Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-23
AN IRISH

The passage Of the Coercion bill has
suddenly set the people Of Ireland think
ing about emigrating to America as the
hest method Of relief from their distress.
Mr.. Parnell is contemplating another
visit to the United States, and it is be-
lieved that if he comes he will give part
fhis attention to an investigation Of the
advantages to be derived by his afflicted
countrymen from removal to this u
try. It may be wei. in this connection
to set conspicuously before the reader the
followingstatistics Of immigration Of 1880.
Total number Of immigrants . {. $50, 06s
Immigrants from Ireland ........ s7,794
Il will be noticed that Ireland did not
contribute an extraordinary number OF
inhabitants to the United States. In
fact, more than half Of the $50, 068 immi-
grants came from Great Britain, SO that
the exodus from Ireland was far less i'm
portant than that from other parts Of
Queen yictoria's realm. If, therefore, a
great Irish exodus is about to begin, the
result may be to make the year 1881 the
year of greatest immigration in the his
tory Of the United States. There were
l25, 900 more immigrants during 1880
than during any previous year, andi # Ire
land is to send us 100000 this year in
stead of the 81, 1914 of last year, 1881 may
have a record Of not less than 7OO,O 600 m
migrants.
That an exodus would be wise for the
inhabitants of the Emerald Isle is evil
dent to those who are familiar with the
poverty Of Irish soil compared with the
fertile p~rairies of the United States. The
IrishmAn who has money enough to take
him to the unoccupied lands of u Ter
ritories and new States can by industry
raise enough in one season to give him bet
ter food during the next year than he
ever enjoyed in Ireland. To flee to
America is therefore but an escape from
grievances for which he can expect no
immediate redress, to land Of plenty in
which no industrious man need lack
bread. But it is evident that a great
Irish exodus must be managed with much
prudence, OF there will be extreme suf-
fering among so vast a throng of immi-
grants, as the result of their ignorance
as to where to obtain employment or a
chance to cultivate land for themselves.
If Mr.. Parnell intends to encourage such
Q movement among his countrymen, he
will do well to visit the United States for
the purpose Of providing a place for such
of them as may come.
If he would undertake such a work he
would obtain a sympathy in America
which he failed to excite when here a
year. ago. Adequate provision for the
removal of a quarter or a half million
Irishmen to the United States during the
next six months would undoubtedly be
the best thing that could happen to those
who accepted the opportunity thus Of
fered. But would such an Irish exodus
be also advantageous to the United
Statesf Unfortunately, the Irishman
does not become Americanized as rapidly
as most other immigrants, and unfortun-
ately, too. Irish Immigrants prefertoestab-
lish themselves in isolated communities.
If an Irish exodus is to be an event Of the
approaching Summer, it ought to be so
conducted that the immigrants may be
scattered among our population, so that
they will become Americanized as soon
as possible, abandon Irish ideas of agri-
culture and Irish ignorance, learn new
methods Of work, and place their children
in our public schools.