The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-28
A New Way to stop migration.

The Patria Club mot in this city on Friday
evening. It appears to be q social organi-
zation of well-meaning people who like to
stead. however. OF listening to only one
lecturer In an evening. they employ three
or four speakers. and call the addresses to-
gether discussion.
The discussion on Friday related to tho
immigration question. and the chief takers
In the powwow wero Mr.. CHARLES EMORY
SMITH. late Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary OF the United States
to Russia. and Mr.. WILLIAM E. CHANDLER.
one Of the Senators in Congress from New
Hampshire.
Mr.. CHARLES EMORY SMITH dealt In mega
tives rather than In afIirmations. He told
tho Patria Club that he was far from bellev-
ing in an absolute and indiscriminate pro-
hibition Of immigration. He had no SYM
pathy with the narrow watchword, Amor
lea only for Americans" He did not think
we could exclude other nationaities as We
had excluded the Chinese. He thought the
proposal to require consular certificates in
volved too much additional labor for officers
who already had enough on their hands;
and AZ to an educational test. it was not
only hard to apply but OF doubtful value at
best. While Mr.. SMITH made it clear that
he was In favor Of regulating and restrict
ing immigration. he criticised the principal
methods which have been suggested for
that purpose and did not propose any bet
ter means himself.
Senator CHANDLER was more positive
and Affirmative In his views. He was the
last to speak. and he did not think that
there was anything OF much practical
value in what the previous speakers. in
Guiding Mr.. CHARLES EMORY SMITH. had
said. Their utterances would make mag
niflcent preambles and glowing perora-
tions. but could not be framed into the legal
phraseology Of statute. The New Hamp-
shire Senator had what he thought better
method to suggest. This was to prohibit
the publication OF advertisements as an in
ducement to immigration!
There is now pending law in Con-
gress." he said. (which provides for two
things which would tend to check immi-
grafton. 1t provides. first. that steamship
companies shall stop advertising this coun-
try as an Ell Dorado. and that they shall
cease all their efforts to get steerage pas
OouBeIb dul W Swell tuo Immigration by
advertising in any way. except by the nos
tees that the ships are to sail. rates. &C."
This statement was received with ap-
plause by the Patria Club. The proposed
prohibition reminds US OF the recently re-
pealed provision In tho Electrical Execution
law Of this State forbldding newspapers to
publish any account Of the intliction OF the
death penalty. except the statement that
the murderer was legally executed. Mr..
CHANDLER's law would probably be Just
about as easy to enforce. To make false
representations with reference to tho at
Effectiveness OF this country az means OF
inducing foreigners to come here. is, Of
COURSE reprshenslble enough. and might
perhaps properly be made m offence against
the United States. by virtue OF the power
which Congress possesses TO control and
regulate our commercial relations: but it
would hardly answer to impose penalty
for publishing true statements about Amer
ice In foreign lands.
Tho qulck-witted Senator from Now
Hampshire will have to put on his think
ing cap and think again before he arrives
ut satisfactory solution OF the problem OF
restricting immigration.