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By Mary Antin

THEY WHO KNOCK AT OUR GATES. Illustrated.

THE PROMISED LAND. Illustrated.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY Boston and New York

THEY WHO KNOCK AT OUR GATES

THEY WHO KNOCK AT OUR GATES

A COMPLETE GOSPEL OF IMMIGRATION

BY MARY ANTIN

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOSEPH STELLA

BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY The Riverside Press Cambridge 1914

COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY THE PHILLIPS PUBLISHING COMPANY COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Published May 1914

CONTENTS

Introduction ix

I. The Law of the Fathers 1

II. Judges in the Gate 31

III. The Fiery Furnace 99

ILLUSTRATIONS

The sinew and bone of all the nations (page 63) Frontispiece

Rough work and low wages for the immigrant 64

The ungroomed mother of the East Side 72

A fresh infusion of pioneer blood 108

INTRODUCTION

Three main questions may be asked with reference to immigration--

First: A question of principle: Have we any right to regulate immigration?