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I told Sinclair, the supervisor continued,
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That was very decent of him, I think, Hamilton said,
human
Yes, the supervisor answered,
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Gregory Sinclair. Why?
human
And you said he had been in the mountains?
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Quite a good deal.
human
Then that must be Bill Wilsh's teacher, exclaimed Hamilton, and he told the supervisor the story of the
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the whittled schoolhouse and the
human
scholar.
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I've got the carving still, he concluded,
human
Of course, I shall be glad to give it to him, the supervisor answered,
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At the hotel, sir, the boy answered,
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I'll bring it over this afternoon. I'm sorry not to have had the chance of seeing him myself, he must be a fine chap.
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He is, the supervisor agreed,
human
You said the boy was Polish?
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Polish, of the stock that's making another country out of the deserted districts of New England. Land that has been abandoned by the Americans the Poles are making productive. That's where the real wealth of the future is coming in--from the people who will work the ground without exhausting it as reckless landowners formerly have done all through this country. Many a farm has had its soil so robbed of nourishment that its fertility will take years and years to return. These European peasants, however, are so used to making much of a small plot that they are redeeming the ground. You know, I'm one of those that believe in all the immigration possible, and I've never forgotten one of Broughton Brandenburg's sayings about it.
human
What was that?
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That 'it is always the most ignorant immigrant that makes the best citizen.'
human
I certainly don't see that,
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He absorbs Americanism more quickly, the other explained.
human
For example, there's no class hatred idea to be fought down, no anarchistic tendencies, no desire to turn liberty into license. The ignorant immigrant comes to work, he gets a job immediately, he finds that there is good pay and steady employment for a man who does work. There's not one in ten thousand of that kind that does not prosper from the day he lands. But you'll hear all sorts of ideas and suggestions in Washington. When do you go?
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I'm leaving to-night, sir, the boy answered.
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I thought it might please the Bureau if I were there a day ahead of time.
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They'll be willing enough, the supervisor answered
human
I imagine every added helper is of value now, with all these schedules piling in. I'll drop a note to the Director to-night, telling him of your work; your schedules are in good shape, and I think you've done very well to cover your district in the time. I wish you all sorts of luck, and write to me once in a while from Washington so that I can hear what you're doing and how you're getting along.