Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-04-20
MigratiOns Now and Then

n the foreign news Of The Chicago Times
OF a recent date interesting facts were stated
In reference To the appalling condition OF peo-
pie uvfAg in that district which suffered from
the 6Oohs OF the Yellow river. The Chinese
TIMES SAYS that 1.-THE only remedy possible Is
to take the people away and put them into
a new country" aud Manchoora Is suggest
ed as q country which can 'readily receive a
few million OF people, who might in a few
months support themselves, ard in few
wears become prosperous denizens." China is
ON the other side OF the world and but vague
ideas exist here AS TO It's people or It's boun-
dares, but the proposition TO remove millions
of people at once to strange, new country
hundreds OF miles distant is interesting
enough to attract attention throughout the
world. II suggests other like removals Of
whole nations. hints Of which come down TO
us from comparative philology or legendary
lore. To some such dreadful calamity is
probably 10 be attributed the peopling Of this
continent by nations unquestionably OF
Asiatic origin. When history, legend, tradi-
ton fail comparative philoiogy has traced the
pathway OF nations from the steppes of Asia
To western Europe and even North America.
Strange is 1t that these airy messengers,
syilables, sounds accents, evtmolOgies, bring
Us intelligence from ages aud nations history
bind the barbaric floods that oycrsprcsd
Europe at intervals for several hundred years
when is not yet understood. One of the
strangest facts IN history IS that having COM
menccd from some locality not clearly defined
IN Asa, nothing could arrest it--not Roman
arms nor epidemcs, and pestiences more de-
structiyc. 10 seemed as resstess as the tides,
and human power was as pOwerless 70 dam II
AS IL was 10 arrest the Hood OF the Yellow
river. Perhaps as in the case before US
natural pnuNnleitu drove he
hordes before it, for they came in millions
with women aud children, uncertain as TO
their destination, only anxious TO move on.
They seemed to be flying from some terror
greater than any they could possibly meet In
lands OF which they knew nothing.
In Nheston's History of the Mortimer"
an account Is given OF the emigration Of Oitn
and colony Of Scythsn Goth from the banks
OF the Ianais, in Asia, TO the Peninsula OF
Scandinavia TO escape the Roman ligions.
Here was removed like unto that now sug-
gested In China, OF a people all together from
Their old home to one thousands oil miles lis
tant and in climate, latitude and general
characteristics entirely dissimilar. But of IL
came influences that are potent to-day in Eng
land aud even in America. This thing OF
picking up nation and transplsntlng IL was
not SO uncommon once AS now. There was
then less household goods 10 carry, while
1Ocks aud herds lightened the dangers and
burdens Of the way But humanity ia no less
much more change OF residence, though II
docs not occur in the wholesale way Of the
ancient DAYS. Its influence is no less great
for II minelcs and mixes r. ces, peoples, nation
alities, languages much faster IL required
hundreds OF years 10 blend the Brilou aud
Norman. Hardly generation now is reQuir-
Ell To convert a German, Scandinavian, or an
Irish man Into an American. But
The mixing goes on and in
creascs constantly as modes Of tray
.l fuaftr Ia .f IA g.f .tt1I Iona
are followed by clashes Of opinion and peace
ful debate as the day wears, which these EN-
isratous seem to be intended to hasten, when
nations shall learn war no more.
We have German nation among US as also
an Irish nation and a Scandinavian nation.
But they came not as the Mortimer did to
Scandinavia nor as the NOrm2ns came TO Eng
aud Centuries Of bloody battles are not re-
CURED 10 br-ng about the smalgamstion that
must come at last But they come A. potent
factors IN new aud better civilization than
The Old world has ever known.-C hctg0
Times.