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American Rugs
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Carpets
Curtains

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‘Small Profits and Quick Service.’ ”

In thorough accord with our President’s suggestion,
and knowing that the greatest good can be ren-
dered our fellow countrymen by complying with it,
we enter heartily into the patriotic spirit of his
appeal, and will conscientiously do our “bit” by
selling our merchandise at the lowest margin
of profit.

This policy of ours, means this to you: Dry Goods
from this store may be purchased at prices that
will prove especially economical during these war
days of rising prices and market fluctuation.

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By julia Shipley Carroll.

NE of the most interesting hap—
O penings in our shops has been the

founding of the Famous—Barr Unit
of The American Red Cross Association.
This unit is composed of pupils who at-
tended the sewing class of Madame Coats
and from the present outlook great things
are to be accomplished. A very attractive
room has been fitted up with new sewing
machines, tables and chairs, and here the
women are working on operating coats
and surgeons’ coats—these articles having
been sent to them because most of the

women are proficient in needlework, and
therefore can accomplish more than
women who know nothing of tailoring.
Many of these women report at 8:30 in
the morning and work until 5:30 in the
afternoon.

Merrick-Aehle—Hutchinson have a most
attractive stock of jewelry novelties. The
enameled table bells in blue, lavender and
pink with white silk cord are an acquisi—
tion to the dining room table as well as to
“my lady’s” boudoir. Enamel adds dis—
tinction and beauty, too, to the cologne
bottles which have the long stopper. Knit-
ting needles in shell and ivory with enam-
eled tips are being used to make the rugs

so many women are wanting now. The
needles are equally as attractive as the
rugs.

The Victor Educational Department is
being developed at Vandervoort’s. 0n the
various records it is possible to teach
English, mythology, art, folk dances, play-
ground specialties and typewriter dicta-
tion. The folk dance music has been
especially prepared by (lecil J. Sharp.
Records of well—known speeches are being
used to teach dictation—"the tempo of the
speech being made faster as the ability of
the pupil increases. Special courses in
music, with books published by the Vic-
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IMMIGRATION

By James R. Dunn

REDIT me with courage, my dear MISSOURI

WOMAN, for entering this symposium with full

realization of the fact that woman will have
the last word. And especially am I to be ac—
counted a brave man because the tendency of
present day theorists is so academic as to suggest
a recrudescence of the political arguments of a half
century ago, and what chance has the practical student
or skilled investigator in any controversy with politi-
cal expediency on the right hand and mistaken sym—
pathy on the left?

Here let me explain that, although my opinions on
the immigration question are the result of study and
experience in dealing with the human element in-
volved therein during several years of official con-
tact, this paper must be considered as strictly un—
official and as reflecting my personal views, alone.

My quarrel with the average essayist is fundamen-
tal. He fails to recognize the basic principle in the
problem of immigration. May I hope you and I can
“get started right” in this discussion? Dear, formal,
self—respecting Madame MISSOURI WOMAN, do not you
stand upon the threshold of your hospitable home,
armed and protected by the oldest of maxims, that a
man’s house is his castle? In your home you reign as
an absolute monarch. You admit whom you please,
forbid the undesirable and eject the intruder. The
law of the land supports you. Now, in national affairs
the same principle applies, and the customs and laws
of all time, the comity of world—intercourse, and inter—
national law—written and unwritten—recognize for
each country the right to limit, define and control its
inhabitants. Any other consideration is subversive of
the very essence of national life.

Granted, then, the premise that America, of , right,
may prescribe the character of her population, we
face the real problem: whom shall we admit? Let us
look into the past. Although the red Indian is gener-
ally recognized as the only legitimate holder of the
original title to the real estate in the domain now cov-
ered by our forty-eight states, there is archeological
evidence of earlier races of different characteristics,
and even strong ethnological suggestion of a prior oc—
cupation by the Chinese, or Some kindred Mongol race.

Chairman, Committee on Aflu’rfc‘aufzaiion, SI. L011 13‘ (I/mm/Mr of C(mmn'rm‘

So any argument that Americans cannot read their own
title clear and consequently should not assume to close
the door against others of doubtful title, is null and
void. In this case possession is ten parts of the law.

Here we are. And, whether we acquired title by
force or fraud, by purchase or settlement, by barter or
conquest, we stand among the nations of the world,
responsible owners of our castle.

The Britons sent us the best of the foundation—
stones, by making pilgrims of their martyrs, the lov-
ers of religious liberty, who suffered and migrated for
conscience’s sake. The new world castle grew with ac-
cretions of sturdy stock from Northern Europe who
sought a refuge from the religious and economic op-
pression of the old world autocracies.

