New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-26
THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION
DISCUSSION BEFORE IIIE rAIILA CLUB
SENATOR CHANDLER. Ex.N1x1srrr SMITH AND
FREDERC TAYLOR,S YIEWs.

I ''''' '''''7 'N''E udN, was dScuS,''i HiNt Hl-ht
before the Iana Club. by thee men extremely well
qualified 10y study and experience 10 speak on the sub
jet. They were Charles Emory smith, recently
United states Minister 10 Russia Senator william f.
Chandler. who j. now on the senate Committee on
immigration. and Frederic TAYLOR
The meeting. which was held I'm Shcrrv's Thirty
sevcnthst and Fifth-ave was the first regular meet
ing Of thc Iatra Club for Tie season. and It =
great success being better attended than any former
meeting held by the club. Among those present,
besides William II. hrnoux, the president u the
club who presided at the meeting were
e1 senator Warner Miller, ex-Judre Noah Davis
Ellis IL. Roberts, La sale A. Maynard, Dr. Lucien c..
Warner. Mr. and Mrs Edward Lauterbach samuel b.
Lawrence, John sabine smith. the Rev. Dr. and Mrs.
W. H. De Puy, Mr.. and Mrs. James Talcott Or. James
Clark Rdpah c. c. Shayne, Daniel Grccnlcaf Thomp-
son. Mrs Esther Herman, Mrs. Payson Merrill. DIT.
George +. Ladlaw. francis b. Allen, j. +. Holloway,
Henry VI. Humphrey Titus b. Meigs william Ives
Washburn. Professor Edward A. Boyer, Mr.. A.
spadonc. Mr.. and Mrs james L. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs
William II. Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs Samuel p. Avery
Mr. and Mrs Warren Hieley. Walter r. Logan,
Colonel and Mrs c. II. Denlson. :. l.. Shoemaker
Mr. and Mrs. c. +. pOane. Alfred +. Marling J.
Cleveland Cady, Mrs. J. {. Croly. Richard T. Davies
Mary Lowe Dickinson. Wilson L. Gill, Dr. and Mrs
Henry t. Waite. Hamilton Il. Tompdns, Miss Myra
r. Martin Dr. and Mrs. +. H. Cook, Mr. and Mrs
Lcandcr H. Grail Hugh Harmer. DR.. and Mrs. a. W
IOZitr. Mr. ana NFS. NOuuy, MI hNu MIS- Dihh''
John Elderlin the Rev. Dr. Norman Fox, Henry
Tolmadye. Herbert b. Fuller, Colonel George I.
ralcb and Mr. and Mrs. L. T.. Hitchcock.
Ucfore the speaking began Miss Florence Drake
earned great applause by singing Gree's Sunshine
song. II was Miss brakes first public appearance
IN Tew-York since her return from Paris. where She
snent two years studying under Marchea. Since
Inst wear she has devoted her time entirely TO the
study NJ operate music. During the intermissions
hrcon the speeches last night $40 sang several other
selections among them >eronade by Won der stucken
and a selection from Gounod's Romeo ct Julictte'
The first speaker WAS Frederic Taylor. lie said, In
part
Chef,s among factors that have contributed 10 our
Growth and prosperity has been the steady now OF imm'
r-,,,o, IN our shores. when the Republic wss Young
We needed help o p-puaie our trsitoTT ana !" oe'e.op
~, REQUIRES. Hence immigration yves necessity. and
GO then did ara have ever sine" tcen doing all In our
o,,r n stimulate IT, that which made immigration
,., ,v La. ceased o. exist Their" ar no vast tracts
y our fertile DOMAIN crying out ~ settlement nor j. u'
a.u AID far labor bcyoal capacity e. supply ON NE
.-srr though much y tegrt ~ Is sill unoccupd
r rar,er ,tsd according to the standards OF the Vd
va our uopuatlon :. suricefo not only {" meet
al demand. 81 Abor upon H. oHt ~ ha''ia ''''Ns "
nm IN our waste p.ares with oil necessary I>pu'y' ""o
ou. need q immigration, however las u'H u''"''HH'
. Quantity has bsea Increasing. TIL now more uSh lVV
r.'--,,,. are daily land ng upon our sho-S bit WIN
The inc-ess. in quantity has cone corresponding decrease
quality. ,., 49,, .s..o,,,,s ,,r,
o.da T.
