The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-26
EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION.

EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION.
stadiss In sarspe ss EmIgrstios Nov
IaG eat Of Europe, Especially that
Flowing 10 the URIted states.
Among the many valuable con-
tFIbutIons by the Department Of
State TO the knowledge OF our rels-
tons with foreign countries, and Of
the Influences from other nations
Affecting the economic condition Of
the people Of the United States, few,
II any, are more important or more
Interesting than the special consular
report with the title given above.
II was prepared by Mr.. r. l.. DIngley
from Investigations made during the
year ending October I, 1890. IL is
rare 10 find . government document
giving evidence Of 90 thorough study,
or which IL presented In style and
spirit 90 attrActIvely. The story Of
emigration, - told by Mr.. DIngley,
IL invested with the fascination Of
romance, although replete with
statistics and documentary evidence
that demonstrate lie truth and sub
stantlste It's conclusions.
The visit Of the organ grinder was
the prelude Of that broad stream OF
population flowing from Southern
Europe TO the United States which
must now be recognized as q factor
In the formation OF American
character, and destined to affect
materially the American type Of
humanity. In 1875 there were al
most no Italian emIgTants to this
country. In 1888 nearly 10000
Italians GWaTmed to our shores.
Though OF recent origin, Italian
emigration O. now a. large in pro-
portion 10 the population OF Italy as
that from Great Britain and ireland
Il 70 their population, and tree times
greater than the German ratio. The
point Of departure IL chiefly Naples,
and the emigrants, as . rule, come |
from the small interior villages Of
Southern Italy, where they have
generally been working on the land.
The motive for emIgrstlng ls the
small return for their labor at home
not more than one-fourth Of the
wages paid In the United States.
These smlgrsnts are not paupers or
bsggars, though poor, and they are
temperate and frugal.
We have comparatively few
French immigrants from France.
In 1880 they numbered only 2SI2 per-
sons. But Of late there has been
rapid increase Of SyrIans and
Armenlans coming to this country
b way Of Marseilles-A movement
that should be watched, As Il IL
bringing an undesirable addition to
our population.
We, however, receive an import
ant annual Immigration Of French
from Canada. In 1890 about 1900 ,
French Canadians came over our
northern borders, chiefly into the
New England States.
From Belgium only IL per cent. OF :
the smigrAnts are BelgIsns and
about SO per cent. are Germans. q
The remainder 10 mainly composed Z
Of Swiss. Italians and Russians.
The total emigration from Belgium Z
to this country in 1889 was shout
$1,000. 4
From Holland only about 5000 '
. migrants called for the United
States In 1889, and Of these not more q
than one-fOurth were Dutch.
A marked decline OF German 8
emigration 10 noted Of late. It's I
chiefly to the industrial '
and peaceful policy Of the present ?
emperor. 1t IL also partly due TO &
The scarcity Of agricultural labor 10
and to the efforts OF the b
TO discourage emlgra- e
lion in the past 20 years, but mainly d
Ia the past IS years. More than u
tour and half millions Of Germans Il
have come 10 this country. From b
1871 10 1855 inclusive about 500, 600 b
Germans emIgrated, and Of these q
more than I,sOO, 600 went 10 the =
UnIted States. constituting over y q
per cent. of ell the emigration 10 Il
Ibis country during that time, and A
within 2 per cent. Of the emigration 3,
IN the same q me from Great Britain q
Ind Ireland to the United States Il
A large partition OF the emigrants Il
ria Hamburg aud bremen come q
rom Russia, Italy, Austria aud Il
Sweden. In 1850 36,62s Russians n
'alled from these ports for the
Quilted States. E
The Germans coming here gensr. v
Ally bring some money. They COM q
Prise persons from all grades az D,
.OeIeiy, aud recently there has been "a
Itafgsr proportion Of educated men n
imoHg them. A
The emigration from Sweden a. n
uP0rlani In proportion toihe popu- as
alton Of that country In eight n
Tsars from fGso q amounted to 81 go er
They hasa been Q valuable ur
'adltion 10 our industrial resources. Dr.
TIE emigration from British ports q
'osaes mainly to the UaIsed States, u
= spite nj efforts 10 turn it 70 Canada Of
nd Australia. The largest arrivals m
q thls countty from Great Britain ts
rere from 1881 10 lss5. since then %
hey have been declining. owing 80
'erh-Ps 10 wsFs favorable eonastlsns %