The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-27
THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION ELSE
WHERE.
the New Orleans Times-Democrat.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
| The United States, which has been dis
| cussng the immigration question at
| length and eXcitedlv of late, and irving
| to devise some steps to check the large
| pauper and criminal immigration to
| this country, apparently imagines that it
is the only land suffering from the evil.
We know, of course, that there is a large
emigration to Australia and the Argen-
tine Republic. But these countries have
raised no objection to it. They have so
much wild and unimproved land that
they are not so likely to suffer, no matter
how many persons may come there; and,
as matter of fact, they have generally
held out inducements to the newcomers
and offered to pay their way out.
The meeting lately held in London,
under the presidency of Lord Dunraven,
associated with the Duke of Norfolk and
other Englishmen of equal prominence
and patriotism, seems to be, to some ex-
tent, result of the agitation of the sub
ject in the United States. Its purpose
was announced ito check the influx of
pauper and criminal population from
different parts of the European CONT
nent." In addition to the increased
crime, one of the effects of this immigra-
ton was the depression of the trades
and the bringing of the work people Of
London down to the low condition of the
immigrants" Self-protection, Lord
Dunraven said, calls for the exclusion Of
accessions to the London population of
residents "who can live on the common
est food. in the vilest air, crowded to-
gether like the lower animals" under
conditions which would lead to the
survival Of the unfittest." The permis-
sion of such imagination would sap the
foundation of one industry after an
other and would set a low standard Of
wages throughout the country"
Particular attention was asked TO the
troubles arising from the immigration Of
contract Iaborers from southern Italy, |
and one of the most thoughtful speeches |
Of the occasion was directed against the |
folly of encouraging schemes Of colo /
nizatiOn from England while permitting |
the life OF the English metropolis to be |
corrupted by the ingress Of the degraded. |
servile and disorderly. 1t was shown |
that within brief period more than
90 600 destitute persons had been sent /
from the continent to find in London /
subsistence they could not earn at home.
and parliament was called upon 10 revise 4
the British immigration laws in order TO /
check the detiIemeut Of English civiliza- /
ton.
The London meeting. il viii be seen,
was somewhat different from the move
ment in this country, Inasmuch as il had
a double purpose-to check both eEnigra-
ton from England and immigration into
it. The evil seems far less serious one
there than IN this country, as the immi-
grafton IS so much smaller. barely one
tenth what it Is here. On the other
hand, England p already overcrowded
and wages low. and the influx OF pauper
l0bor there must nave depressing and
injurious effect upon the working
clarses. Moreover, the island i II such
easy reach Of Europe, aud London az
foris such extraordinary facilities for
hiding, that the criminals Of the CONT
aeuI drift IN large numbers 10 the Eng
.ish capital. greatly increasing TIE
amount % crime committed there. Great
Britain has. therefore. serious cause for
bat the evil Is far greater
one here; ami II this question Is attract