New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-10
DAD IrALLAN IMMIGRATION

Much attention was given by the State De-
paitmcnt during 1890 to the subject Of Eu-
ropcan emigration. especially as it. concerned
this country. Consular officers in all parts Of
| Europe mado full reports Of the character and
extent OF the emigration that came under thcIr
| scrutiny and Congress was put in possession
of many useful facts and suggestions They
have not been utilized as YET, and it looks now
| rs If nothing would be done 10 check al evil
which j., universally recognized and drpiDrcd.
| Difficulties Of a serious character u must he
admitted, interfere with the solution OF this
pr,hlcm. and vet some way should certainly be
| found. when everybody is agreed upon the fact
| in the premises, OF dealing with taem. They
| involve no partisan disputes and there IS 10
! reason 10 suppose that 4 measure imposing Such
restrictions ~ are possible would lead TO pro-
| longcd debate. The matter is one indeed, which
might wisely be left in great measure to the
| Judgment of a committee, since the facts upoa
which action must be had can be cleaned only
BIZ an extensive study. If unanimous recon-
mcndation could be got from the committee, II
| is not unlikely tha it would bo adopted in both
| houses without much opposition.
Italian immigration during the last year has
|
on in 1891 rs il did in 1890, and ii it's char
aotcr is not improved, we shall be under the
di,agrccablc necessity once more Of appealing
| to the Italian Government against the greedy
and fraudulent practices OF the Italian cmgra-
| ion agents. Much Is to be said, and it Is all
obvious enough, in favor Of the great body Of
| Italians who have come 10 us. They are NJ
ways utterly poor, but, generally speaking, they
| are quiet. pcaccahie ana industrious, and from
the second generation Of them We are undoubt-
eddy obtaining a class Of excellent citizens. com
pretending our political system and loyalty up
holding il. Thcie is that to be said OF the
| ltalian-he is by nature ardcntly attached 10
whatever his affections incline toward, 50 that
when his success here wcans his heart from
Italy he generally gives the full measure of his
| love 10 the land OF his adoption.
| We are not complaining then, Of Italian
| immigrant, n a body. If they are less intcli-
gent than those OF northern climates. they cor
tainly supply a demand. especially in the Far
| West. for unskllcd cheap labor that has to be
done and is unattractyc TO Americans. II
the process of assimilation goes on more slow
| " with them than with other pcopio who think
less of the homes they have left. it is sncr
|
generations are quite satisfactory. But among
! he Italians there is large class of creatures
who are knayiSh as well rs ignorant and I'M
Considerably lazy Many OF these are Sic.ians,
| and. although the records on the other side
| seem to show that there j. almost no urban
emigration the investigations of our Congress
| >iona committees and Custom House officials
lead to the suspicion that considerable pro-
norton OF these come from Genoa, Turin and
Naples Il may be that they do not embark
from Italian ports and therefore escape the
surveillance OF the Italian police. They may
come by way Of Mal>eicS. but they get here,
and they are source OF much trouble, especial
" in Ncw-York and Philadelphia Since the
South American emigration bubble bust, and
the reflection Of its fantastic cooIs died out Of
the emigrant's eyes. the stream Of Italian emil
grafton has flowed toward the United STATES
more turbulcnty than ever, and the Italian
emigration agent, all teeth and nails has be
come more active and INSCRIPTIONS than ever.
The results in 1890 were bad. The Argentine
collapse and the CHILEAN revolution promise to