The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-11

after the duty is operative, and Nc.
kinley prices are lower prices"
THE NEW INnIGIATION LAW.
1t has been n question ofserious con-
Germ with many as TO the practical Of.
fectiveness of the restrictive and pro-
hibitIve clauses of The new Immigra-
ton law.
In fullillment of the expressed judg-
ment Of those informed on the subject
there has been n perfect torrent, a
spring frcshet. Of immigration during
the last month.
The peculiarly adverse conditions in
European countries. together with the
golden prospects held out TO the for
eign poor by emigration agents, have
been conductive TO this result. Ac-
cordin2 10 the official statistics tie
recent rae Of foreign influx has far
exceeded any previous record since
the year1sS2.
The Superintendent of Immigra-
ton Col. John b. Weber, is
more than gratified at the practical
assistance which the new law affords
him in enforcing the %salutary r~cstric-
ton, demanded by our people and
required by the necessities of the
Csc.
The Superintendent says that if il
were not for the anticipated effective
ness of the new law. it would be safe
to predict that this wears immigration
viii be in excess of even that Of 1852.
when the number of immi"rants land
ing at Castle Garden reached the
unprecedented record of $4,000.
The tabulaicd statement of the Sup
eriniCndcn:. which has just been is
sued. covering the record of ia" first
three months of the present year.
shows a remarkable and stariiin"
change in the character of the mIjor-
ity of the Immigrant: class. Formerly
the largest percentage OF immigration
came from Great Britain and ireland.
Bat during the last few month, the
Immigrant class lIas undergone a
complete change. England and Ire
land lead the list of natiOnaliiics no
longer. Italy. Russia and Austria nov
fake the front rank. and the rate of
increase of immigration from these
countries, involving the most undesir-
able and Objectionable class OF people,
has led our authorities to hail with
JOY the practical application of the
new law in checking and remcdying
this growing and threatening evil.
Italians increasingly head the list.
II may be that this wholesale dcsertion
of Italy by its people rendered the
present Italian administration the
more ready TO pick an apparent quar-
rel with this country in order to
check this enormous flood of Italian
immigration.
Only three years ago Italy stood
ninth on the list. but this year il sends
Us more than One-fifth of the whole
number of immigrants.
1t is a matter of cOngra!ulation and
pleasant reflection to the Republican
party that it has been enabled TO save
the country TO some extent from this
evil that seriously threatens our pccu-
liar national institutions and social and
political prosperity.
The restrictive and prohibitiye
clauses of the new law will operate TO
Immediately check this flood Of Objec-
tiOnable immigration by properly pro-
viding for the return of a large per-
ccntage of the more undesirable class
of those who come from Italy, Austria
and Russia
We arc--glad TO know that the bene-
ficent character of the new law has
been demonstrated by its first practi-
cal application
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