San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-30
NOT A PENAL COLONY.

| our 1aUnerS were uUWllllllS III phO
early settlement of America that it
should be made penal colony, and
many were the circumstances ad-
| dressed to the king of Great Britain
against so making it. Having
achieved their independence, erected
| the former colonies into the grandest
republic of the ages, and demonstra-
ted, during the bloOdiest four years
war of historical times, the unity and
indivisibility of the nation, it lily be-
comes the people of this mighty ma
ton to sit idly by while Europe pours
her scum upon these shores, and by
systematic action with full connivance
and cooperation of her governments
sends annually to this country thou
sands of her criminals. 1t is matter
capable of proof, and is now undergo
ing examination by the immigration
committee of congress, that Germany
and especially Bavaria has organized
societies whose avowed object is the
sending of discharged criminals to
this country. The existence of these
societies was denied by the German
government so late as 1885 when
direct enquiries through the state de-
partment were made touching this
matter. These two facts want to be
taken into connection: Bavaria has
organized societies for sending her
discharged criminals to America; the
worst classes of our anarchist are from
Bavaria, and the menace to the peace
and good government of this country
are greater from that quarter than
from any other. The testimony
before the immigration committee
shows that while the Bavarian gov
eminent does not officially manage
these societies for the deportation of
criminals upon these shores, that
government officials of high standing
are active officials and directors of
such societies and that even the
princes of the royal household are in
Guided in the honorary officers who
give the credit and influence of royal
ty itself to the infamous work they
undertake.
Is it not enough that the insane and
the paupers of Europe are dumped
upon these shores, as though Amer
lea were the garbage ground of Eu-
rope. without systematic movements,
aided and abetteG by monarchical
authority, for making of this free land
a penal colony. 1t is little remark
able that this Internal work is so
largely the result of American mat
tentiOn and carelessneSS during three
and half years Of democratic admin
istration of the affairs of this nation.
Under republican rule much more
vigorous foreign policy was pursued,
and it is safe to say had the election
of 1884 resulted in the election of James
G.. Blaine to the chief magistrate of
this nation that we would not have
been confronted today with the cOnse-
quences of a weak and cOwardly adj
minstratiOn of the foreign office; so
weak and cOwardly that little Bava-
ria insults us every month to tow by
pouring a batch of her criminals into
| this country to work destruction or
public order and subvert the very
! foundations of our social institu-
| tiOns as will as our pOlitl-
cal ones. How it reads. Bavaria is
making of this country penal colony
from 1885 to 1888; pouring her dyna-
miters and anarchists into the lap of
our people and making of free America
An asylum for the insane, and the filth
and scum brought to the surface of
Europe by the agitations and corrup-
tiOns of her degenerated and degen-
Grating monarchies. America owes it
to herself to resent this insult, to
purge her shores from such canaille, to
make Europe understand that she
cannot be spit upon with impunity,
and to call Bavaria to an account for
her violation of every law of interna-
tional cOumityin sending her criminal
classes into this country through the
efforts of societies presided over by
mem bers of the royal household. I'm
der republican administrations such
republican rule this fall will make
them impossible in the future.
THE italian government may
squirm over the investigation into i'm
portations of contract labor from Italy
into America, contrary to law, and
howl about determinations 1t will
not avail. The law has been most fla,
GRAVITY violated, and New York agen,
cies are fattening at the expense of the
country through such violations. II
is high time to call halt. These
italian paupers are the worst class Of
emigrants that reach these shores
and the entire padrone system is 8
disgrace to the authorities of New