New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-12

10 the United States Is il. Oh tho otn az Am
not clear that making citizens OF them is an on.h
| on Americana 'u'fas
| Half Of the people in Massachusetts ara 49,.
| to pay more than poll tax now. Does " ave
| chusetts wish several thousand more rcns,,s
Citizens who are Ignorant AS well Does anr Us
State or Territory II so. there are sever yysf
dred, aye, seventy times seven hundred aaa
nlcss Italians ready to come. T&
Let ~ consider for moment what the ea...
all this is to be on the heretofore c0ntcnfed 10y
dustrious working classes Of America. Labn..a,@
been honorable among us. VIII it c0u.,nrts Aa
when the laboring classes are thoroughly :. y
with the lowest OffscOurlng5 Of European te..lAa
and when foreign Communists. Socialists nav y
and jail-brds shall form half the working a's's
and enforce their vices by the aid Of Their 80.
What ~ the position OF a wOTkiBgman IN the 81
wOrkngman in those States where the wo,,,N.
eign elements have not yet got q toothold We.
too, is To be the social effect the moral y;
Christian working glasses Of America. 0f degr.fsN
them 30 n level with The GlssOiutc and infdsI s's
that we are mpOrtingG
Aie not. in short. our free immigration and n,,.
razatlon laws bringing wretchci cuTa ~
the working CLASSES Of the United States, wa
can be more certain than that IN few years ~
gulf viii exist between the working and tke,,~
working classes OF America! We are prso,ss-,
the way to degrade the abOrer, by compelling E
10 work slilc hy side with men vast - his inl.y-
IN intellect. in moral worth. IN everything thar ~
IN our country, until now dignihed labor
GOVERNMENTAL DFfICrLuEs A.I.,yG.
There is another point 10 look IN. When weh...
sixteen millions or so Of foreigners among rs ma,
up largely OF ignorant men and women who ntr,
knew what freedom is, and who VIII On ead.o.
portunity turn liberty into license. h0g an. =.
going to govern them? VIII 10 no. be gool-by !.
tine Rrpnblic then Certainly nothing slI0uw.
standing army oil half million men. Iu the 49,
day we are 80 carefully preparing for Ourseig,,
Will be abc 70 protect property or 90 secure Ofde,
In Spain, when socialist WoiAiIcu make slfis,
and their demands are not conpuel win r.g
buru down the factories where they Were a.
moved Only large standing arml-, prevent n,
same thing being done IN other flheuta' efrs
tries; and only large army and % strong eennl
government, VIII prevent US ucI- cone Aefe, j! on
people do not Interfere before 10 B., 700 iafs Is ~
adoption OF laws limiting Immigration and uatntsL
zatIon. Al $50 81 tO c'ntiuu. g." 1850 OratOa 4
the Grc-bIand. OF Europe 70 uS "a. AS Eu. an.
houses In order. and learn how 60 talde fl.n.
There i3 10 oXaggcratOu o. %" o1n2efa aie.f
What imported Socialists MY "l-t in ~ i0r Ia
countrg may b. imagined tEom W "a icy aaye a.
ready atteuDed in California. g, iltissHFg ~ H,
acbusetts. and elsewhere. Whether Sorialst, i,
not foreigners and not American, laF b-,a RI,
leader. aud iomentors OF almost every is;lrb1us
threatening The peace OF TIE STATE. lAe pule9a
men Of almost every dlsconteutcd JJnmulhtle n
~Oclail.tic society IA the country, aTe Gera,u
half OF whom can scarcely r.Ha aHd vie
the English 1uelag. According TO ts
ueWspaprr reports, about uiue-icGibs
the "tramps' who wandered pil.aeug about On
country during the late hard times, HeIe l0gegire
too lazy II work and mott too 9ooi 10 steal. Namba
Of them crossed over 10 uropc, even. and beegl
orr c0n-ulates there, aud, among the nunQuds Ia
% bakers dozen were born Afntuc lne. 1t iht1E
S0c,a.Istic COug.ess held lu AmeuCl. for tnsva.
pose of melting disorder and rcroiu.i4D, two-fhEa
Of the dele gates were Germans, ana nearly Ole-ufN
of them could not speak Use Elgi sl language. -
to-. AT every Congress of tins kud sllfs
schencrs from other countries rave ns
10 propose laws that vouid over ua BAL
the business interests OIL tho c0iimunl,.
