New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-15
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.
THE NATIONAL GUIDE-BoOK SCHEME.
GEORGE JACOB BoLYoAKE's EFFORTS TO NDUCb
THE GOVERNMENT TO FURNISH EMGRASTs

THE NATIONAL GUIDE-BOOK SCHEME.
GEORGE JACOB HoLYoAKE's EFFORTS TO NDUCb
THE GOVERNMENT TO FURNISH EMGRASTs
WITH INFORMATION.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.-Tbe object which George
Jacob Hoyoake came TO this country to further,
that Of obtaining q National Guide Book com piled
from materials collected by the Government, re-
vised under its authority and Published in It's
name. Is steadily advancing. In Nr. Holyoako's
late interview with Mr.. FIelinghuysen, the secrej
tsry assumed the desirabllity of such work and
considered alone the devices by which ii could be
rendered practicable.
Before leaving Washington Mr. Holyoake had sn
interview with the Hon. l.. sackvIlle West. tho
British Minister whose attention had been called
independently to the SUBJECT and who took Q
marked interest In the proposal. He expressed the
opinion that a work so obviously useful to the
American Nation whose interest has often suffered
by the wrong sort Of cmigrants coming here must
command sooner or later the practical approval Of
the Government. Mr.. West himself is anxious to
promote the assimilation of the EmIgrant laws Of
the United States those of England, which arc
more to the advantage OF the emigrant. IL is OBJ
vious that common conditions of legislation would
facilitate the understanding OF things here by the
stranger
Carroll D. Wright, the head Of the Department Of
the Statistics of Labor in Massachusetts,, has
pointed out to Mr. Holy oake an overlooked passage
in the official volume of Our Foreign Relations"
in 1879, In which Mr.. Huppin Of the American
Legation In London, urges upon the Government
in Washington the publication of an official book
Tf.h emIgrant information to the general pur-
port that of which Mr. Holy has repre- sen,ed
the need. Ii was fOund at the American Embassy Ia
London that inqures were constantly made there
by class OF emlgrants superior TO those who
usually come to this country-men Of egpitsl aud
agricultural knOwedge-but the officers OF the
Embassy had no information either adequate In
amount or trustworthy in nature which they could
give to such inquiries. I be Aew-Zealand Govern
ment Is the only Government in the world which
has ever condescended to give efficient information
concerning the whole country to those who propose
TO bring their capital ana enterprise into it, Is is
this kind of information given on the Official respon.
stlhty OF the Government which enigIaut
farmers In England sUught at the American Em-
Dassy. IL pow appears that the American Govern
ment has bad before It, during the last three years,
demands made Oy It's own official representa- d ges
abroad for an EmIgrant Guide-BOok worthy OF the
name.
JOHN Davis the chief secretary of Mr. FrelinQ-
huysen, Is understood to be very favorable 10 the
project and 10 have had the subject in his mind for
some time past. General Eaton, Commissioner OF
Education, told Mr.. Hoyoake that Senator Blair,
OF New Hampshire, chairman of the committees
before which the execution Oh the project will have
to ccme has spoken with him upon the mode of its
execution. There is therefore no doubt that the
book IN question Is ia tsr way OF being pat in
hand as soon as ir. FrelInghuy has had time to
give TO 1t the necessary authorization.