The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-15
,NpRrcEpESrEp IMMIGRATION.

mated that million immigrants will come
into the United States during the present
year. on one day last week as before no
ticed. by us, over 5000 Europeans landed
in the port of New York alone. More than
10000 Swiss have come this year so far ana
a cablegram from London to the New YORK
Herald day or two since carried the intel
ligence that the pressure for emigraht
passage to America was so great announcer
large ship had to be added to the Allan
line, and sailed with over LOCO passengers
MANY of these people are said to be well-to-
do and noticeable fact is the great num-
Der of females, more than ever before
noticed, and who are coming over with
domestic work in view. In short, this
years European immigration to the United
States promises to be unprecedented.
While we are attempting to cut oil the
Monaghan, every inducement is offered
the European. The encouraging reflection
to all who might otherwise fear that our
institutions would suffer from such all in
flux of foreign blood and ideas, is that this
European element readily adopts our man
ners and customs with slight Europeaniz-
ing, and mixes freely with the native popu-
lation. A generation off makes as good
Americans as our straightest blood. And
then these people really become attached
to America, for they are leaving nothing
but oppression and poverty and unre'
Al.
munerative toll behind. Life to them
in their native lands, was but success
sion of wars and rumors OF war, OF
hardships, of compulsory service, of defer
cnce to superiors, of censorship III the COM
monest and obscurest walks. To such
people the wages and freedom and POSSIBLE
tiles afforded by residence in the American
Union soon obliteratc all knowledge of, or
signing for the 'latherland" From this
fact these trans Atlantic emigrants are uni
versaIy regarded as desirable addition to
community's population, and become
among the best servants or the thriitiest
citizens. We all know that no people in
Texas are more prosperous or happy, bet
ter citizens, or more rapidly approaching
independence and wealth than the German
Swedish, Swiss and other European colo
mics in the southern portions of the state,
But Notwithstanding the fact that for two
or three years past we have been grieyously
| in need of labor, both domestic and agri-
cultural and otherwise, and have been pay
ing exceedingly rcmuneratiyc figures there
for, il is noticed that this desirable immi-
grafton is nearly all going TO the
northwest, aud such sections as Kansas,
Nebraska Dakota and Minnesota
are distancing us in the rapid
growth of population. This is Il matter OF
such significance and, in its various phases,
so patent to everyone that it is well worthy
the attentive consideration of the present
| legislature and executive recommendation
thereon. OF course, no moneys could he
appropriated, nor do we think that at any
time would be wise, to bring the cmigrants
directly into the state, but action could be
taken which would draw attention to us
and indirectly accomplish the desired re
suits. II we would forge ahead, u.
we iondly hope to, in the
front rank of states in the
next decade we will in some way have t.
draw OH from the great northwest the tid'
of Humanity annually rushing into that ter
ritory. What we need in Texas Is brail
and muscle rs well rs capital, but ncithe
will be apt to come unsolicited. If we re
member correctly, some OF our more prom
inent state senators at the last session of tn
legislature, were strongly in favor of sucl
action as would induce greater immigration
into Texas, and this year presents more op
portunities than ever before, if wise and iu
dicious measures be taken, to swell the POP
ulation of the state wonderfully by jus
slch people rs we need and desire
Every year We are paying cXorbitan
prices for inferior domestic labor, and lOsin
great part OF our crops because the propc
efforts are not made to bring intclligen
help into the state.
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