The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-06-28

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cIiilAren, or shall we rely qpon Tho
foreign afistocracyto do It for iiss
And II We 10, willltlrey dc its
An snswef to this question has beer
sought after by rs for somciime. w,
have IS yet not found any satisfso
tory solution, and our investigation
has only lead us to the conclusion
that there are a few who are.a as mucl
puzzled AS ourselves.
Ii seems that our National anc
State governments are unity, sup
ported BIZ a considerable number o
the popnlace, IN the cry for cmigra
ton and capital from abroad to d,
what they are pleaued to style, deyel
oping our great natural resources
bnt IN almost every instance, wherein
the cry has beenanswered, the foreign
capitalist has preceded the emigration
with capital and purchase of larg,
areas Of public domain, massed to
geiher with apparent foresight to ex
elusive colonization, and the exercise
of corrupting Influences upon our gov
ernmental affairs.
In support Of this last fact the de
monstfation is found in the notorious
fraudulent transactions in large land
/ purchases. We have as yet to heal
of ono instance wherein these trans
actions have been truthfnlly in ac
cordanee with law and the rights Of
our people to look to the future pre-
paration Of homes for our children
The great american philanthropist
has surely flown into the ethereal
transeendentalism of the thought and
left behind him the greatest orderooi
christian ciYilization-"begin your
charities at home"
/ And now, in the name Of our poy-
erty stricken children aud in humani,
tyis sake, Invested of all sentimen,
tality, is it not time that We should,
through our own acts and those Of
statesmen, begin to reconsider what
we have done, and resolve to amend
our errors in the past and do our duty
to our children2
| Asonr thought pereolates through
this suggestion, we reach back into
thehistory of The late pastland finathat
in every instance wherein large land
purchases have been made, here and
elsewhere, in the interest of foreign
capitalists, whose money was obtained
through The oppression of their people
at home, in order to, in our case, an
swer our sentimental CRY of more
semigrants and more money, have
found a foreign proteetorate has been
placed over these emigrants, and
though, as yet, their hold and AFRO
gance has not obtained to that degree.
of independence as to permit them 10
launch forth the tired coat and the
bismarck helmet to protect their
christians here from the persecution
and drepredations % Of American saw
ages. Yet, we see this going on in
the Territories Of the Old World,
where christianity should, if il ever
aoilt be, now thoroughly established.
Really, it appears to us, that in
every instance wherein the "bayonep'
and armament of aristocTatic Europe
has been launched forth upon foreign
land, underline pretext of protecting
christians abroad, the result is oh (
served in the additional acquisition of
territory and the introduction of more
of these christians, which, in truth,
are but the excessive serfdom created
by theaayericeeof Europels moneyed
aristocrats.
Inoconclusion, for the present, we
rcopyfrom the Picayuae, the following
The House OF Representatives on
Thursday passed billof great impor-
tanee to the laboring men of this coun7
try. Its purpose is to prohibit the inn
portation and migration of aliens and
foreigners under contract or agree
ment 10 perform labor in the United
States or in its Territories or the Dis
triet of Columbia. tt makes it I'M
lawfnl for any person, company, part
tnership, or corporation, in any manner
whatsoever to prepay the Transporter
ton or 10 any way assist or enconr-
age the importation Or migration of
any alien Or aliens, any foreigner or
foreigners, into the United States, its
Territories, Or the District Of tColnm-
bia, under contract OF agreement,
parol Or special, express or implied,
made previous to the importation or
migration Of snch alien Or aliens, for
eigner orforeigners, to perform labor
or service OF any kind in the United
States, its Territories, or the District
of Columbia. All such contracts are
declared weld and of no effect. For
every violation of the law the fine or
forfeit Of $1,000; so. that il a company
should hire abroad and fetch over
1000 laborers, any person knowing Of
.itfcan bring sHit and recover 900
900, half'for himself and half forthe
United States Treasury. The suit can
be brought by one Of the llaborers 90
hired OF by any other person, The
mastered amy yeasel transporting such.
laborers has 10 pay fac Of $500 f0r.
every laborer landed in The United.
States bysbim ID violation oftthe law.