Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-26

gregate in cities is in itself dissgreeable
indication. 1t exposes these people, says
our essayist, "to the depredations OF the
unscrupulous, who easily prey upon the
impulsive and improvident nature OF the
Irish newcomer especially" Dense poPu-
lations are always the scenes OF crime and
the home of poverty.
The proofs are presented OF an undue
remembrance Of criminals among foreign
ers in proportion to the native population,
and these are mainly representative Of the
unskilled iaboring class. The conservative
influence of a trade upon the immigrant
can scarcely be overestimated, while edu-
cation is factor that needs but to be
named to present its importance to the i'm
migrant, and as assuring his success in the
new world. Habits OF industry Of course
tend TO keep men out of mischief and con-
serve good citizenship. Tradeless and ig-
norant immigrants must therefore contrib
ute largely to the criminal classes, and to
the dissatisfied, envious and lazy groups that
select such as Herr Most and citizen Schwab
as leaders. It was because of this we'll
known fact that the Catholic Bishops Of st,
Paul and Peoria originated and carry on
their well.known colonization scheme. By
it they bring the tradeless immigrants, who
would he exposed to evil ways in large
cities, away to the free West and locate
them in agricultural districts. Thus these
Catholic prelates have built up waste
places and saved from pauperism and
crime thousands of unfortunate, unskilled
immigrant laborers.
Mr.. Self concludes, logically, that if i'm
migrants are to be permitted to come
among us unrestrainedly, some one must
aid them and shield them, else they will
drift naturally into crime and pauperisul.
He declares that observation justlties the
opinion that the hoodlum and trough"
class of the cities-a most dangerous ele-
ment-is composed mainly Of young men,
native.born sons Of immigrants. This may
be unpalatable, but it is true. and the en-
vironment of unskilled and illiterate immi-
grants in great cities accounts for it fully.
Fer instance, for 1882, $50 discharged con-
victs applied to the Prison Association OF
New York for aid OF these, only IA
we're Of parents born in the United States,
while $50 were Of parents born in foreign
countries. In Massachusetts,, for 1851. Of
lS2 in the Reformatory Prison FOR Women,
the parents Of 80 were born in the United
States, los in ireland, 6 in England, 10
each in the British provinces and Scot
Land, aud - il other countries, and only
"a Of the 1872 prisoners We're born in the
United States. In the State Reform
School Of Rhode Island, Of 3. o3I, il 1850,
incarcerated, only 1910 were of pa
rents born in the United States,
while ,, I9l were Of parents born abroad.
The Rhode Island Workhoase and House
Of Correction received in 1882 6,202 per-
sons, of whom 3,I9l were born in the
United States, and 5 OIL abroad and Of
these ,, 1914 in Ireland, i5S in Eogland, 10
in Scotland, IS2 il British America, 80 in
Germany, II in France, and 90 elsewhere
abroad. OF all these 6, POP, however. only
l57 we're of parents who were born in the
United States, leaving 6,O45 who were Of
foreign parentage OF 6,05l admitted to
almshouses il Pennsy lyania in 1881, COS
were foreigners.
These statistics might be greatly ex-
tended. They are, however, all OF the
character indicated, and the lessons they
teach are so self-evidens that there is no
necessity to repeat them At least one
thing may now be intelligentIy done, and
chat is to officially compile the statistics
relating to this topic, with view of call
Ing attention more closely to the dangers
Of immigration to the system Of our repub-
lie. and the possible evolution Of remedies.
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