The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-19
N-u York Hnd,

One oil the most extraordinary at.
temp,s ever made by tho United States
government to fathom the mysterious,
worldwide system under which tho
governments Of Europe aro pouring in
horles OF paupcrs, imbccilos, criminals
and other elements that are already
weakening and blishting the social
structure OF the North American CONT
nent came to mn unsuccessful end this
morning, when Mr.. Herman ]. Schulteis,
one OF the special commissioners sent
abroad by the treasury department. to
scour Europe in search OF facts, arrived
among tho Storage passengers OF the
Cunard steamship Scrvia disguised as
paupcr, only TO find that the immiGra-
ton officials OF New York, headed by
Colonel Weber, tho superintendent, had
sct their faces against such II serious at
tempt to expose tho utter mockery OF
thu present system ofjnspection.
When the facts astertaincd by Com
missioner Schulteis in his wandcrings
through Europe disguised in the differ
ent national costumes become known
there will be wave OF Indignation
throughout the country that will posi-
bly, make itself felt in every legislature
and in every political organization that
has any regard for the present or future
of the country. The most vital facts
will, OF course, be incorporated in tho
report which he and his associates must
privately make to the secretary OF the
treasury, after which there is no doubt
the matter will be taken up by congress
for some definite and stringent legisla-
ton. The most marvellous thing about
the deliberate overthrowing OF Mr..
Schulteis efforts is that Colonel Weber,
the superintendent OF immigration, is
chairmen OF the five commissioners who
have just completed their work in Eu-
rope.
THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONS WORK.
Commissioner shulteis will lay the
wholematter before the secretary OF the
treasury, and the labor organizations OF
the country, together with all other
bodies who have been studying the sit
uation with increasing alarm, will then
make their sentiments known.
Commissioner Schultcis disguised
himself in Holland as Dutch laborer,
combed bis hair down over his forehead,
let his beard grow and wore wooden
shoes, sleeping in emigrant houses
where committees gathered destitute
candidates Tor American warehouses,
and worming himself into the secrets Of
the system. Whenever he made any
open inquiries he found himself batlled
at every turn.
When he went in disguise and actu-
ally underwent the experiences OF the
emigrants, he found the facts to be ex-
actlv opposite to those given to the
public. He was driven to the most
desperate cxpcdicnts to avoid detection,
and had actually III one country to
change his disguise behind cart in the
street.
In Italy he donned different costume,
walked his mustache and trampcd out
on the country roads until his hand
was blistcrcd carrying his dingy grip
sack, but he found everywhere traces OF
the vast army Of agents who are whccdl-
ing, deluding, dazzling and scducing the
crcGulouS populations OF the most igno-
rant sections OF Italy, to the misery OF
the overcrowded Italian colonies OF
America, and for what?-simply to col
lect commission on the steamship
tickets sold.
Everywhere he found evidences that
governments, committees, business
houses, powerful steamship lines, rail-
ways in Europe and in America were
ell joined together in one vast secret
combination. driving over the ocean
whole populations, regardless OF law
and decency or of the result 10 the
American Republic. This huge conspi-
racy was masked under thousand
disguises-philanthropy, colonization
schemes, business ventures, political
agitations, religious fcuds.
A CONSPIRACY TO DECEIVE.
AT last they returned to England, and
Commissioner Schulteis resumed his
oeries OF secret trips through the slums
of London, disguised in hob-nails and
ragged clothes. Alright he would steal
out OF the splendid corridors OF the
Hotel Victoria, and the portcrs, utterly
unable to identify him, were mystilied
at the appearance OF tramp issuing
from the hotel. His iron shod shoes
gave him the shutting gait OF the class
he sought to mingle with.
Hc sounded the heights and DEPTHS
OF poverty in its citadel, London. Every
emigration society he visited was will
ing to aid paupers TO America; there
was no future Tor them in England.
That was the common story. America
was the country. Every influence was
used 10 direct the stream to New York,
and, where that failed, to Canada. For
instance, Mr.. Schulteis went to Mr..
wilkins, the secretary OF the London
Society for the Prevention OF Pauper
Alien Emigration, and after relating
pathetic story about his poverty and
his utter failure to support himself in
England, that gentleman gave him 4
letter to another society emitting him
toa free passage to New York.
CHARGES AGAINST CASTLE GARDEN.
But there were mysterious hints drop
ped in London that the chairman OF the
commission had expressed his views on
the subject in advance, and that being
in lucrative position at the head OF
the emigration bureau in New York, no
would not and could not afford to make
his investigation thorough and cx-
haustive, because it would show the
sham OF inspection kept up in the port
OF New York and reveal to tho public
the hypnotic influences OF steamship
and railroad companies, and so-called
philanthropic committees, working al
ways to get paupers and criminals out