, 1880-11-15
DANGERS IN IMMIGRATION.
A Letter from the United States
Consul at Zurich.

A Protoat Against tho Consignment Of
European Pnupers anil Criminals
to America.
zunic,t, Switzerland. Oct. ITO the Editor Of
the Ntlp 1tr: 1rth0nc-SiM: Any ono sufficiently
Interested ,uny step slnwn tn Castle Gnricn al
'nHat my tnu summer ,tay ami 600 Incoming
ships tschargtng from their htccrugr-tlccks
frnm 1,oJV to a,0tU anl even :,0n people. lu-
decd. Aulllcfclt number Of atr,ngcrs frcurnt-
" land In n single day 10 form II respectable
sized town. II ts noticeable, of course, That
they hro NIT Americans. uitl that In nnty
cnscs th0y do mot sIleAk wOttl uf MIR anrtnEU.
Many OF them do not nvon scent 10
k,luw where they nso going, and only tho stnA.,,-
CT lssta can ohigbtGr ono NJ to wt,cro
thoy cAilo from. Thpsu Hats, 'iowcvcr, ,teclinn
To enter further Into tho matter thnn 10 atAto
thnt ao tllanY thousands Of men, 20 tr,nty thou.
tltids Of Women, and 30 n,any thousands Of
children nre nlO1lt IL uo ln1,dch from tho Ercnt
ships. They hlvo cu,ne from tt0llnIld, It may bc,
or from Hungary. Or Sllcs!n, from tho Alps Of
Switzerland or tho b0xs bf lrelanh ThUsn
strangers. with tholr bundles and s,nnl1 boxes,
nnd forty or slfty hoilnrB Aptcc, pr perhaps rut
iicnrly so much, Nro Immigrants. The observing
apparently cars to know moro nllolt tl,eso
shploas vi mortality t.inr IL Il, 10 learned from,
tho lists a1reudy referred to. Iie srcs tl,onl spt
lntn tho already ovCrcruwded wns,ls Ut tho city,
or crAtnt1lcsl Into Btcnm-cars nnl whlrle,l ut Ut
sight; an other ahps seAn In, and other thou-
sands Gre discharged and scist out Of sight IN
the snlt,e wny. Ard so thoy havo bccn coming
tcsc many ypars, till now TO- l, ,N0U Ut ttom nrc
scattered nl'aiit ovor tho broad StAtcs nt Terri.
turics nr the Union. Thu country Is 70 sarsc,
n1d tho distribution so complete. TINT no imne-
tltatc effect 0f their cunning IL noticeable. Must
Of thotH find t,reah to cnt, And live well.
Whit strikes the obsCrfcr ut Castle Garlcn
mast strongly, howoscr, especially should his
mliHi hNva becn busted for n n.O,uout with
Plymouth Rock. and lhlnkor I'LL, md Cettys-
h.lrg, and tho Sntlonnl heritage TINT streams Of
patriotic blood hny1 sGctrssl to him and Ills. Will
hu the reflection ihAt these ,nlllInns Nru, from
this tiay o',, auw clnItnnnts 10 whit no has sup
posed WIS hls alone. True, tbs decd was written
III tho tood Of his furofnthors sll,d his brothers,
Mid ttOst newcomers lbhyB 10 decd mt nil; bur,
urcs sory ao sMko o er rH anG
ho Will bo Invited tn ,nuvn on md ont.
A very u,'tnt authority has an thar our co,ii,-
within the next twenty yours. III present, oiic-
NTH If our population Is cnmposod or fnreIyr-
ers sio II Il 1nS |'nrti1n .r continues We WI hys
yGara from Row. Whit wlll thirty. forty, illty
years do for tlA, ut ttllt ritGy Unfortunately
rebr NJ "ngrai i s,istca s 70 Ii Tie sns mt
tNn be II guide fur the future, 4 ltu1 tlnryc5t In
Europe. q wnr. some opprcsslyo Inv in Germany
B;ngs yeHr. Hull tho pcorla of Hungary wOull
crt,ss tho ocean IT, m,,rrow Hal they 0nty mnnry
Sn,oMEt H,,', IT, t. lnX stceraEs ~ rssEe Mho k,!ss
will III. setzetl With u likG fNctl1lnttunr
wnns. however, tn present SOME reflections nt
town, 0r itnvre; or t,eforo their minis wcrc
n.atto up 10 ~ over nnu tnke possession Of the
fhr lAsN!s .iq.1crrt un1 held in trust for them
by tlle American pCup!e.
During tnnny, yenrs tho wrItor l,ns been OBJ
scrstng the eintrrnht question. not from Castle
Garden, but from rho point whero tho bundles
,,,,t IVY " tne Mo1cs paGkeu, anu iMo ttGKota
s.,4. ,,nt ~ t,n e WuM M M'!Mo!t
lcr ~ ~ Ero"ps nm iax i, ~ ~ nj h.ft y, r n
Tsnt ,,H Hut tsHa MMS " WsGrnc nnWoxor.
= ",u !. - !. .,,s. uGn'Mul. slalGsou Hhotnnr tuo
nlgsa,na q tho nnltei states; Tho n,atorn nl.
s,,na. EGs ~ ~! !st W. f,, HsU 9p - ny mVnrnal-
Wit ,S .Tt 1ue : ..,, nnu ~
-. p.ssca.tR p. ~ tsso nvsh'es " itnthHfaits VINO
VIZ tt, Ip'uS t, ~ ~ WHITLEY r. Hr uwe!ea.he, lIlt
".r mi, Il i. a' 10y ~, cM .. VI ., Inc
Ia @ WV ~ J., " ~ . @ sG'.. III" oFen se!H
or i.".E soe o. so wheat; rri,se nusek
ta9 larst tirty of ."yetn.nent - so{ tttes tho
MnMsr vi ~. =, ~ ~, aa oMn ueuHu. a.nrM MMcai!iS.
Ss 3nK!x a. the hgssH t 5o den9erasy "ntl
, .ns ~ ~. IT. omHfr's , race Wltl
rra ri,rs s's ~ ,,,,,,n,,v @ i. "sie ai wv Wn
u, IT, Witt. ',,1 ,ha in,n ny s!G !, NJ m % ,ya sae ns @
unlitlenl prophet. but i. whnt wny have Anlors-
s,st,s n hestleu pfonneGyf ssr1a!n CORNERS ot tho
t!on II soI,.s an. y th!s Distribution tho llon'a
nHaIu ~ Ut q! lno aMFn!us 81 14nrMneo ana poverty
r." r., ,ts NJ , ,v ~ h 1no U" as y ~