The daily critic., 1890-10-22
An Essay Inscribed to the Press Of
the Country
HERtPRESEE7ED AND TR'nPLED UPON.
Character and Mode Of Living Of ltaly's
Sens and Daughiers--Why Do
They Emigrate Pan Appeal
for Fair Play,


jCct TO which, I am very much afraid, |
shall not succeed in doing fun Justice.
] shall try, however, 10 pres mt Il to
those brilliant minds, who, to a very
great extent, mould public opinion in
this country, in such a shape as to
merit, at least, their serious attention
II is a subject, It seems TO me. which
ought 10 be not only very dear to the
heart Of all those more fortunate
Italians who have become citizens Of
dis great and beautiful country, but of
no little moment, also. to all those
broad minded Americans, whose love OF
fair play is proverbial the world over
] mean those genuine Americans who
are ever found In the front ranks Of the
army Of progress, whose souls are
actuated with an unselfsh patriotic
ardor inherited from ancestors who
with tears and blood laid the founda-
iion Of a republic calculated to prove a
safe barbor for the oppressed Of all
climes worthy the name of man; a re.
public which for greatness and true
Christianity stands today unparalleled
in the annals Of history.
A certain labor reformer, 10 speaking
Of the poor emigrants who come to the
United States to better their condition.
said in substance-before the honorable
Fasset Committee--that 'the Italians
are a menace to the country"
As no comments were made on this
as feition at the time It was published,
nor since--so far as am informed-by
the editors In whose papers It was given
space to, Il Is only reasonable to sup
pose that It was taken for granted by
any readers that said assertion was
true, and therefore proper. Whether
II Is in good taste or not and according
TO the true principles Of journalism, 10
print the assertion OF any man, calcu.
lated 10 lower the estimation OF any
body Of men In the eyes Of those who
may chance 10 read H., without the
editor setting the reader Alright as 10 its
truth or falsily, l leave TO the
esilmable gentlemen 20 whom these
pages are Inscribed, to determine.
Certain II Is that a man, be his
motives what they may, has n right
providing he does not 90 beyond the
limits Of the code) to give expression To
his sentiments OF man and things, aud
The leader referred TO had just as much
right to voice his opinion Of those who
form the subject of this essay, as those
other reformeTs had Il do not know
their nationality to cry out in meeting:
The Italians must so
In times past there have been leaders
whose great forte Il was 10 hold no
10 their followers a sort OF promised
land without knowing the road 10 II.
and who trusted. perhaps, to those
same ineXplicable circumstances, which
had made them what they were, for
success in their undertaking. When
compelled 10 account for their failures.
however, they showed their wonderful
fertility of invention by holding up such
excuses TO their deluded followers as
easily quelled their muTmurings, no
matter who suffered by Il. True, they
succeeded at times, these leaders, IN
changing conditions; ia benefiting their
followers on one side az the expense
OF the other; In making their wants
more numerous without putting il ia
their power 10 obtain those wants IN an
honorable manner
They did not, however. on the way
teach them to live within their means;
fTugaliiy temperance, IN word,
honesty for hoBeslys sake" was lost
sight Of. God helps those who help
themselves, " but mo Hl0ties p0,neF must
spring Jf0m principles dsTired from
Gods OlCH LVsf
We have seen pretty much the same
State of affairs 10 our own time We
have heard leaders promise great things.
We have seen. time aud again. honest
toileTs lose time, money aud peace Of
mind under the belief that unalloyed
baFpiness was In store for them; we
have seen the rights Of those diffeFiag
from them IN opinion unhesilatiugly
iTsmpled upon; We have seen the laws
violated and audaCt0us minOTiIirs iYTan
niZiBg over good natured maj0riies
but no happiness, no, not even content.
ment. Some menanelng obstacle has
always arisen between them and their
objective point which has impeded
their progress. For the leaders % con
fess that the whole trouble lay IN their
own ignorance Of the Laws Of Nature,
or In their selishness, OF in both, would
mean their own debasement; for
them not 10 hold up 20 their followers
some cause for their failures. would
mean t0 lose that prestige among
them which they need 10 keep thea
where they are So. having nothing
better to offer them al this time. they
hold uD the Italian as one of the great
and threatening obstacles which stands
between them and their goal, and - We
bear that the Italians are q menace %
the country" that the Italians must
90. Are The Italians a menace % the
United States / propose 70 answer this
question IN The following pages.
WAY Do PEOPLE ENIaRATE.
People emigTale % better their c0ndi
ton This desire which burns In the
breast of al progressive nations has been
The cause Of The motive power Of the great
human tides which have flowed from one
point of the globe tl another II different
periods Of rme. producing changes
physically and morally beyond the
calculation of man. This cause, Il
seems % me Gees not spring from
chance II springs from The same source
from which sprung he Inspirations 81
Columbus aud Of Washington il IS but
40 incident % me great scheme Of Lle
Creator The Italians 81 whom / am
about 10 treat ans actuattd by tLe same
cause.
WHY no THEY COME 10 TUE UNITED
STATES.
They come 10 lhia part of n rth
America because IF tha aecauat
they hear of The vast resources
81 MS great couuIy because of the
maEuIhceul display 81 our WelItsy
ciBzels hen they visit their laud aud