The record-union., 1891-03-09

New York ......... AZ 1880 1881 ,93il 127.2S
New Jersey. $500 ] ,l4l ON 1920
Pennsylvania =. $4,000 5,24S,574l 114.o5
The same may be said of the North
west and far West. While the foregoing
furnishes nothing to excite solicitude ut
present, yet we now count up 63, 900, 900
souls in round numbers, and it is be-
coming grave question when we ought
to put on the brakes.
The "nigger in the fence" in this bill,
however, grows out of the donation of
Baron Hirsch of g, 500, coo, to assist his
to come here from Poland and Russia.
While lots of these honorable gentle
men in Congress write letters, attend
meetings and bloyiate about the oppres-
sions OF Russia and other countries upon
that prosecuted people, when it comes
really to taking them ourselves it makes
difference whose OK is gored.
The disgusting feature of this whole
business lies in the political demagogy
about what is really going on behind the
scenes.
THE TRUTH Is BETTER.
Every one knows who has had much to
do with the following-na nationali-
ties, that it is very close game between
them, VIZ: Cinnamon, Portuguese, Ital-
ians and Polish or Russian Jews, and as
to their desirability, there is no differ
ence of opinion.
1 do not refer to exceptional cases at all.
it is distinctly understood that this means
the masses of them as they appear in this
country. Neither is il to be distorted into
taking sides with any European monarch
who treats them inhumanly.
1t does mean, however, that there are
quite number OF American citizens in
this country, native as well as foreign
hr toir ba f,at Ia
the great sentimental epidemic is raging
in the United States about the persecu-
ton of Jews in Russia, it might not be
considered cruel to that important race
for US to reflect for moment that Ameri-
can boys and girls are entitled to some
little consideration as to who they shall
be called upon to assimilate with, in order
to perpetuate our institutions and form of
government, as well as another trifling
but important factor as to where they are
going to find desirable place TO live
when they grow up. This seems to be
the whole question shorn of all political
denlagoguery.
The statistics show that while not more
than one-third of our whole population
is foreign by birth or parentage, yet it is
ascertained that about siXty-two per cent.
of the population of Cincinnati, eighty
three per cent. of Cleveland, sixty-three
per cent. of Boston, eighty eight per
cent. of New Y ors, and ninety per cent.
of Chicago, are offoreign birth or parent
age.
1t is also ascertained that seventy per
cent. of our prisoners and correspond
ing percentage of our defective classes are
also of foreign birth or parentage.
The Jews, however, make an exceed
ingly good showing of exemption from
the two last-named undesirable elements
That does not change the aspect of the
main question, with reference to the adj
visibility of limiting all immigration to
that race from which we principally
sprang and that class who started us off
in the great pace for national existence,
and who substantially placed us where
we stand to-day.
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.
From January to April Is, $780, there
arrived in the port of New York alone a
total of 76,S69 immigrants as steerage
passengers and S,926 as cabin passengers,
of foreign birth. OF this number, Ger
many furnished 14,435; England, s.75l;
Ireland, 5.304; Russia, 7,1l9; Italy, 1911;
Austria, 7,l76; Hungary, 5,4O5; Sweden,
1886; Bohemia, 2,647; Denmark; 2,2S3;
Scotland, 2,l6l; Switzerland, 2,l3l; Nor
way, 1874; Poland, 1853; France 1,3lO;
Holland, l ,284; Belgium, 629; Portugal,
303; Spain. l40; Turkey, l29; Greece, 80;
Austria, ii, and other countries ia.
On the 18th of April, on occount of the
stupendous frauds and fragrant violations
of the law, the Government took absolute
charge of the immigration bureau,
changed the location and kicked out that
fraudulent New York alliance.
Since that change the total foreign i'm
migration into that port, without particu-
larizing nationalities, was 292, sis, max
ing in all 369,3S4. The percentage of
Italians, Portuguese. Russians and that
class increasing; the Poles and Russians
reaching 60,590. In the whole United
States exclusive of British North Amer
ica, Mexico and adjacent islands, and the
Chinese who smuggled in from Canada
and Mexico) the grand total of foreign
immigration for the year 1890 was 49l ,026 !:
that is, the last named sum represents
those who entered our ports legitinately
If Baron Hirsch, or any other equally
wealthy and benevolent gentleman, of
Jewish or any other nationality, desires
to assist the down-trodden OF his or any
other race, it is suggested that there are
equally large and certainly more well
come and appropriate fields for them to
conduct this good work in, other than the
United States of America. Jerusalem.
Africa, Brazil and the Argentine Repub-
lie are suggested. The latter two coun-
tries are offering lands and bounty for
agricultural and other desirable immi-
grants.
The argument that if we were not the
dumping g-ground for the overplus of
Europe, they would have to resume their
wars in order to keep down tho redund-
ancy of population, might be applied
with greater effect to Darkest Africa.
Inasmuch as we have full returns from
nearly every nationality in the United
States on the subject of immigration, it
might not be inappropriate for those
Americans who are not dependent upon
politics for living, to submit their feeble
impressions.
The idea that Americans should have
any say about the affairs of this country
is somewhat novel, I admit, but if we can
look into that question without being
handicapped with religious or political
side-shows, there may be enough gathered
together to entitle them to a cheap
chrome.
MINISTER TO CHINA.
The nomination of ex-senator Blair of
New Hampshire to represent this Gov
ernment at the Celestial Kingdom may
not be uninteresting. About ten days
ago, while that gentleman was at the
White House, the President asked him
how he would like that place. Mr.. Blair
said he hadn't thought of it, but would
prefer talking with his wife, who is an
invalid and absent at present.
Day before yesterday the President sent
for him and inquired if he had not vet
heard from his wife.
Yesterday the name went into the Sem
ate while Mr.. Blair was in the Secretary
of the Senate's office, talking with Mr..
Gorham, and some other gentlemen. He
had just asked Mr.. Gorham what he
thought of that position and the climate.
and received the reply that from what
ex-Ministers Low and Young had told
him he thought it was eminently desir-
able.
At that moment two Senators, one of
each party, came in and congratulated
Mr.. Blair not only on his nomination but
instant continuation, adding the further