The sun., 1894-05-06
rHH BLUE NOOK or INTEREST
A Few More OF the ideas ABOUT Inr,tGrn-
tion In the R~port OF the Brush Special
onnission Sent to This Cnuntry.

tton in the Report OF the hrihSh Specint
Commission Sent to This Cnuntry.
The Pnrlinme entary Bluc Book. Of which q
digest was given In last Sundays Sun. con-
tains several features OF interest other than
those already spoken Of Tho members Of the
| Government Commission sent hore last year
| to investigate the influence OF immigration
! upon the social aud economic condition Of tho
! people OF the United States made personal OBJ
| servatlons of m ore searching and compre-
| hensiye kind than any other ever provided for
the Information OF any European country.
! Commissioner Burnett makos special allu-
| sion to the fact that for many years nnst the
emigration OF men to this country has been
far greater than that Of women. During
period oil twenty years but 20 per cent. Of the
| immigrants from Italy were classified as " fe-
males" and 20 per cent. OF those from Austria
| Hungary, and 81 per cent. OF those from Rus
| sia. and 80 per cent. OF those from the Scandi-
navian countries.
From Ireland. on the contrary. the number
OF women has been very nearly equal to that
! Of mon. and from Germany 1t has averaged
about ~ per cent SO far as western Europe
! is concerned, tine immigration is largely by
families, but this cannot lie said Of southern or
eastern Europe. It is assumed that the family
groups intend To become permanent settlers in
tho United States. whereas the men who come
slngiy are desirous OF staying only for such q
an amount OF money that will enable
them to return to their own countries
than those to which they had previously been
accustqmed. This is especially the case with
20 tack to Italy within few years after they
have landed in Now lork. But it is not the
biiden 70 enter hussia alter once they have
ielt " Many OF these people refrain from
because of their extreme poverty. and because
they consider 1t necessary to ADOPT surreDti-
tious means OF escaping from the country OF
their birth. und lapAuaa thav dpgiro In avoid
the payment of those imposts which are levied
unon them at various points along the Rus
sian frontier II may be regarded as
certain that but very small proportion OF the
eastern European Jews who come here are do
majority Of those o! them who land here With
out families either have not ans, or else strive
and women OF Irish birth who emiRrate to
the nited states appear to have stronger
In nearly every case the father. mother. and
children take ship together, and remain with
Irish women who come alone are most likely
to enter domestic service. through which they
aided to Join them here. The in migrants H' Who h
come g. us from Germany also come chiefly
eighty per cent are of the male sex.
, Commissioner Burnett dwells upon the In
ny npences Growlng out 81 the recent great influx
immigrants from the British Isles were lar
OF Europe; and it was they along with the
Germans and the Scandi ma yians. who gave US
tion. All OF them speedily essim ilntel with
the native American stock. The. English aud
and most Of fthelr ways and habits were wei i in har:
mony with those Of the people among whom
given proof that they are ilrst. Sss settlers in
every respect. and the difficulty as to Lam
to tho readiness with which the speech Of the
es0untty sStn may m be acquired: The great thing Of
thNRg hnNA ai M hnr
and in short. were SO fully Americanized that
there was hardly any difference between them
Alter 1870 the immigration OF undesirable
elements began to assume large proportions.
times 'S StS %%ieraGss i Hs fro% Ha itay i"fSS
british Isles Including Irelandl. and nearly
three times as many as from Germany. Mr..
one OF very serious character. and as the |
main cause OF tho American apprehension OF
the immigrants Of recent years belong to races |
%hTsg sPT ~ ths Is
save: The slays the 1S TSssIans =" ana n0e eve1 e1
r m0fSi s SO Of Unlike ho uhs GSsS Saas 81 so Sa
their assimilation with them is practically i'm !
pos possible; and u Is nseertainHd that there are
desire to speak the language OF the country. !
who refuse 70 conform to its laws. and who !
the genius and character OF tho American !
people" The British Comm iss sioner's report /
respecting these strange newcomers Is cer- |
tninly calculated to make O deep impression !
upon its readers. whether living in Great |
Britain or in this country
MI. Burnett gives q detailed account OF tho .
nvOcCtiOns followed by our immigrants. He |
found by comparison OF the data obtained nt /
Ellis Island and elsewhere that not more than /
nine per cent. OF them. all told, belong to the |
ranks OF skilled LABOR Within recent times
RUSSIA has sent here vast numbers to swell tho 2
army.o! the urskilled, and SO also have Italy
and Austria II ungary; and, as these people
settle IN New York or other populous places,
they are source OF embarrassment rather
than an advantage to the community.
Things" he remarks. have reached point
at which consideration is required
The British Commissioner. while in this
country. nude a study OF certain features OF
pauTorism crime. insanity. and disease in
their relation 10 the racial elements OF the
population OF the United States. His opinions
upon the question OF Jewish migration wero
given in TIE SUS OF sunday last.
The general driit Of tho Parliamentary Blue
Book here spoken OF must be obvious to every |
reader Of II. IL bears directly toward the con-
clusi0n that II cannot be 10 the interest of tho
United States to permit the enlargement OF
the continuance OF Im mi grafton OF the charac-
ter Of most of that which We have had for
good many years past The report has been
printed, however. not for our guidance hut
for the Information Of tho British Parliament
In providing legislation upon particular
question in which England has recently be-
come interested.