. Home Missionary, The (April 1905-March 1906) . al Jews in everycity, ready to look after the poor oftheir own race and resent any im-position. Jews, solidly blocked intheir own quarters in New York andelsewhere, elect aldermen and mem-bers of Legislature and Congress. Itis not wise to offend the Jew now. Sothe early German immigrants, whocame here poor, have risen to thecontrol of vast financial of wealthy men amongthem support rich and influentialGerman papers, theatres, operahouses and clubs. Hans is no longersneered at. So Pat, when he was thepick and shovel man of Ame
. Home Missionary, The (April 1905-March 1906) . al Jews in everycity, ready to look after the poor oftheir own race and resent any im-position. Jews, solidly blocked intheir own quarters in New York andelsewhere, elect aldermen and mem-bers of Legislature and Congress. Itis not wise to offend the Jew now. Sothe early German immigrants, whocame here poor, have risen to thecontrol of vast financial of wealthy men amongthem support rich and influentialGerman papers, theatres, operahouses and clubs. Hans is no longersneered at. So Pat, when he was thepick and shovel man of America,held the place in popular estimationwhich Giovanni occupies to-day. Buthe holds it no longer. It is useless to say that these thingsdo not influence us. They influencethe whole world, and we Americansadore success and bend to money andpower just as much as the rest of theworld. We have taken power awayfrom the church, and we dont mindabout birth and family as they do inthe old countries; but the billionaireis our national hero. We claim to. 228 THE HOME MISSIONARY honor those typical old Americanvirtues, thrift and hard work. Butwe do not. If we did we would res-pect the Italian immigrant, for thereis no man who works harder or morefaithfully, or is more saving andtemperate. The Italian is always frugal. Henever leaves himself penniless. Henever draws his pay envelope Satur-day night and goes to work Mondaymorning without a cent. That isnot Luigis way. He has a horror ofbeing without money in his has an abounding love of goodclothes, of music, social intercourseand amusements. But if he has notmoney for those he goes has had them all his life at home;music, dancing, flowers, churchfeasts, outdoor life in a crowd. Hecomes to a cold, grey land, where hefinds none of them. He makes themas best he can in the little tenementrooms. A disgusted Americanworkingman said to me once: ADago doesnt even go on the bumlike anybody else. Even on con-struction work, aw
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