And yet we 90 OIsiuy ing them IN Inc mkiW.
is getting worse. These gentlemen mus FOte-aei
how they vote! Tney can turn the B.Dlc eut #
schools, Sunday into day OF reyelry, ana eOgHFl
all parties by tnelr ycnalli5 a. the p"Is fec'hs
IN many places are becoming a iafct' ana lhe COR
try Is on the high road 20 bong VI Aic'1IAG. W
bodV thinks OF an election now without sDlie tc'
ur. of fear In the midst OF all THIS and WIZ sacl
a couglOmeratI0n gaining the ascehd4ncy, bog
much repubicaulsm can be hoped Tor; Low muel
pure American PATRIOTISM Not oae particle. Bu
sti they come aud the faster they come the ias,a
are tie American people losing Their hold on tk
government OF thelr own country.
TUE INEVITABLE RESULT.
Importing people of the character referred 10 d1a
not change them: i. changes Us. We may bring u
all Mexico but Mcxicans viii be Mex cans-the Ch-
naman viii not leave his pig tai nor The EuTopein
his vices behind him. Oar immigration elementha
become TOO large to be absorbed. Ii Is absorbngus
and RAPIDLY. How long before there may be no
America except in name: no Americans. no RS.
month Rock, no Bunker I'LL. 10 gettysburg, no
fixed remembrance OF the glory Of the past On
immigration is drowning these things Out.
Is lie end then, even 10: Sel-piOtectlOn, sabf
ing army and a KING
There IS but one way of preventing il. EmlGf
tlOn must speedily too, be regulated and limited
CitIzeu-making must not be 80 slgiit t.ing
must he changed IN Its manner wholly. We NUS
resort 10 the passport system. All other cOnntrs
do this. Even al American cannot migrate lhFs
Continental State without passport ana omcs
A. iva -fffFt RTt
has not means If set-SUpDoft, or \ ~ any seutl
bad or dangerous character, II Is simply Impossible
Why should we MOI protect oufseWes y
allowed to land who - nos the Ps
SCISSOR Of an Official certificate from some AmereN
consul TO tie effect that lre has not been cunNc'1
OF a crime that he is not might've IRON Iusseei
that he Is AN bodied man, of respectable eBM
acter; that he Is not running away from dehei
that lie Is not deserving a wife and Children ID ,lt
old country, as hundreds Of them are dong ahr
finally, that be has means Tor seII-Suppgn lOi
reasonable period of time Our consuls could exii
compel he production If proper local Official l1~
m0ny as TO the details IN every case.
OF course TINS viii be sad 10 interfere with irr
dom of travel, and even Trade. 30 IL Will Dllsh
rot better to nave travel and trade lneriered WIZ
than the moral and political interests or the codf
try endangered! Ii We occupy an exceptional ~
st ION III the world as to this great question OF Id
migration. must not also resort 70 exception"
means of guarding rights that Tins uDrt gulatel I'D
migration is rapidly taking away from US DOVE
want more pennies ana cn2ractefies> paIIu
enter our political firm without our c0nseutl
As to cur naturalization laws, II rs notng neNN
assert that they are litte better than farce. iw
whole proceeding of admitting persons 10 ei'izer
ship should be at once changed into the hands0 tN
United States Courts The time for previous rs'
dence III this country should be doubled, and aoue
dant proof produced that the applicant Is OF respee
able character. and possessed Of common seDV"
education. i.
Our treaties with foreign governments. too. sHous
b. changed. and made pore effective As u "ey
known, We have already naturaliZed thoIsahds~
people who are not now considered by the go'ei.'
ments OF their native countries as American enHeis
al all. There are thousands of men and women "
Germany alone whom the United States uo'oS
meDt, by lncOnslderate naturalization. has peoss.
itself To protect, but whom ii dare not attemp.gS
protect because OF the doubtful position they sun
occupy toward their native country.
there Is another aud peculiar class OF fore'g1,e.
whom we naturallze every day in the year is'
few countries of Europe, notably In sNnzeiaDJ
many hundreds of adult men and women are pi.'ss
under guardianship. The peculiar local laws tnsls
permit tins placing under guardianship for all sol
OF curious reasons, and when these persons cong ~
Amerlca, as many OF them do, 10 get ma Oh "
guardianship the local government at home ep S0s
han