The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-24

BritiSh government to e. igrate to
this country. It is matter generally
known that parliament has voted
3lOO,GO to serve that purpose and that
agents Of the British government have
come TO this country to perfect arrange
ments for the reception of those aided
emiRrants. Application was made by
Mayor Gaskell TO the emigration society
at New York for that purpose, snd the
foclfty declined to have anything TO do
| With such business, and be proceeded to
Boston where he met with better success.
Tbe aided emigrants consist largely of
people unabls TO work, old women and
young children, they nave been AIDED to
the extent f having their as,ags paid,
and are given miserable pittsnce of
ten shlllings upon their arrival
here 70 enable them to go
to their friend>. Or course that sum Is
entirely inadequate and the consequence
has been they were compelled to ssek aid
in New York, Boston and elsewhere
If regular stE1svis in reg .rd TO these
facts are required, they can Ds furnished.
We respectfully request you to use your
influence to prevent the recurrence of
tits state of thing, and il / to he inter
est OF the American municipalities to
have the progress otlhis aid d emigration
scheme stopp6J. At the proper time
you will doubtless make appFo-
pirate recommendations to Congress.
upon thi, subjzct.
Jas. Reynolds of New Haven presented
letter Of introduction to the presi lent
from x-Goyernor Hobert b. 5igel0w,
Connecticut, and stated t at eighteen OF
those forced immigrants were now III
New Haven and in destitute circam.
stapces, only five of whom are able t.
work. To these FIVE Reynolds furnished
temporary employment so as 10 enable
them to bridge over their present diff.
culties, and prevent them fT( m b coming
American paupers. Cil89rs Of every
municipality and community in America
have as much interest, financially
and Otherwise to put a stop to this
system Of emigration, as The Iriah
American has. Everybody 10 upon
This thing as an iniquity, aud Ii should
not be tolerated By she American PEG
pie.
The President replied IS follows. ''Ths
subject you present will receive my care
Gul consideration. Il has already been
under consideration By the Sc rotary of
state. Correspondence in regard to 1t has
been had with our diplomatic and con-
sulsr representatives and investigation of
the facts ia now being made. It is,
of course, proper that this government
should aecertniD whether any nation
with which it holds smicabla relations is
violating any obligation, or international
| friendship befof., calling attention to iny
such n alter. In the meantime the law
now prov:dS that the officers of The
treasury shall examine into the cordi.
ton Of passengers on arriving as emml-
grants in any port ftne United Statea,
and if there Phould be found any oonvicr,
lunstic, idiot, or any person unable to
take care OF himself without becoming
pubic charge, they shall report the same
in writing 10 the collector Of such TOR
| and such persons shall not be PEI m tie
TO LAID. The investigation will be thor
ough and extensive on this side of To
Atlantic. Each of the delegates were
then presented to the President o. Sui
liVaD, and the conference adjourned.