Eugene V.Debs was progressive era journalist who liked to photograph the harsh reality of being an immigrant's life. He was a prominent socialist. In his essay Eugene V.Debs. Argues that every person has a moral obligation to help other people. While this claim may be true in some situations, it falters when he suggest that before helping yourself you have to help other people. Every person is morally obligated to help others to help fellow man but you are always personally obligated to help yourself before helping others. …show more content…
Escaping famine and unjust political systems.) According to immigration in the early 1900s a little more than nine million Southern and Eastern Europe immigrated to the u.s. and 70% of the immigrants are from a Southern Europe. In this case I believe that Eugene V.Debs. Falters how can you help 9 million immigrants and just being a man with a job.Many people say they would help other people but I believe that help who you can without sending your own