It was a natural sequence that the Central
European nations should next contribute their refu-
gees when the Teutonic revolution failed, and so the
scope of our national institution was enlarged to care
for those who sought political freedom until, with
strange lack of prescience, we accepted the title of the
asylum for the unfortunate and oppressed of all na-
tions. Now this eleemosynary idea was all right up
to this period. The castle was fairly complete and
fair of aspect. The material was worthy of the mar-
velous workmanship of the framers of its plans and
the builders of its superstructure. The story of its
enticing attractions was carried back across the At-
lantic to impress the old world with the imperative
need of so amending its governmental system as to
make home attractive to its people and correct the
tendency to desertion.

Now about this time, when religious liberty and a
greater measure of political freedom were influencing
the more enlightened Central Europeans to remain at
home, the tremendous economic and commercial de-
velopment of America called aloud for cheap labor
and then began the importation of races of men as
radically different in character as their purpose in
migrating was different from the pioneer seekers for-
freedom.

Now came, in increasing volume, under the induce-
ments of corporations and agents, the mercenary seek-
ers for fabled wealth—the (Continued on Page 21):-

 

  

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CLANNISHNESS OF THE IMMIGRANT

By Lea/1 W. Leonard

‘ N 7E are constantly hearing about the clannish-
ness of the immigrant. We entertain grave
fears that the immigrant is not being assimi—
lated rapidly enough. The immigrant persistently
seeks out his own particular countrymen, townsmen,
co-religionists, members of the same group. He joins
his own societies and clubs, reads his own newspapers,
periodicals and literature—in short, the immigrant is
clannish.

We do not stop to ask ourselves what causes under-
lie this seeming clannishness. We are too prone to
blame the immigrant on every score.

The immigrant comes to our shores eager and hope—
ful, full of ideals that he is certain are to be realized
in this, the greatest and grandest of all nations—a
wonderful government “of the people, by the people,
for the people.” He expects a great deal from such a
country.

But it is not long before he is disillusioned. He is
caught in the whirlpool of industry and learns that he
is only a “hand.” He walks unsuspectingly into the
snares and pitfalls of a commercial world and learns
only too soon that he must do others or be done by
them. He is herded into the most dilapidated tene-
ments in the least sanitary sections of the cities. He
finds himself helpless in the face of existing conditions.
His only consolation is that others like him are faring
no better. But that is poor consolation.

If he does manage by rigid economy and self-sacri-
fice to even so much as live in a “better” neighbor-
hood, he discovers soon enough that he is not wanted
there. The older residents, to him the Americans, pull
their garments closely about them and withdraw.
There is little justification in the fact that the habits
of the immigrant are different, his customs strange,
his manners peculiar. This would indeed be a monot—
onous world if reduced to a dead level similarity.

The immigrant has a background of civilization. He
may be more or less cultured, more or less refined, or
he may be unlearned and even ignorant. The very

fact that he has migrated shows ascendency instead of
descendency, in the scale of human development. But
we are not quick enough to appreciate this. We do
not demonstrate our commendation. We permit the
immigrant to flounder around, an easy prey to the
only friend, the saloonkeeper or the petty politician.

The immigrant is quick to recognize the superficiali—
ties of democracy. It is true there is no king to rule
autocratically and absolutely, but there is a ruling
power, a money monarchy. It is difficult for him to
readjust his ideals to fit the actuality. It is better
that he should not do so.

It is a matter of grave concern in some quarters that
the immigrant does not assimilate rapidly. He does
not take on the color of his environment readily. With
those who know the immigrant best, the fear lies in
quite the other direction. The immigrant takes on the
color of his environment too quickly. Outwardly he

is changed almost magically, at the cost of a modish .

suit of clothes, a rakish hat, tie, collar, and cigar. The
same with the women. His habits do not change so
rapidly. He clings to his time-honored customs. And
it is not desirable he should cast them off at a mo-
ment’s notice for customs that are new. , He must have
time to grow into the new life. He must be given the
opportunity to learn not from cold text-books but
from personal contact and observation.

If the American continues to be exclusive, the im—
migrant must of necessity continue to be clannish. In
fact, exclusiveness is but another name for clannish-
ness. Let the immigrant assimilate slowly enough to
be thoroughly a part of this nation. Help him to re-
alize the ideals which to his mind are the embodiment
of a real democracy. Make it possible for him to
realize that this nation is a combination of all that is
worth while in the old world and all that is worth
striving for in the new. Show the immigrant that this
is his country as well as yours. He will cease to be
clannish in the first generation even, and build up-
ward and Onward a nation of high ideals.

