The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
THE TIDE OF IMMIGnATOIN,

1t Ia enid by the authorities at UHetle Graden.
New York. that seldom. If ever. have such
crowds immigrants been landed there In March
before, and If the arrivnla continue to iucrease
tho building may not prove large enough. The
total arrivals on tho twenty ninth ultmo wore
1876. The receiutB Of funds by bnnkerH and
stenmehip agencies which nre sent by their
friends In the United States to bring persons
from Ireland nre reported to be Ia excesR of
what has hitherto been known, and tho arrivals
thus provided for will begin. 1t Is snld, to be
very heavy In April. The continue increHse
of European standing armies tends to promote
Immigration, and the bhd crops and depressed
business that have afflicted 30 large n part of
the world have. Of course. IL like tendency. II
Is probable that the tide having set In thus
strongly will continue to swell and flow towards
our favorite rtpublc He WAS no foolish pro-
phet who predicted that before another half
century shall have elapsed. the population of
these States will exceed ono hundred millions.
The moro reason to uphold our republicau In
stltutions 80 that the promise of self-govern-
mont may be fulfilled to those that como, 1t is
to Or cape strong government and It's attendant
mlsfortunes that the most of them. especially
tho thousands that monthly como from Ger
many bid farewell to their native land. Let us
SOC tp 1t that they do not find strong govern
mont In o way to be established In their adopted
country.
THE DEPRESSION OF LABOR.
The rt port of the special committee OF the
House on tho depression Of labor. OF which
Hon Hendrich 3. Wright. Of Pennsylvania. Is
chairman has been submitted to the House. but
has not yet been printed. The report shows
that there are l6O 900 ChiGamen west Of the
Sierra Nevadas, besides from 1900 t. $500 Chinese
women, who are slaves. These pnoplh-Who are
near y all coolies. and practically belong to the
elk companies-psy less taxes than the Ohineee
criminal expenses amount to. and send 100000
n day to So 600 900 per month or $40 600 900 year
to China. 1t Is estimated In the report that the
money paid them In thirty years has reached
the round sum of 5000 00J 900; and yet they buy
no land and spend no money, except for little
coarse food. because they get their rice from
China the testimony shows that they have
ruined shoe. m king shirt making ard the
manufacture Of cigars. harness. etc. and have
almost driven out Of employment all white
paeterers, minera, farm hands and other Ia
borers In fact, scarcely 4 trade. occupation or
industry ha. escaped the blight Of their pres
enca; and white men testify tn It they are being
reduced to b-ggary and will have TO leave the
| Pacific coast unle-s something is speedily done
| by the government The report concludes with
| q resolution that the President be- requested by
| Congress to inform the Chin SO egoverI ment that
1t Ia the desire Of the Untt"d : ates govern m mt
| o abrogae and annu the clauses Of the trea ies
! between the iwoHountrias that permit emigra,
| tion. The committee might also wit equal
| propripty have recommended the remission OI
| the Hon Denis Kearney' sentence.