Omaha daily bee., 1892-11-19
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Senator Chandler OF New Hampshire,
chairman OF the senate COMMITTEES on
immigration, has called n meeting Of
the committee in New York city on
November 26. A bill requiring steam-
ship companies to preptre aud lay be.
fore the committee their passenger
maniiests, containing full details con
corning their passengers, in order TO
show their right to admission, was
passed at the last session OF the senate,
but did not pass the house, 1t is ex-
pectcd that with some notifications IL
Will pass the house in December, and
that when ii goes back to the senate the
whole subject of immigration will be
open for consideration. In regard to
additional legislation the points most
talked OF arc on educational qualiiica-
tion, property qualification, larger
head tan than ID cents, and increased
and more expensive steamship accom-
modations, which would lessen the
number OF inferior immigrants.
This question OF restricting innigra-
tion promises TO receive very earnest
attention at the coming session of con-
gress, and if not then satisfactorily set
tied, which il is hardly likely to b., it
will be one Of the problems which the
succeeding democratic congress will bo
called upon to solve, The party that
was successful at the late clcctson is
committed by Its platform to the re
stricton of immigration and some OF
those who were authorized to speak in
its name during tho campaign assured
the labor Interest OF the country that IL
given tho power tho democracy would
give it protection against the influx
of foreign labor. How far the party
will he disposed to go in this direction,
when put to the tcst, it would not be
safe to coz lecture, foc any radical pol
icy of restriction will be certain to en-
counter The vigorous hostility of for
oign-born citizens who gave most valu
able assistance to the democracy in the
late election. Irish Americans and
German Americans will ardcntly resent
any policy that would keep their fellow
countrymen from coming TO the United
States merely tor the reason that they
would come into compatition with
American worliingmen. and there can
be no legislation on this subject dis
crlmiuntlng against any race OF Eu-
ropcans. The privileges accorded by
our immigration laws to one people
must be accorded to all peoplcs--Lrsh.
Germans, italians and cvory other IA
tionality in Europe must he treated with
absolute equality US to their right to
Lana on our shores. Obviously, there
fore, the party that settles this ques-
tion, if it shall deyolve upon one party
for solution. Will have difficult ana
perpleXing task to perform.
The agitation of this subject is bein g
renewed, and plausible excuss for
anxiety regarding it is found in the fact
that the immig grafton for eight months
of this year ending with August was
larger than that OF the entire preced
ing year and would have been still
greater but for the restriction imposed by
t he presidents order 1t is appre-
nended that for obvious reasons the
number of immigrants will be greatly
increased noxt year if some stronger
check than is provided by existing Law
be not put to their coming Everybody
realizes the Importance of the question
and there is II pretty general aDpreciu.
tion of the difficulties that surround it, but
| undoubtedly II wise and satisfactory so
luton will be found vi thout making any
wide or radical departure from tho policy
which has prevailed from tho fouuda-
| tion of the government, and which has
been the great source of national
| growth and development.