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT

'By Althea Somerm'lle Grossman

‘ N 7 E are all used to the phrase “visible and in-
visible government,” meaning Washington
and Wall street. It is not that which I mean.
I am thinking of the government that touches those of
us who live in St. Louis, or in any other American
city. Those of us who do not live in the East End
think pretty definitely of the city government, bad, in—
different and good, centering around the City Hall as
the Visible government, and then we all have misgiv—
ings that the “Big Cinch,” the public utilities com-
panies, and “the interests,” are the real—the invisible
government.
Down in the East End of town all the machinery
of government enumerated above, if not absolutely in-

visible, has very, very “low visibility.” The popula-
tion, rich in voting numbers, is largely immigrant. A
negligibly small number of these new—comers has voted
in the old country—whatever old country it may have
been. Most of them have “been voted” always, and
for them government means something that concerns
only the ruling classes. For the most part they have
no conception of government as anything of benefit
to themselves.

Afteriarrival in America one of the first places that
the immigrant frequents is the “poor man’s club.” He
learns to know the saloon keeper, and it is this friend
that helps him out in bad times—lends him money, ad-

vises him where to seek employment, and so on. The ,

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saloon keeper is, after all, “mine host” and the poten-
tial voter feels under obligation to him and his friends.
When voting time arrives it is frequently so that noth-
ing further than this friendly feeling is necessary to
gain the desired vote. The ward boss practically al-

ways has his headquarters in a saloon and thence

radiates the warm glow of friendship that permeates
many heavily populated districts.

A less powerful sign of government, more visibly
government, however, is the police officer. For many
reasons this hold is not so strong as the saloon keep-
er’s. For example, he can be a friend only in time of
extraordinary troubles where arrest is involved, or
when appeal to a recognized charitable institution is
necessary. And then the atmosphere about a police-
man on the street is not as attractive as that about

the saloon keeper with a drink to help to “loosen up."

The bad houses, which I doubt if the liquor interests
as a body would vote to eliminate from society, also
see in the police officer “government.” Suppose a pros-
titute is brought up. She pays fifty cents to the police
fund and five dollars to a professional bondsman.
Somehow they—these two men—manage the rest and
she continues in her course. The worst of it all is
that political control gained through saloons and other
neighborhood sources is natural. These men are so
directly and intimately the friends of the East End
voter (I remember one had the reputation of never
refusing to get out of bed to help a friend out of
trouble) that it will take much education to bring the
realization that these seeming friends are really
enemies of their best interests.

DISAPPOINTMENTS OF THE IMMIGRANT

By Dinah P. [Wolf

CCORDING to a report which has reached the
A United States Bureau of Foreign and D0-

mestic Commerce, it is estimated that at least
1,000,000 people of foreign birth will leave the
United States, at the end of the war. Of the 8,500,000
immigrants who came to our shores from the year
1900 to 1910, 3,250,000 returned to their native coun-
try. When, in addition to this, we consider the fre-
quency of strikes, and the numerous “labor wars”
that are staged here by the workers of foreign birth,
we are led to one of two conclusions: either they are a
“discontented lot” or they are sadly disappointed with
the conditions they find here.

It is difficult for some people to understand why im-
migrants should find disappointments in this country,
where presumably, “all men are free and equal.” Only
the more broad-minded of our people consider the pos—
sible hardships that confront them.

To be sure, many foreigners come here with per—
haps unjustly exaggerated expectations, which alone is
cause for many disappointments. To illustrate: Mr. X.,
the shoemaker, upon arriving here, writes home that
he has obtained employment at $3.00 per day. In Rus-
sia this is the equivalent of 6 rubles; in Austria of 12
kronen, and in Roumania of 15 francs. Six rubles is a
large sum, and one pictures to one’s self the wonderful
opportunity of accumulating a large sum of money for
a rainy day or to provide for old age.

Unless one is a skilled mechanic, sufficiently so to be
able to adapt himself, or herself, promptly to the re-
quirements of American industry, it matters little to
What extent one is educated, for in most cases, such a
person must start all over again. Ignorant of our
language and customs, one is compelled to accept work
at manual labor. This is not only humiliating to many,
but is always least remunerative. That our skilled me-
chanics are frequently lowered to the level of the‘
laborer, by our highly developed machinery, is a fact
well known to those who are in the least acquainted
with American industry.

Statistics tell us that 72 per cent of the immigrants
settle in the large centers of population. In these large

cities we find them entering the factories, mills, shops,
and mail order houses, accepting employment at very
low wages; in other words, “starting at the bottom of
the ladder,” in the hope that some day, they too, may
become “free American citizens” and be able to obtain
a larger share of this wonderful country’s “prosperity.”

