Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-20
soNE STARTLING rAcr.
Related Co the COMMITTEES rag.s~d On b.
v-.tigsfing Immigration.

Related Co the cesnmitt~e Engaged On Is-
~..tigsfing Immigration.
Some very interesting and valuable iufc-ms-
ton relative 20 the lAhcring classes % Eurcpe
was submitted 90 the joint committee On immi-
grafton. which met this morning 20 confer
about the bill introduced By Mr.. Chandler IN
the Senate 10 suspend immigration tor one year.
Graphic pictures o. European af. among he
laboring classes aud The poor we're drawn ny
Mr.. Walter T. Griein. commercial agent 81 ne
United States If Limoges. rrunce. and the cn-
tertsiuins manner In shich he presented his
facts afforded . FAR better idea q the true con-
dition Of affair than could have been CLEANED
BY the most raiustSkins reading q r~Vor.s.
Acting under orders from The STATE DEPART
meni Mr.. Grisin began three YEAR, 49, ~ In
ves;ighte the condition - n. laboring
classes 81 Europe IN the districts shcrs the
greater part ~ our immigrants come from aud
IL those sections sh-re the means Cor Gaming Q
livelihood ar. l--s, Mr. Grinin. inquiries
were directed also With great care q
the score, socictie. q the con-
unent, all - which exist smans
tie working men and many ~ Witch On sotne
countries, are criminal In their intent and pur-
pose. These Investigations have h..n co,n-
piled and arc nov being prepared fof putiioa-
ton by th" government The conimitteo win
call Cor them. IN; Mr. GrtNn heing On ~ CITY
Is wa. thought tina, Via, h. migh, have O. "a,
1870 tAi''IF o. Ni4f NatA wan Vie NNAANlANuus
pages OF hls reports.
~EAI ~ cav N rrRorf.
Mr.. Griffin ssie that hs visited tho coun,rie.
Of Switzerland. i-alv. Hungary. sils.ia. France.
Austria. Gais-ia n hsuiia. Holland A. In
Switzerland BE- found tLo sork ntca tharouchIv
organized aut striko- ,iiusir rarr. The
societies 'h~-e ar beneficial and not criminal
ana COMPULSORY Membership D. forced upoa
all workm'n. IL Va- n Italy Ia Ma.
H.HrHH.N
81 Affair." bat line drawn ron,
The Alriatic 90 lie Mediterranean go. through
The -ity = Rome divided 'he country into tao
sections tAat we're vastly liGrfr in thei- c,f,-
ditions The uYIer part vas tn ahcia 81
class % people Nho vrre haus.t ana sraf-
getic and made good citirsus. hut ma.
class cid MT etigraic O. America Ffatn
tbs tart % Italy come IN skuI.a
decorator and o'hof vurkmeu vha h.lp
10 maze he great producing ela--.,s. ani
among them none q n. srrret sHri,.ti.s hat
curse ID" lana ARE found. nelox the lin.
named. Mr.. Griiliu sad. thc cundiriuns wer. al
changed and the uhuic 81 the TERRITORY "a.
hon'sconihcd with soCisfis- all comuun-
istic and almost criminal IN their intent aui
purposc. Dealing with tho-. organizations Mr..
Griffin showed how thoy uf.rai.a ana
related the almost fruiti.ss .asrts a
the italian government o. drive thetn out
Of existence. All of the Young rncn 81 tho
country belong &C. some oue of the.r -.ui.tie. aud
The coming - every immigrant fruin that $50
Won means the importation 81 man Hho car
rios TO has neN b me IL, idoas that dominate
him IN The land 81 he hirth. lat y.ur alone
100000 - these men left italv a rfo.t mart
Of them coming to the United State.
SoT uFsIR,uIs class
Manv stories we're told by Mr. 1uhin - shsw
that the moral % the I.cot.le were not sarh Al.
20 make them az all desirable AID that thair
peculiar ideas aud customs usr. suth that thsy
could rot lie gSsImilat'd aud become American
citiz.ns. II vas from this ,ast uumbcr q
undesirable poor aua .ili,-rnte rsopl. th.t
the great mass - Immigrants came. and ths re-
cital given by Mr.. Guf'n sufficieut 90
show the committee that the whole subj-ct va-
one requiring the most careful cousldsratiun.
Mr.. Griffin returns O. France within The u-x,
two weeks TO pursgo M. invest - lions and VII
In his neat report MAKE specialt, Il the sub
ject OF wagcs.