The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS.
NOneyless FREDERICKSBURG Are Promptly
Returned to the Old World.
How Charles Foster, the Spiritualistic Me-
dunn, Performed His Tricks-New York
Socialists Excited Overa Directory.
OLD WORLD PAUPERS.
undesirable Immigrants Who Are at Once
Sent Back to Europe.

Undesirable Immigrants Who Are at Once
Sent Back to Europe.
social to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
NgY York, Dec 19.-Many immigrants ara
saot back to the old world immediately on their
arrival at this port because they are paupers. If
4Ary are unable to start for themselves in this
country and have no friends TO help them. the
immigration commissioners do not permit them
10 20 beyond the yard at Castle Garden. The
stats laws sustain this policy. Occasionally
some benevolent person or society gives the
requisite aid, but every year a thousand or more
inaigent adventurers are shut out of their fan
cied' El Dorado Cornelius Vanderbilts atten-
.ioa was called to this matter year ago
and he desired to render systematic aid
to the disappointed immigrants; but he
had already gone into as many charities
AS he felt able to stand, and therefore could not
take up this new thing. He laid the subject
before his father, the late William H., seeking to
enlist his interest but the attempt was a failure
As the great millionaire refused to contribute a
dollar 1t was settled conviction of his that
no healthy man need be in want of the ordinary
necessities of life. He gave literally to educa-
tiOnal institutions, because he believed that the
general welfare of the country would be bene-
flied by higher culture; and he gave fairly,
through his wife's influence, to hospital enter
prsses; but nobody could enlist his sympathies
to any extent in aiding ableboded persons in
amp manner. He could not conceive. apparently
of such persons honestly needing aid under any
circumstances. There was work enough for
sysryqody capable of doing it, and why should
anyone. not incapacitated by illness, require as
Sislance? Now that Cornelius has come into
possession of nearly sixty millions, he is beset
on all hands by opportunities, and thus far he
declines to make any promises; but his brother
George W., says: There are two philanthropic
schemes that Cornelius is surely going
insO One is provision of means for
putting to work immigrants who would other
wise be sent back to Europe. so that no person
coming to America need be deprived of a chance
to get a living here. The other is fund for
prosecuting cases gratis under the civil-damage
law" The statute of this State alluded to
enables any person damaged by the sale of in
toxlcants to recover the loss from either the bar
tender. the owner of the saloon or the proprietor
OF the house Not ten suits under the law have
been instituted however, owing to the poverty
Of those who would be most benefited by YER
5iets the dislike of lawyers to take up causes in
which the fees would be small and uncertain
aud the financial responsibility of many of the
defendants. With such a solidly backed society
rs Cornelius Vanderbilt might establish, and the
general knowledge the part of drunkards'
families that damages could be obtained, a revo-
luton id the liquor traffic would be effected The
rivil-damage law, even unused, has been terror
10 the trade since its enactment, and the LIQUOR
societies have repeatedly struggled for its repeal
but the rural members of the Legislature stand
firm for it,