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eral resources of the West. With raore than twice the room 

 and resources of the East, the West will have probably twice 

 the populatior and wealth of the East. P. 29. 



CHAPTER lY. 



PERILS.— IMMIGRATION. 



Controlling causes threefold. 1. Attracting influences in 

 the United States; prospect of proprietorship in the soil; this 

 is the land of plenty; free schools. 2. Expellant influences of 

 Europe: prospect not pacific; France, Germany, Austria, Italy, 

 Russia, Great Britain; military duty; the "blood tax"; popu- 

 lation becoming more crowded. 3. Facilities of travel; labor- 

 saving machinery. All co-operate to increase immigration. 

 Foreign population in 1890. Moral and political influence of 

 immigration. Influence upon the West. P. 44. 



CHAPTER V. 



PERILS. — ROMANISM. 



I. Conflict of Romanism with the fundamental principles of 

 our government ; popular sovereignty ; liberty of conscience ; 

 free speech, and a free press ; separation of Church and State ; 

 free schools ; loyalty to the Constitution and loyalty to the 

 Pope. II. Attitude toward our free institutions. III. Imjjos- 

 sibleto "make America Catholic " without bringing the princi- 

 ples of that church into active conflict with those of our 

 government. IV. The course of moderate Romanists in such 

 an issue. V. Rapid growth of Romanism in the United 

 States, especially in the West. P. 62. 



CHAPTER VI. 



PERILS. — RELIGION AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



Two theories which threaten the schools. I. That of the 

 Roman Catholic hierarchy ; II. That of the Secularists. The 

 State must provide for its own preservation. Popular 

 morality essential to popular government. Certain funda- 

 mental religious truths essential to successful training in 

 morality. Those truths should be taught in the public 

 schools. P. 92. 



