The foundation thus will be laid for talking us into Eu-" ropes next war. Then he goes on to say: To the question whether Stalin will stand for the British shooting of his Communists in Greece. we think the answer is "yes." He is coldblooded about these things. and a few luckless Greek "reds" more or less will mean nothing to him if he can get eastern Poland. parts of Finland and Rumania. and all of whatever those three helpless little Baltic states were called. Then the editorial closes with a statement in regard to Palestine. which brings up the subject of immigration. which I wish to touch upon at this time. In reference to immigration. a subject in which I have always been interested in behalf of the American laboring man and members of American labor unions. I wish to read a note which was sent to me several days ago by a gentleman living in the city of New York. It reads as follows: The inquiring photographer of a New York newspaper asked this question of six people chosen at random: "The American Legion urges all immigration be stopped and refugees deported after the war. What do you say?" Five of the six wholeheartedly agreed with the Legions proposal. Curiously enough. it was a foreigner who gave one of the best reasons why immigration should be stopped. Mr. Hendrick van der Woude. a ships engineer. whose home Is in Amsterdam. Holland. replied: "I am not an American citizen. but answering your question from the point of view of a Hollander. the people of Europe should stay there after the war and the refugees here should return. all to help rebuild their own countries." The "reds" and fellow travelers in America advocate the use of German slave labor to rebuild the devastated areas of Russia. They recognize the great need for labor in Old World postwar reconstruction. yet they are most vociferous in their demands for a policy of liberal immigration to this country. Why should we aid Europeans to dodge the responsibility for the rebuilding of their homelands by bringing them to America? The type of immigrant we will get after the war will not be an asset to our Nation. The worthwhile Europeans will not run away. He has a job to do at home and will apply himself to the task of rehabilitation.
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Generalization that post-war immigrants will not be an asset to the nation and are dodging responsibility for rebuilding their homelands.