New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-23

T,,r Tp,pr-yr has repeatedly urged immigration
to tbe fertile and healthy parts the country, now
unoccupied as the best and it would seem, the only
adeonate means to relieve the vast and bitter want
which stares us in the face The Springfield (Ohio)
RepuJIic is discussing the subject with an earnest
and intelligent appreciation of the questions it in
wolves and the relief it promises. In
recent article The Republic said "hat
we need to do in America now is to 20 back to first
principles. The primal and the principal industrial
interest in the United States is agriculture.
The most Trustworthy friend of man IN this
climate and latitude is the soil. The ma
tional domain is open to all actual settlers at very
little cost, OF most" We are not sure but that IN
these few lines is contained satisfactory solution
of the vast problem Of unemployed labor.
The ReOnbHc urges the formation of q National
association for purchasing Government lands in the
West. or cheap unimproyed lands in the South. for
ORGANIZING colonies or groups of farmers, mechanics
and tradesmen to occupy them, and for providing
the necessary means to aid these enterprises. In
letter to the editor of the same paper, Senator
Plumb of Kansas, declares that the surcst hope OF
relief for the unemployed poor rests in the develop
ment of the agricultural interests of the country
He 10 not sure however that this relief can be best
obtained through the establishment OF colonies
lie favors rather individual settlement Objections
can of course. be made to either plan. On the one
hand, colonies may be or become corrupt; and on
the other hand, in the of persons absolutely
destitute. individual settlement offers greater diff
cnltes than colonization. 1t is absolutely essential
that colony. to be successful, should be composed
of men of established character, and with this pre-
reouiste there is no reason why success should
not be certain. The colony established in
1870. through the efforts of Horace Greeley,
upon 1900 acres of land between Denver
and Cheyenne, bears eloquent testimony to the pos
sibilies in store for honest aborers, whose hands
are tied by the circumstances in which they are
placed. Other schemes organized III various cities
have already borne the noble fruit of pecuniary
comfort and of self-respect. Who can say that the
results already obtained have not removed this
method of relief from the list of possible benefits to
that of demonstrated successes 7
Colonel Forncy writes home in fervd glow OF
patriotism concerning the position which American
manufactures already hold in Europe and the tr
umphant achievements expected of them at the
coming Exposition. He quotes Mr.. Fenics recent
letter TO The London Times, in which he warns
English manufacturers of the skill and ingenuity
they will have to cope with i'll Americans at Paris
especially in the manufacture of the inner grades OF
IRON aad steel. This is all true enough and to the
point II our best manufacturers exhibit. and do it
with proper care and Judgment, there can be no
doubt that the result will be the opening of markets
throughout the world for their wares. But san
guiue encouragement, such the kindly Colonel
gives to manufacturers of small inferior wares
steam made furniture. for example or hinges from
WiscOnsin-is calculated To injure us III the eyes OF
Europe. DO not let our court III Paris be crammed
with cheap and tawdry wares. Our commissioners
have but small space on the Champ de Mars
Js,o, hair uut will hp N
refuse all inferior exhibits; and there is great fear
that. appointed as they are from political reasons
personal friendship will make them lax in this re-
fusal. If the Government had made an exhibit,
such as was done in its building in Philadelphia I'M
der the direction of officers of the army our repre-
sentati0n might have Appropriated III some degree
to the dignity of the Nation. But as individual
manufacturers this Summer rs in Vienna must rep
resent u.s. let not. for Heavens sake make such
wretched middle did there. Our present
commissioners will probably understand two things
at the outset, which those at Vienna did not
first that they were sent, not to have peep
at Europe at the cOuntrys expense but honestly to
work for her honor; and secondly, the grade OF
competitors with which our exhibitors must cope.
The Exhibition in Philadelphia did much to destroy
our National it, and fit us for more intellI-
gent conscientio lis effort in Paris.
The San Francisco demagogue, Kearney was not
entirely original when he said, the other day, after
remarking that he was not afraid of rope, Even
if these men were to take me tomorrow and hang
me, | would put the rope around my own neck. be-
cause | think | am honest, and no honest
man in the future will be afraid of a
rope" Some six or seven years ago per-
son named "Dave BENTLEY" concluded a career
of active labor-much of it in the service of the
Statc-at Hartford, Conn. lie had committed bur
glares and thefts aud other crimes without num-