New-York tribune., 1890-05-04

Law in a stock of monarchcal ideas to put into
practice when they come home, should pay
heavy export duty when they leave these SHORES
or an imnort tax on their return. We tax the
imported article that is manufactured aproau.
bui nothing so dangerous TO our Institutions las
ever landed as the American who has learned 10
be a nabob through shaking the hahd thdI sliooN
royalty across the water - .io
IL is suggested that we should stop lmnlHra,
tion even for a brief PERIOD because II wOulu
entail hardship on those who would imWlETac'
4 Gentleman suggested one day that for five years
we allow no more immigrant, to land, and he was
asked: What will the poor fellow do who IS
Iis Lone of em1grating? Without entering into
the merits of the proposition. let me ask why any
man should starve at nome when he can take
what he has earned there as well ds here. 10,
tbev will not starve at home if they stay there,
but if pressed to it they will take by the throat
thosc who now rob them Of the food they should
eat and if they lack the spirit or intelligence 10
do that across the water they will be but slaves
when they land in this country; ! for one pre-
fer that they shake the foundations OF every
manarchy across the water rather than see the
only home in which freedom has foothoid van
ish from the face of the political world.
SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
Every immigrant should, on landing be sworn
as 10 his intentions TO become citizen OF the
United States. ard he should be informed at the
same time that ut the end of five years he would
be required TO lie able to read the English
language and take out full citizenship papers.
COPY of the Declaration of Independence, the
Constitution of the United States and condensed
history of the United States all printed IN his
own language. His instructions should be TO
study them 80 that when be learned 10 speak
English he would know what they meant.
Whenever an immigrant refused 10 comply he
should he returned to his own home.
Steamship companies should be held response
bic for the good character of the immigrants they
land Not more than 1000 should be permitted
10 land in any one week, and they should not be
T., ont of the doors of The building
at the port of entry until they had fully complied
with the law; they should nor, as at present, be
permitted TO remain only long enough in the
presence of the inspector 10 let him smell their
lied M clothing. For every nationality that
lands there should be an inspector who could
sneak that tongue, and he should he appointed by
the workncmens organizations of tins country
30 that the party in power would not begin max
ing converts the day the immigrants landed.
The suggestion made 10 the investigating com
mittce on April IL. by Mr. Post. that Inspectors
should board every ycssel at the point from which
they sail and mngc with the lmmigrants, Is
GOOD one. That plan would work no hardship
10 the immigrant, and il would give the inspector
sufficient time TO learn the why and wherefore
Of every case board; he could then find ont
who was responsible Tor the wholesale shipments
of human freight, and Steps could be taken 10
guard against what was not for the best interests
Of this Nation
IL was thrown AT me some four years ago,
when | called attention 10 the swelling tide of
immigration. that If my father had been forbid
den TO land | would to-day be- digging turf IN
ireland. That may bc true, and II ! would not
be tit for anything better than turf-dlSglns. |
hope that | would be able 10 do that III the high
est style of the art; but. in any event. II would
be far better 10 bc turf digger IN Ireland than "A
bcggaT in America. as are many of the poor who
now land III the United States. But the condi-
tions are not the same as they were In le2o,
when my father landed. The man who cmigTntcd
then must have had "a strong heart. hc must have
been determined 10 work ont his own salvation,
and he did not come with the prospect ahead oi
him Of taking some other mans ptrr, or OF re-.
ducing wages. II the situation today couid
parallel tiaf OF l-2G no one would sly a Wofd
about immigration. Al that day We could not
get imiuicraniS enough. to-day Sc have too
many. and II Is modcsiN, perhaps, th1t prevents
majority oi our people from cNpfc 'ing me
same sentiments that do on The subject IAe
class of immigrants that com" row are not "a,
good as those Of twenty years ago. q uc" lr!d
has been opened up and the production docS n't
equal. i'm point of moral worth, iIHl oi TIE pass
generation: ore ha, only 10 stand . Castle "ar-
dcn that used to bc, 10 realize that TINS is too
true.
Granting that those who DO land are worthy
men and women If they cluuot "nd w"fk
10 do they must beg or Steal, and ln short tnc
We make criminals Of them. Would n not hc
more mcrci.u 10 allow only rs many 10 hnd ms
can find cmployfnclf our bureaus should De-
authority on that subject. and ought - show the
number of unemployed each year.
The question Of immigration II - broad MS me
uniycrsr and It's final solution docs not rest with
The [ 'uitcd STATES. nor should our field of labor
hc confined 10 III" United States alone ~ or
form of government. as D. was intended 10 hc, is
the richf kind. then We should lc actively on
gaccd in extending IL to all parts ~ thr earth,
and with i's luiroduct on in tie liI"rcnt com
tries We would find tie poor Of tAcse lands ta6-
ing such an interest in their own Governments
that they would not care 10 leave and cmicr'''
10 one that did not excel them ln ANY resucri.
r. V. rOWDEHLY.
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