The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-10-26

SHALL THE IkJfIG RANT BE EPPO7ECTEDP ?
Complaints are continually made by steer
age passengers as to the abuses they receive
in crossing the ocean by our steamship
lines. Between two and three hundred un-
fortunate passengers who came over in the
steamship Atlantic, complained to the Com
missionerS Of immigration at New York on
the slh inst of the rough and insulting
treatment they received from the crew, and
also of the scanty food supply. Now it is
about time this was stopped. II two or
three hundred Daniel Dire ws and Wander
bts entered complaint, som hing would
be done. Is poverty a crime? Cannot
poor immigrant come over to join his
friends without being insulred by the low
ruffanS on the steamships? Cannot poor
man leave fatherIand for the land Of the
free and the home of the brnUe, without
being treated, not only by the starched, but
the unwashed knaves on the ocean steamers,
as slave and a dog? What are the New
York papers about? Tney can criiclse and
discuss everything on tine earth and under
IL. Ii
of the n. Y. Comnaerciul, please give sta
tistics, comments, etc on this subject?
And won't the n. Y HsruN just drop its
comments OH the great need of practical
christianity, for one week only, and apply
its reserved fund Of practical chri>trlanity
to this vital point of protecting the h, lp-
less The Heru!d has within its power
full influence the means of reforming this
Tribu.e, Louis jennings Of the Times,
and other editors Of Metropolitan papers,
who would do the State some service, have
splendid chance here. And how about
Crotutt's Western World? Shall the poor
immigrants on whom the western world
depends, be allowed to seek it in peace or
not2 Let CrotuttS excellent monthly, mass
its columns in their defence. The abuse
and agents have explained il away. Let
the nther side Of tie case appear 1t is
vital point i'll west Hrn growth and progress,
that immigration be encouraged and not
stopped.
Since writing the above notice brief
editorial in the New York Herald calling
attention to this very subject, and also All
article of some length in western ex-
change, detailing the scoundreliSms system
aticalIy practiced on immigrants by hack
men and runners for low hotels in Chicago
1t is full time to write up the matter, and
write il down, too. 1t is one of sitak i'm
portance to western prosperity, and is wor-
thy the serious attention of every western
paper, and indeed, of every Influential jour
nal III the country. Pass the word along
the lines that the Immigrant shall be pro
tected
It would be an unfortunate item of Amer
lean intelligence just now FIR European
ears, that citizens of Germany, France
Sweden, Norway, England and Ireland
were liable to abuse and imposition on the
ocean steamship lines, and also in New
York, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City,
Milwaukee and St Paul. Our immediate
future here in the broad west depends on
the wholesale immigration that alone can
settle the immense belts of territory on our
long lines Of continental railway. This vast
scheme of immigration has begun. The
rapid depletion is exciting the alarm of
every country in Europe, every week in
forms Us. Now, at tins juucture, let the
word go back that America abuses, NAL,
treats and defrauds the helpless foreigner
Would Bismarck, or Andreo>>y, wish a
better weapon than that? Put down the
landsharks that deyour the substance, and
abuse the person of the immigrant He
brings our wealth, our future, our greatness
He perSoniies our dream of empire, or
rather. its living, breathing, westward
march.
Brethren Of the tripod, We have thunder
ed down many gross abuse Stand by
the guns to protect the new recruits that
are struggling 10 get within our lines and
wear the uniform, and bear the arms OF the
American Freeman. Especilly pour hot
shot into the Immi grant Officials and Po-
lice Force of the various ports Of arrival,
til the negligent rascalS do their sworn du-
ty, and welcome and protect these worthy
guests in the name of the Republic.
THERE'S too much corn in Kansas, and
too much wheat in California Too much