St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-08

upon money possessions when landed.
1t would in times past have excluded
many who are now prominent in COM
mercial. financial and legislative bodies,
and every way worthy as true American
citizens, aud If this standard is now to
be adopted 1t will exclude those who
may become equally desirable.
Their report gives in detail method
by which all undesirable emigrants
NAV be prevented from embracing and
with no expense to the United States.
Briefly, this is to hold all steamship
agents and subagents responsible for
On account of the large number of
Jews immigrating from Russia re-
Gently, thorough investigation was
made of the causes existing in
that country which produce this
outflow, and Commissioners Weber and
kempster spent most of their time there
and give full account of the methods
pursued, which if continued will cause
the emigration of population number
ing 100000 or 100000, not only of
Jews, but of all non-members OF the
orthodox Greek church, and they sup
plement their report with translation
of the edicts, ukases and regu-
latiOns first inviting these peo-
pie into Russia, then expelling
them, together with copy of
the restrictive law. Also they show
the pressure brought to bear by the
Russian government against Lutherans,
Roman Catholics, Stundists and mem
bers OF other religious denominations
Their conclusions are that the terrible
prosecutions are based almost entirely
upon religious grounds, and must, if
continued, drive out the entire popula-
ton of the so-called unorthodox.
These conclusions are based on per-
sonal examination and conversation
with people of all classes in the Russian
dominions. In those countries visited
by Commissioner Cross he found that so
far as the causes melting emigration
are concerned the same general condi-
ton exists above described-OYer-pop
latiOn, lack of labor in the ag-
ricultural districts, low wages and
the letters describing the better cOndi-
lions here, which are often accompanied
by prepaid tickets or money sent by the
pioneer emigrantS to the younger peo-
pie, either relatives or friends left be-
hind; and that in some districts in
Ireland one sees only old people, the
young persons having all gone to Amer
lea. He states that he has personal
knowledge of the fact that. in the
Northwestern states tickets are sold
on six months time, and sent to Eng
land and Norway for intending emf
grants. In Italy, he says that emigra-
ton is melted to very large extent by
the efforts OF the steamship agents, who
are everywhere there and very active.
Relative to the employment of con-
tract laborers for expectation to the
successful in finding many cases,
although he is under the i'm
preston that there are individual
cases of persons who return to Europe
at the instance of employers to bring
out operatives. Commissioner Cross
says that there is a systematic landing
on our shores of the conVictS of Great
Britain, and he has positive proof that
from England, Ireland and Scotland
during the last eleven years there has
been a systematic, widespread and
thoroughly organized movement known
and encouraged and patronized
by the government of Great Britain for
the purpose of sending convictS and eX-
cOnvicts to the United States; the pass
age and money TO keep them while
seeking employment here is furnished
directly by the government of Great
Britain. expended through discharged
prisoners aid societies." which are pro-
VIded for by the ''act for
the more effective prevention of
crime,' passed Aug. 81, 1871.
and amendments thereto; and that
by this systematic deportation of con-
victs and ex-cOnVicts the numbers under
surveillance has been reduced from
10000 in 1870 to 1900 in 1891.
Commissioner Powderly fayors the
appointment of agents, who should be
directly responsible to the United States
government, and whose duty it would
be TO issue certificates to those who can
furnish certificate from the munich
pallty whence he comes showing good
character, sound health, and that he
has never been convicted of a crime,
and that unless the intending
emigrant can produce such document
he should not be permitted to embark.
A duplicate of this certificate should be
sent to the inspection officer of the port
sufficient number Of such agents to do
the work effectively. but he says that
this plan will be useless unless the
Canadian border is carefully guarded.
Concerning those who come from
abroad TO work here in the summer aud
return home to spend the winter, he
says that he was informed at Glasgow
that about four-fifthS of the emigrants
who leave that country (Scotlaudl in the
spring return again in the fall, but that
from the other countries this movement
was of very small proportion.
Commissioner Schulteis reports the
causes that incite emigration from the
countless countries he visited to be the
better condition of laborers in this coun-
try contrasted with their own, the in
creased facilities of reaching this coun-
try, the speed Of ocean steamships, and
especially the advertisements setting
forth the marvellous beauty of this
country ane that land is to be
had goats from the government.
The Capitalization of land and
money in the hands of non-producing
aristocracy will eventually force whole
populations to emigrate. TIL restrict
emigration Commissioner Schulteis sug-
gests the appointment of resident COM
missioners at London and Naples, with
agents under them who must report to
the treasury department cases in con-
fiict with our laws, rigid inspection at
our ports and along the frontiers, and
protective per capita tax on all immi-
grant,.