New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-21
IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS.
MEANS TO CHECK THE INFLUX OF PAuPERs
CONSIDERED.
A YEARS WORK OF THE STATE BoAhD of
cuARITIEs-A LARGE SAVING TO TIE

STATE IFFf'i''
rrroM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT of HE "''''"''
Albany. Dec oO-Thc subject OF immsr''uo" anu
~ the ways and means for diminishing 'hc i"''''e
lion Of paupcrs will be- discussed at i'ns'', III w
,.l rcnort which the State Board Of CHARITIES VIII
,,t, IN tho legislature when that body meets III
,,,,rv to-day the board was in session mere
Liking over its report previous to It's being put Ill
print. .., -, ,ho ct,to
Dr. Charles s. IIoyt the secretary OF the SUM-
BOARD of Charities for many years has taken nuo
Interest I'm immigration questions and rs the eS'cu
officer of the Board has eXcTtcd himself 10 Jesse" '
,nicr,ton of panpers. 81 believe h. said today
~t,ot in addition to certificates from our consular
officers that they have inspected the case Oh c'o" u"
MIGRANT the United States should require ''ch i''"
grant 70 produce certificate signed by the ioo"'
or,horitIc, If the place which he lives, dFhrih-
that he Is In good health and capabl" OF ehrihS n''
u,i,r II under such conditions. We should discover
that an immIcrant is palpably Il paupcr, we couu
,rocc hin, lscl TO the locality whose 0IhccrS "cTc
guilty of faSchood in signing his cer'ihca''' anu our
Ambassadors TO European courts could make com
paint rs to the perjury Of the guilty oh'cerS'
The rer,rt o, the State Board OF Charities VIII sho"
that I'm the course Of the fiscal year ended september
30 l-g2 the hoard removed 80 alien paupF'S i'o'
,bc pooriouses and other charitable Institutions Of the
s,, and sent them 10 their bones in different couii'
,r.- Of EUROPE rs follows To England 16; TO Irchnd'
II 10 Scotland o: to Germany. - to Aus''1a-ii'l-
cary IA: 10 Russia, II 10 Italy. W. 10 a"'lNrl"''
:. 70 France g. ard 10 sweden and Denmark each -
The examinations showed that these persons "er" Sh'
to th,S country from their European loncs by the
following ac n-ic By cities towns and municipalities
II. hv various benevolent" charitable" ard imm.
grafton associations and soclelcS, 3o b. relatives
Guardians and fiictd, - by individuals and com
panles under agreement to labor. d. According I"
the statements Of tkc>" persons they were aiucu III
this country rs follows: Ncw-lorH. 10 ut DINER
United states ports. II ut various CANADIAN Por'S -
Their condition at the time Of landing. developed by
the examinations. was IA follows. Lunatr. - lo'-
lcclcs. 6: eplcplr. ,: paal,ti, 8; migrant and dis
cas.d %: old and decrcps - blind. - crilgdcd. !
efrrmcl 4 fcclc-mlndcd Dc 0tI"rwise diseased 81
The total expense Of sending these chronic, lnhrH
and helpless alien paupers back 70 their homes was
1867 %; and the per capita expense s24 o. Inc
entire number Of such removals since the h't "i
1850 authorizing the sending Of paupcrs back to the
foreign courtri"s from which they came. was passed
has been SO. the whole expenditure. s4O.0iG 40
nnd The cNpcudltur' for each person, 81 49,
The saving to the cities and counties OF this State
by the return Of the 100 helpless and dependent aliens
by the state Board ~ Charities 10 their native cou
tries during the las, year best b. shown by
comparison OF the expense ~ II with the yearly
cost Of their public support had they remained here"
The expense of their removal. has been own.
was only =. G77 %: while to have maintained them
one year In the Institutions In which they We're
found would have cost at the low rate ~ - week
each. sl5GOO. thu, cnectins saving Of tll -. %
In a single year. Estimating the average duration
u the vcs 81 these $50 returned paupcrs nj fifteen
wears which basis Is well established by mblcS upon
the subject they would have cniallcd an annual "X-
pnditure Ly the cities and counties Of the state II
@ij 900: ard the ultimate expense u S23iooO In
taxes 80 support them for NE In the charitable In
stl'unpns Of the STATE. Of the least expensive hrd.
Application OF the same rule TO the total ~ To-"
such aliens thus sent back to Europe from this state
since i--O would have made necessary, had they
been allowed ~ remain here. annual expenditure
by IN" cities and counties Of the STATE. the state
lt/lf for their support OF sio54lG-nearly the IN
/,me ~ $i.ODO.OpO AZ . per cent-aud involving
total expenditure f1r their He maintenance 81 s2DJl,-
30. This shows a net tax saving afcr dcducting
SioDiG TO- for their removal u s.s-oO,3@3 40, and
this exclusive ~ Onay for building, ard payment Of
salaric- II officers.
Speaking upon thc sub cot ~ FEDERAL supervision and
restriction Of immigration the state Board Of Charities
in H. annual r,port VIII say
The existing Federal statutes upon the subject OF
imml sratiDn do not 10 impose entirely In" re
-tuctlOn- which desirable to De- enforced ~ The
port. of d"barlnu abroad Or our protection against
th" landing her Of pauprr luhaiic and other burden
-,w" and Objectionable l~rsln- from foreign c"uure'
and q /, believed that anso ne ~ oIn against Hic
caa be fnrther"d "uN hy cNamnail'n. -. {" MN
proper role, and TcenlloA.. his board ma lIns
t'd. and SIN hold, Tint system Of consular a.
and developed ana then strictly required al thr
various ports u departure. that No allen immigrant
could LAID az ans ~ ports, or enter The country
across inland bO0icrs without consular certificate
arttinc forth that he or she II not included In any 81
or id0d Ella SOS Thee sGggcs lion, receive the
earnest attention ~ Congress n lis lat session. ana
many b, wcr' nirpiuccd dnrng ~" -c>sion upon The
subject. sohi~ y, them m both Ou.cs. ncnrly all 4
which contained provisions mor' 90 loS' stringent Tor
the consular eNaun itipn nnf rLcai'n bi r" iaanG
passage ~ all person, intending To smsrai" q the
! United States. ~ further protection against ti'
| voluntary other coming - this country or tlr
papcr Innate" criminal and Other huid n~ome HlirH'
i'm question this Hoard believes that all Intending I'M
migrant. should also lc required "a prornr" certificates
= their good character. p al ara m'inl health ana
| ability 10 provide for themselves from the Ice Al
authorities OF the various countries whrlc" the came
| duly authenticated by some court OF other once of
| puhlc r.ror. This would S"rv" ip cheek the snip
| mont f. Il, OF undesirable cnignnts NJ the same
I limo the local certificates here suggested would he
~ great aid cur Official, iu tfcir va prcti"n ara
determination concerning lMm grants. md would also
| at once cr.bl" them detect ami make puhHc
my attempt to Impose the mtedl,tcd upon any on"
| 81 the United Stit"~.'