, 1879-04-29
KANSAS AND THE IMMIGRANTS,
GuetfaI Qleuatca 10 Tia Tribune

KANSAS AND THE 1NlhfIGItANTS.
Spscia! 0lstAa!ch 10 JAs Tribune.
ST. Louis, April 15.-So 1nnuy contradictory
reports l!avc been published In regard to the re-
ception which the colored refugees arc meeting
In KausAs, that 1t was positive relief to4Iay to
meet nnd converse wltl, Senator Iuchau usnl
Mayor Stockton, ot .Wya1N9otto, Kas., md to
learn from them the uxnGt truth Of tho state of
affairs. Tlesa gentlemen ar1 hero for thu p,,r-
poac Of cominT to an understanding with the
Local Committees wl,o have chnrgo OF proyIl-
lng for tic Immigrants wh!1o hero ant OF their
transportation 10 Kansas. Aa tho proclamation
OF Mayor Stockton. Of Wya,..lottc. forbildtng
boats to land any muro ncgrocs tilrrc. has been
30 widely published nill commented upon, md
inasnucl, as It has bcan so greatly iuscuustraca
by tho Democratic prcss generally. statement
Of the circumstances IL interesting:
TIE L1TTLI CITY or WrAKDoTTE
Ia separated from Kut,sas City by tho Kansas
River. On Its leyce WIS lan,!cl without my
previous notice whatever Il horde OF destitute
coiorcd peonle, numbering several hundreds.
They were Without shelter, fond, or money, a,ltl
alsu without my knowledge whatever of what
they were going to do; their ono itlea being tt,
get Into Kunsas. They wese tnos.ly ot a very
ignorant class, and, Us Mayor Stockton anld,
.'nnt half as smart rs thu :olorel pcoplc who
have been o few ycnrS IN hatisas.h Az Bo0n nj
tliu ctlxGns realized tho condition Of thrHa peo-
pic, they ut once sct to WORK to do tho best thuy
could fur tlrna. TlIcy ru!seA money to buy
tllcm food alll etotlics; they lodged them as
best they could, though II WAS iHllossiblc to
provide Shelter lor atl n 80 small tOwn. AS
tore ,lcgroes Kcpt arEtsllE, tlle WyaEl0tec pcs'-
n!s appeacd for he'p: The burden WIS too great.
sleknss4 prevailed among thy ncgtocs, ,1td tho
situation became alnrmlilE, Circulars wsru pro.
pareA aNd sent out to tie liltc1cnt counties a!ut
nat fl5 In ffIf1i
gees they would takv, as Il was
evident they could not stny iu Wyn,It0tte. Tl,c
fcspuneest from the y0ry nature ut ti,N ease,
were alsGournglns eona towns reporteta-tlut
they cu1Iu sett'o tlyG or Btx families; but Tho
llHtorItY replied TINT, unless tu tet.rDcs lull a
lstr lnoncy to ual1e sturt, they aIul brttcr uut
c0lAr. III tl'e McaAtimu
AID GAME IN SLOWLY,
although the papers wero iulI Ut kindly pronhc-
clps Us lu thn good effect Of tllu movement, uni
juYs!l IN their uuYce to ka1lsaa IL yOltt,,n il,u
l,egrocs kindly. Finally, when over Il tlt,t,.ulai
llAl been landed, the Wyanlptta pe0nIu yery
naturally rcbcllea REainst bclng coilsfullctl to
shoulder tbs burGn III this wAv, hut KntlSas
Eeuuru,y bsgRn ~ he aroused 1n the s4bfuct,
illu prcss Ut ihc State W9s nearly unanimous III
thu 1Uiltpn tliat hallsaa must ni<l t'ese peppe,
A meeting WIS called Ut Topeka April ~, which
resulted In forming fieFt!la,lent rxauxot!n,l,
To ~ called thu FrtetlMan's Central Aid A4Ao-
ctnlion. Five hundred uol!ars Wa raised ns thu
spot uu.l ConlAittre was ernt to Wyai,dotte
to consult aud plan with the peopla there. Thls
Central Aid Assoelat!uM II IN the tlunds OF thu
VERY HEST MEH In THa sTArs.
Gov, 81. Jobu. Lisut..Guy. humphrey, state-