The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-04
Current Events.

The Ford congressional committee In
Restigating foreign immigration, are be-
ginning " unear h some considerable
amount OF information as to the causes Of
the remarkable How Of foreigners to this
country. The subject Of ltailan immlgra-
ton has thus far taken must Of the com
mittee's time, which 10 spent during the
uay In committee room, anA In the even,
Ing 'slsmming; and the slums OF Mul-
berry street have certainly not lessened
their interest In the testimony taken dur.
Ing the day; for the horrors OF the Null
terry street dens are almost beyond Our
comprehension Of iniquity and filth.
But why do they come heley l& l.
tiOn " the reasons given last Ws'ks the
iurluenco VI money lenders, Italian bank.
ers In New York, AMI the work Of padroni,
which 10 practically contract labor import
alton, q large proportion are farmers. II
On the lands OF the west, they could NJ
doubt provide for tnenselves; but how are
they " get therey They are ind uced u
start by the golden promises held out by
steamship ana land agents, who make their
living by drumming up their recruits for
America, and ~ II IL for the interest of the
steamship companies TO keep their steerage
full, no person good for the passage money
IL refused. Thousands start with only
money enough " get 10 New York, and
maintain themselves for q few days there
becoming soon handicaps ON our own native
and naturalized labor.
Now II can readily be seen that, as co.
Temporary puts 1t, this Is serious matter
There ism enOugh--hampered as we are
by this outrageous high tariff, which the
republicans propose to perpetuste II they
can--there isn't enough work for our own
people. II an honest laboring man Can
make both ends meet he IL lucky. He IL
organizing 10 protect himself and crying
out for something TO do that he may have
bread 10 eat aud decent ROOT over
his head. At such time, for tens OF thou.
sands Of the lower classes of Europe TO be
dumped into our midst every month, tina,
foreign steamship companies and foreign
rough fate. The Ford committee have just
began. They are running along on the
outside at present. BY degrees tney will
work their way toward the center Of things
and, unless We are greatly mistaken, we
will root up some hard facts"
There IL no Know-nothingism In the
Inquiry: II Ii q question OF sell. preserva-
tion OF American labor. All Europe guards
It's ports against immigrants, and England
has become alarmed at the emigration of
this same class TO her shores, and will
doubtless close the gates. Why then should
America accept what al the rest Of the
world refusesi
Chief Justice Fuller received his CON-
mission from the President on Tuesday
last He has rented superb residence In
Washington, and Will be sworn into Oh CO
and begin bis work on the bench when the
Court convenes again.
The President returned from 0 fishing
trip on the Atlantic coast, on Thursday last.
The following petition for protection"
has been received In Washington, from an
Ambis, Iowa, man: "Being profoundly i'm.
pressed with the gravity Of the occasion,
and the magnitude Of tho matter At Issue,
10 that oil my worldly possessions are In
vested 10 two dozen hens, and realizing
that there should b 20 Discrimination In
reg I'd 70 the prussction Of American in
dus1ies, and being advised that there were
some 100000 Of sggs imported Into the
United beasss 10 the year 1857. therefore
would respsctfully pray your hooosabls