The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17

foothold beyond the Alleghanies, are
being introduced into such cities as New
York and Brooklyn, and there is not want
ing evidence that the sanctity OF even the
Boston Sabbath Is being invaded In sim
| liar manner
Immigration was an absolute necessity
| 10 the development of the United States,
but In my judgment IL shSdld have ~eeh
surrounded by such limitations SO as 10
| lea for the Americans. take a deep IN
| terest in this subject and i feel Justiiied
in expressing myself strongly because
myself, as You all know, am foreigner,
though trust you will believe that yleld
Il ready acquiescence TO the laws Oh my
adopted land and do not set up some OF
my own as many of the imported speci-
mems of humanity appear TO do. The I'M
migration of hall century ago was,
taken as "a whole, "A necessity and bless
ingto the country; that OF to-day Is III the
main an absolute curse
mo longer do the official statistics sup
Piled TO Congress show predominence OF
artisans and desirable laborers in the ar
rivals at our ports. The last census IN
forms us that during the decade which IL
covered, the vast majority could lay
claim to no trade or profession by or
through which the new corners hoped TO
secure n living. But the well-bein" OF
the country is not threatened so much
from this direction. The great danger
| lies in the nationality of the immigrant.
Until within comparatively recent years
the chief source of the How or immigra-
ton was from English-speaking countries.
England Ireland, Scotland and Wales
have sent millions OF people to the United
States, and while evil as well AS we'll
disposed were mingled together in tins
output, yet the latter predominated over
whelmingly
France and Germany, Sweden and
some parts of Italy, too, have helped TO
swell the number of immigrants whose
presence and whose labors have been OF
| advantage TO the United States. But
after that from Southern and Eastern
Europe, especially the latter, have come
and are coming hordes of men whose ma
lures and whose lives render it utterly
impossible that they can ever be in sym
pathy with the institutions of an enlight-
ened country. There can be no doubt that
the indignation OF our people has been
aroused over this matter, by the immense
! influx of thousands of wretchedly degrad
/ ed specimens of humanity from hungary
Western Russia and Poland during the
last few years. Mr.. Porter's recent report
to Congress, accompanying his great CEN
| sus of 1890, states that il can be clearly
shown that either these people appear de-
termined 10 cling with extraordinary
| tenaclty to their native tongue or else
! lncN nave DOt tflc iltuldl CdpdCibN lOl az
! quirlng another language; he belives that
III the majority of instances the latter
theory is the dominant one.
I'm referring to these people / am re-
! minded of the almost criminal neglect OF
! our authorities in not checking kydrastic
! legislation this evil now under discussion,
! rs | am also reminded OF the cool impu-
dence of an alleged philanthropist whose
extraordinary method of relieving the dis
| tress of some of his fellow countrymen is
! being so tamely submitted to by the peo-
ple of our own country. i refer, of course,
! to Baron Hirsh and his relief Of thous-
ands of only half civilized Russian Jews
whose presence the Car will no longer
tolerate and who, as fast as steamer after
steamer can dump them upon our shores,
| are finding the home promised them "a
! hundred and more years ago.
| while in New York. recently, paid a
visit to the Office of Commissioner of I'm
migration and under the guidance of one
of the attaches had an opportunity of gaz-
! ing upon batch OF recipients of Baron
! Hirschs bounty. It was positively sick
| ening spectacle, and in the few minutes l
remained there | saw enough TO convince
me that only through miracle could one
| of these wretches ever become of the slight
est advantage TO the community in which
| he will find settlement. But few weeks
| ago paid visit TO our State institutions.
and / assure you that there was more APP
parent intelligence shown by the inmates
OF the insane department than by these
| unciviliZed Poles and Russians.
1--WE have bill before Democratic
House and another before n Republican
Senate, dealing with the game subject.
There, you see, are the two great parties
handling the same subject. But what
good Will result? Nothing; absolutely
nothing. 1t is too near the presidential
election. 1t is question OF votes.
ssIDartiagf Talk N mn of or
of patriotism. Each party is just as bad
as the other; the congressman in district
where there is much of a foreign element
dares not speak his mind upon this sub
ject, for If he does he will surely be sent
to the wall. have been somewhat care
full observer of matters political for quite
q number of years and it really seems to
me that the bona-fide native element is
not cons.d.red for one moment. The
statesman, heaven save the mark pan
ders, do not hesitate to use the word, to
the foreign element almost entirely.
And with what resultf Why the for
eigner is taught to believe that he can land
it over the native. and it seems TO me that
i'm some of the larger as well as some of
the smaller centers, he is doing it most
effectually.
II do not think the picture overdrawn in
the least, and to a very large extent am
borne out by that eminent scholar and
whose charming lecture upon "Immigra-
ton" l heard on Monday last. So i'm
pressed is he with the necessity for the
adoption of stringent legislation that he
suggested measure that would practi-
cally stop immigration for the next ten
wears. The prohibition Of Chinese immi-
grafton was deemed an absolute necessity
some years ago. Their presence in this
country was doing more to corrupt the
morals of the communities where they
were to be found in any large
numbers, than any other conceiv-
able thing, for they brought to our
shores practices that are so repellant as
scarcely TO justify even u passing refer
ence TO them. Only was this true but it
was found that these beings whom 80
cents day would make rich were having
a disastrous effect upon the labor of the
country, particularly in the mining re-
gious. Finally labor spoke and urged its
claim TO consideration. The appeal passed
unheeded But labor was determined,
particularly when il was seen that the
Chinese were arriving on the Pacific coast
I'm astounding numbers. The demand for
Justice became more emphatic, but it was
not until il was seen that party prospects
would be injured that a remedy in the
farm, of A nrohibitOFy bill was introduced