New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-06

passed law to keep the Chinese out OK the coun-
try and think they had better amend 1t so as 70
include the Italians. or any other class OF immi'
grants who come here without cent and work
for such low wages that they are able to get all
the work away from the poor laboring men already
here and are doing as much to lower wages and
degrade the lot of the unskilled laboring man 40
ever the Chinese did
That evening. Mandy was telling me how they
were getting along with the work, and that II they
kept on they would have the whole JOB completed
by Saturday night instead Of its making work
all the fall for our village men, as we had hoped
1t would
"You ought to see what they live on. Zeb.
They eat their breakfast. dinner and supper out
in front of the house. and all they had was some
old mouldy bread that our dog would turn up MS
nose in disgust at. while some OF them had little
beer. and others nothing but water to drink with
it, 1t made me sick to watch them eat the we
stun. | don't see how they can keep up 'heir
strength to work on such food.
told her what Sullivan had said that morning
about the wages they received. and how little IL
cost them to live and that he wished such imnii'
grafton could be stopped, as 1t was the ruihaton
of the workingmen already here
Mr.. Sullivan is perfectly right about that class
of immigration The unskilled laborers are WONDER
inc whv their wages we're so low, and some Of them
are LAYING IL to the tariff and think they would
10 better of with free trade. while Others arc
blaming the capitalists for trying TO grind them
down OF course they won't pay any more
wages 10 their men than they can help. III" AZ
the paper only the other day where an lniihisf"n'
said he came over under three years coh'iac' ~
work for a dollar day, and he was 10 @he 'ns
Mace of native laborer who was receiving si""
a day: and Just there is the cause OF all .he u'"-
bic As long as Europe can smuggie III nei P'u'
pers and convicts, and destitute GLASSES o'e' Nee
inst 40 long will there be low wages for our own
'..as,.;no,ren They are used 70 working for the
.,.ros, nittance and when they land here they are
willing 70 work for almost anything they can se.,
and are able to live ON what person pIous"9f ~
in this country would starye 10 death upon. ~
countrv has been open TO the poor ana oppresseu
,.oonIe NJ all nations for the last hundred yous,
hnt now the time has come when We nave enoilss
Of them here if We don't wish 10 ma gnseno
i'm the same condition as they are IN EuivpeI
the country overcrowded and the lot OF the woIn.
ing class brought down To ther IeNei ~ -,ed %
Of the hundreds and thousands who are gao ~
woTrE for almost ANYTHING as TO keep soul ana
body together Why, / hear even ther women
have 10 work in the furnaces and mines ana pIacA .
smith-shops TO help Their Mustangs tro s,arv n
home we will never witness such sight IN TINS
corntrv We have all the labor we need for
good many ESs 70 TO land here Without they have
nh money 10 start them comfortably in life ano
can furnish first-class certllcates as 70 tAeir Ih
acfcr intelligence and industry just LOOK hs
some Of the people who have been coming mere OF
LATE years-socia lists, anarchists, paupers rom
their workhousS and convicts VINO are snipFrh
here 10 save their country thr expense OF support
ing them They are the ones VINO are nIlins x
our ails and public institutions and We are taAsu
Ia silpport them while the socialists ana ahafch,
lists 20 about preaching that we should nave QUE
property which we have worked 81 hard 10 geu
together, taken from US and divided among them
who have never done decent days WORK IN
their lives The cheek OF some people Is Immense.
What a pretty state society and business woun 10
i'm il they were enabled to carry out their ldeas
with their bombs and threats Of murder and
Village, Men who will come 10 this Land that 70
blessed with the best government on earh anu
instead OF being contented with the improvements
in their circumstances they are here sDe 70 ENJOY.
and which they never dreamed OF where they cano
from, try 10 put their wild ideas IN force. should
b. sent back home again without any loss OF time.
also who settle down and make enterprising,
upright citizens, and / haven't word 70 say
against them The restrictions should be made
81 severe and should be so sternly enforced thaa
they would be the only ones abe 70 pass O she
politicians would only care little less for votes
here. they would put a stop TO the tide OF iinmi-
Grating now pouring In upon US and overcoming
the labor market. They would thus DO more fog
the country than in any other way they can devised
and would az the same time earn the heartfelt graft
itude OF the working classes in the United states
and the blessings 0f their wives and families.
These are only womans ide's upon the snblecol
but | think the time will come when a good many
people will see the matter as do. and something
will he done about It,"
Well, | don't know but you are righN
Mandy but where Is there public man or polk
tician who would have the courage to undertake
70 carry out your ideas'' t-.