They meet with their first concrete disappointment
when they receive, and open, their first pay envelope.
Through bitter experience they learn that their week’s
earnings are barely sufficient to cover living expense.
Presuming that they are of a thrifty nature, and do
not have to be taught “how to live on 33c per day for
food” (for they are frequently compelled to live on
even less), they will probably make ends meet; strug-
gling along in the hope of seeing a better day before
long.

In the matter of getting a little education, and knowl—
edge of the language, the writer personally remembers
when there were not even free public evening schools
available—and this not so very long ago—but for-
tunately this condition has been somewhat remedied,
and today there are more free public libraries, as well
as schools, and social centers, all of which are a great
help to the immigrant.

Perhaps one of the deadliest evils of American in-
dustry, particularly of the industries in which most
foreigners are employed, is the so-called “rush season.”
During these seasons, men and women are compelled
to work long hours of “overtime,” and the little in-
crease in earnings does not nearly compensate for the
loss of health and vigor, and prevents in most cases
the carrying out of a constructive course in education,
even in night school. The long hours, the “short” pay,
the unsanitary factory conditions, successfully sap the
vitality of our factory girls, so many of whom are im-
migrants. The rosy cheeks, the sturdy health and
vigor they have once known now mingle with and fade
in the smoke that fills the air of our factory districts.
In place of the peace of mind, which was theirs in
their native homes, enter discontent, disease, and ha-
tred which is born of the intense struggle. Is it a
wonder that they swell the (Continued on Page 8)

  

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Woman Suffrage Committee for the House

HE creation of a woman suffrage committee in
I the House, corresponding to the committee al-
ready existing in‘ithe Senate, is hoped for by
suffragists as the result of a request received by
Speaker Clark from the National American Woman
Suffrage Association. The Speaker expressed his
hearty approval of the proposal, and promised that he
would see that it is duly brought before the House for
consideration. The announcement of the Speaker’s
' support on this question has been received with grati-
fication at suffrage headquarters, where it is regarded
as a long step toward expeditious handling of the na-
tional woman suffrage amendment. Owing to the
pressure of other important questions before the Ju-
diciary Committee, to which constitutional amend—
ments are referred, the suffrage amendment, in the
opinion of its friends, has hitherto had hard sledding.
In the hands of a special committee for the considera-
tion of this particular question, it is expected that
quicker action will be obtained.

An Ocean of Dimes

T may not be the treasurer of an organization who
is expected to keep the treasury full, but it is that
official who goes through agonies of embarrass-

ment when there are not sufficient funds on hand to
meet current expenses. .

The Missouri Equal Suffrage Association is one of
those organizations that need to have its coffers re—
plenished in order to meet the heavy expense of its
rapidly widening extension work. Mrs. Wm. R.
Haight, its treasurer, has lately devised the scheme of
sending out letters that call for a dime from the
recipient of each and three copies of the letter to be
sent to three friends of suffrage. In other words, it
is a chain letter which, if consistently sent on from
person to person, will net the Association enough
money to carry to a triumphant conclusion the most
cherished plan of all true suffragists—that of spread-
ing the gospel of equal political rights throughout the
length and breadth of Missouri.

It is a small thing—this dime and the work of copy-
ing a letter three times! It is such a trifling thing
that the woman who refuses, or neglects, or postpones
it until too late, will always hereafter feel ashamed.
These dimes are like drops of water which individually
have little value, but, collected in great numbers, have
the force of a mighty ocean. If these dimes are all
conscientiously solicited and sent in, something like
four million of them will swell the treasury of the
Suffrage Association. With such financial backing
Missouri will no longer be a laggard among the states.
Missouri women, don’t fail to do your bit.

Committee day by day becomes more compre-

hensive and compact and the relation of the
work to the Association’s program for war service be-
comes more clearly understood. Back of every effec-
tive man in field or trench stand five effective people
engaged in the work of production, administration and
distribution. So runs the estimate of a war veteran.
The further estimate that three of the five are women
seems not unplausible. To make women of more value-
to the nation as producers is the effort of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association’s Committee
on Suffrage Agriculture. State by state suffragists
are lining up for this work. '

’ I ‘HE organization of the Suffrage Agriculture

Disappointments of the Immigrant
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they willingly follow the street corner agitator, and
last but not least that so many of them go back, sad
but much wiser?

In conclusion, I will quote a few remarks from the
report of the Industrial Relations Commission, which
I hope will prove of some value in our present study.

Chairman Walsh. “What do you think has been ac-
complished by the philanthropic activities of the coun-
try in reducing suffering and want among the people?”

Mr. Guggenheim. “There has a great deal been
done. If it were not for what has been done, and what
is being done, we would have revolution in this coun-
try.”

Indeed the most hopeful thing is that so many are

today lined up with the progressive Americanin an -

effort to relieve this very unsatisfactory situation.

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