916 is an idea of how dangerous to the national welfare the meddling of racial groups among tho voters may become.
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Foreigners never surrender their allegiance to foreign governments.