New-York tribune., 1894-06-25
FOR RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.
THE REV. MADISON c. PETERS CALLS fOf'
HALT IN ORDER TO PROTECT Tue
AMERICAN LABORER.

THE REV MADISON c. PETERS CALLS FOR
HALT IN ORDER TO PROTECT TUE
AMERICAN LABoRER.
.Restr,ction Of immigration" the subject or
a sermon preached by the Rev. Madison e. Peters
of the Bloomingdae Church. Boulevard ana west
sixty-eighth-st last evening. to the United order
of American Mechanics. 25O OF whom at'ei'ueu
church In a body. Mr.. Peters said. In part
The true of American citizenship Is nUs and M,
good luck OF having been born under the Stars anu
Stripes but oyar5y ana mon thousands OF
naturalized citizens useful ana h9hoI%mo % ,bat
wa ,e nave reached a period in our history when
immigration without limit is not adyantageoGGS Gro ~
pared with the heroic manly men and women " wnV 40
found this country wilderness ana ord the
majority of these late comers possess no , cIaIn'
upon our respect. even though they DE our "o'"e-
See what they have done for us IN NewiY9GE. }6E.
eigners or to mongrels. the government or our
country the making of its laws ana , tne tpot the
~ its customs II is an undenable fact that thc
Changed character OF immigration Is deter,O, RIO,
rating and corrupting our native stocK ,t "i ~ iO
migration continues for twenty-five years as IL IL
has for the last fifteen % we nteG w1 states and the
offa of Europe will take their places Is hnEreds T.
he regretted in times like these. when hunureus t
s ,bpnsands IN our land are piteouslv begging for
work that this wholesale immigration Is aIlowpd m d
suspend immigration until the men aready IN & ,Iils
country have work. ana gGOd g unies a'rss believe
in protecting American capital by putting obor fsa
sonable tariff on the products OF European IapoI'
but I want fair play for the American workman,
and the only way to protect the laborer IN ms
wages his living and his dignity. Is by putting
heavy per capita tax on the European laooper' 80
long as the gates remain as open as they now y,
are II is the employer and not the iab9reT tnai hs is
otected European labor admitted mo the
american labor market duty free means to degrade
the American laborer on a level with the pauper
laborers OF Europe - s.r,o, ,,o
Now. why does not our Congress restrict I'M m
migration? A member of Congress desires d re-
nisction Suppose he votes for such 2 DILL ana
suppose he has among his constituents laIEe
number of Italians Irish or HungaIlanS, ms
opponents will to ii that every one OF mem Is
INFORMED Of the fact that the memner scekins ~,
election voted against the Italians the lrsh OF S ,n
Unngarians who are still In the OLD country anu
Tho crv of 'bieot" 'intoerance" and know-n0th-
ing" would be raised. and as result ne WouIu % II
aif the foreign votes. We read OF pubic opinion
aroused to such a pitch as TO make II UNSAFE IO'
any member Of Congress TO ignore ms questlo.l.
have no hatred against the class or lHins .Lts ~ -
,vbo now seek our shores but | believe that tns
tmmieraton is damaging 10 our future PROSPERITY
The more intelligent and patriotic CITIZENS OF lot
eign birth see this necessity moro clearly tnan tne
average American. who has supreme lhdiilertnCs
10 facts and who believes that God taxes care OF
children of fools and of the United states.