St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-04
The OH|OAN ABROAD.
Secretary Foster Visits the
Commons and Is Disap-
pointed.
immigration Matters Are
Touched Upon by Way OF
Explanation.
G6rmany's Kaiser Playing
With Fire in Reckless
Fashion.
Statement Of Policy Of the
New French Cabinet Re-
ceived Coldly.

LONDON, March 3.-After returning
from visit to the house of commons to-
day. Mr.. Foster, secretary of the treas
ury, in an interview said: Mr.. Lincoln
got me seat in the diplomatic gallery,
where had the good luck to hear some
of the best speakers. Mr.. Gladstone
approached the nearest TO our American
ideas of good speaker. Mr.. Labouchere,
who was next, resembled a good con-
gressional debater. Regarding the in
ternal aspects of the house Of commons
l was astonished OH comparing its
cramped galleries, holding a few
hundred persons with the spa
cious galleries of the house
of representatives in Washington.
The floor of the house, too, seemed in
capable of holding the members of a
great legislative body. After the debate
/ went to the lobby, where number of
members were introduced to me. We
did not talk politics. "Was there nothing
asked about the immigration commits
sioners?" mot there, but in the short
time have been here | have several
times been asked to explain statements
cabled as the report guaranteed by the
whole commission"
"Was the alleged system of sending
ex-convicts to America one of the sub
jects?' "Yes, the question in parlla-
ment in regard TO the matter, and the
comments of the papers were based on
misapprehension that the whole COM
mission was responsible for the report.
When | appointed the commission L
deemed it right toselect amongst the five
commissioners one direct representa-
tive of
The .LabOr Interest.
THAT was Mr.. Powderly, anu l do not
find fault with his report. But that
story about eX-cOnvictS had its origin in
Mr.. Shulte's report. People on the
other side will treat the story on its
merits. Here the mistake is made of
taking the statement as supported by
the whole commission"
docs that explanation apply to an
other commissioners assertion that o.
100000 acres of productive land are
lying idle here?' LAS far as each COM
missioner is individually responsible. |
do not know where Mr.. Powderly got
the estimate. l would not like to say
his report has partisan bias, but nat
urally he reports in behalf of those he
feels with. Congress is good judge OF
the accuracy and spirit of the state
ment.
MY amin appointing the commission
and in drafting the suggestions recently
was not to block emigration but to get
the best class of emigrants. America
Rssimilates all, Among the best we get
are the Irish. We take your clam
mouthed Irishmen, with wife and
children, all in the rough. In a few
years he is absorbed-altered III every
physical appearance to rank with our
best citizens, lead our municipalities,
and within single generation become
one of the
Best American Type.
"We do not seek to create restrictions
that will shut out emigrants like these.
Italians are replacing the Irish as hew-
ers of wood and diggers of railways,
and we hope they also will assimilate.
Germans soon become American. The
races least readily absorbed are the "
Scandinavians, Norwegians and Danes.
All are welcome, except the refuse pop
ulation of Europe"
Leaving the immigration question,
Mr.. Foster was asked: "Can you say
whether MIR. GoSchen shown signs Of
agreeing to an international currency
conference" Mr.. Foster-My coming
here has nothing to do with that.
"Can you say if the British govern
ment has offered to send delegates to
conference on the basis of the declara-
ton made by the English delegates at
the Paris conference, and if the United
States government would issue invita-
tions to such a conference?" Mr.. Eos
ter-We certainly would assent to
conference IN such a basis if England
issued the invitations.
But haven't you reasons to know
that Mr.. Goschen expects the Washing
ton government to take the initiative
and he will accept your invitation"
Secretary Foster declined to say further
than that the position of affairs would
not justify any statement.