TIN, Thor, az. yearly pouring IN upon US nearly hSi
ron rerson-- hrrelv made up q ro-o alien - u' IN
thought ard speech snd blood, hall 81 "hon arc ""O.
occli alton Of any KIND. nearly al " rhom 'ep'. o
the rude, forms o. labor and many OF whom arc no guy
INDECENT but are pauI.r the oxtnt r'i ih'y 'f'oNe
ch,,c. ton our charity. This stat OF ings constitutes
e,opsr-I do not hesitate - assert The grave, DAHs|
which thrcatcrs-to tie Republic
Tho mr., and NOS, mredat EVIL caect OF our uhFe
,-,,d nnirra,lon IL upon ahofing classes hSNa
, ,ba, or ropula.oa is lsrge enough - fner' az
the demands Of labor upon It. lndeed-and oo'e'r u.
fact f. largely owing % the eNre~lve Immigration o. vac
las. ,o. year.-nde,d. cay, our labor r'i"'' y sN
IN ocate. heavily oyers;ocked. and IA soine q our Ei'"'
,,i cha struggle for existence il fierce a. 1; i any
.he,. in tho Old World. How LONG VIII It BE unoer such
pr.urc before Of our rofngmeh W" o io'oeu
to The iev. OF wages el,ewhere paidi This question
therefore = vital consequence To ho'' among "
Ohio .arn their bread by the sweat q their lrows
We hear upon every hand Of corruption IN The govern
mont Of our great cites. but Is such corruption 70 Do
,ord.rcd al when We reflect that immigration peoples
n. c,t,es with poverty, ignorance ard wee ana u'as
our Immigration make them power In nc h4>i' o
N. INSCRIPTIONS Tor ring.rIe and plumber
But What shall do % protect III. Hpuohc against
~. danger OF these ungsi Clearly tho hfst ihR 70 10
Is to waGe the people % realization OF the danger mat
Az, ,rorn every section OF the county should come
demand upon our National lawmakers for woHp' anu
effective LEGISLATION IN tho natter
What the country wants. and wants now "he'
che rcople have hight 70 demand at the hands
y. ~, in authority IS immediate restriction a mmi'
,-a,iooand not that Kind Of restriction which j. su'h
only in name but Tie Kind which actually f'f'''''''
WIN restriction Of Immigration should also CON"
radical change In our naturalization laws Ho1lnR mo
80, "a A. to tie proper functions Of ne National
Governueut believe the interest, q Tie whole county
would be best served b. delegation n me N'uoh",
Government Of the sole powers 70 confer no Hsh~ Oh
.,e,.nfu Failing that however, have no hesitation
. ,,,',- tina. our naturalization laws should Be uni
,,,n between the States. But whether mey %
M, form Or not surely in,cllisen, nan In The land
,u deYv that our naturalization laws are all OF them
nltiafly efficient IN requirements Tor ciu1enshp'
And l assert The nrst moyo should ~ mac
r~h hero in our own Empire STATE for two rcason'-ist
because THIS being tie greatest frandcst pfoulest oue
h. eve r-non H.. standard citizenship should be higher
an that OF any other STATE and second the ignorance ana
r, and vice u the sums Of this rroo, city wherein
,cr and settle 20 LARGO proportion q the vlest dee'
n our immigration should be restrained a. far a. pos
sibc In their capacity work ev through The baiIotDoN
Mr. TAYLOR was followed by Charles Emory SHhu'
who said among other tling3:
While was Minister 70 Russia IL devolvod upon ne
n intorpo.e objections 10 The policy which results IN
BRINGING 50 many thousands Of Russians 70 American soil
f. wa. urged that this vast movement was nNhS my
countiJnsn beyond their c1pabnlty The fon'rN'V o.
,he American peopl. and chiefly q tho Hebrew bnevo
iut societies had thus far been equal % the demands
ton IT, but II demands were 70 continue and IN
erase they would prove too great burden Hesdes
this enormous innux o. those who were unified Tor our
conditions and our Institutions Involved political ana eco
monte dangers which, aside FROM questions OF human
ify warranted most earnest refnonstrance To all
this among Other replies II was answered that the move
uent was q the people Themselves; that they were
taucht to regard America az FL Dorado. where 70
touch the soil n lecomo rich and that under the
influence OF this idea they had sought the magic
land here say whether this was a Just ana
sugc.nt answer 70 the representation That 10
question for another place But. without dealing WIN
IL as an onswer tells the story o. wide hnpte.sion
and a. an Independent statement Of fact IL has elements
u truth. The picture OF III Dorado explains much OF
the immlgfatlOn and this plCtuie IS posted In every
village by industrious az ns OF the palace stamships
that run IL Dorado ct the lowest Storage rates
found another thing aud that that other nations
were looaing out for their own Interests and protecting
themselves Every British warning the poo
ME who were leaving Russia and Poland that they
must not - England The British Government had
u1,epd ana taken formal action, but IL fonna
means 70 ward the unwccome tide its shore.
Tl. great stream from Russia and 70 poured Into