The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-11
THROUGH A SIEVE
A League That Will Soon Make
War on Undesirable Aliens.
Famed Citizens Have Joined-Whst Rob-
ert Treat Paine Says About the Start.
ling Discoveries Already Made
IA Interesting Table.
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To most Americans the restriction Of
immigration suggests very little more
than a topic that has been aimlessly
discussed for some years to very little
purpose. That most formidable Or
ganization is now in existence, with
membership numbering hosts of the
most influential citizens Of the repub-
lie. regardless of party, and that this
winter will witness the Inauguration
of national agitation conducted un-
der its auspices of the immigra ton
problem are facts little suspected at
present. This is owing to the immense
amount of detail work necessitated in
advance, and which such men as Rob-
ert Treat Paine, Alpheus S. Hardy and
]. Loring Briggs have just brought to
a successful close in Boston.
The new organization is named the
immigration Restriction league. Its
objects, as set forth in its charter, are
to advocate and work for the further
judicious restriction or stricter regula-
ton of immigration. It will issue doc
uments and circulars in all the states
and in every way try to stir up public
opinion to the necessity of some action.
The league will by no means advocate
the exclusion of1immigrants, either OF
laborers or other persons of such char
acter and standards as fit them to be-
come citizens. 1t will endeavor TO be
a practical working body, aiming to
place before the people all facts show
ing the need of further regulation and
restriction, in the hope of bringing
about some reform in the present sys-
tenn, of whatever nature it may be. A
series of public meetings has even
been arranged, and the speakers al
ready secured include men of national
fame, like Henry Cabot Lodge, T.V. Pow
DERBY and others. 1t is significant that
foreign-born citizens are likewise in
teresting themselves in the movement,
and the leagues membership includes
many prominent German-Americans
ind 1rish-Americana The labor or
CARNATIONS led by Samuel Gompers
are preparing to second the new or
ganizaticn's propaganda, as 1t Is d.
rectly IN line with the contract labor
law and other legislation In which they
are concerned. 1t should be added that
the league is strictly non-partisan and
non-political The chairman of its ex-
ecutive committe is Robert Dec. Ward.
Charles Warner is one Of the secre-
taries and Samuel D. Parker treasurer.
The central headquarters are to be in
the Exchange building, Boston. An
annual meeting will be held on the
second Monday of next January. Any
person desiring to become member Of
the league may make application to
the executive committee through the
secretary or any other member of the
committee, and upon favorable action
shall forthwith be elected to member
ship. Three negative votes Of the e1-
ecutive committee shall be sufficient to
exclude any applicant.
An idea of the methods to be pursued
by the league may be obtained from
the investigation 1t is now making into
the statistics of immigration. These
facts thus obtained are to be set forth
in popular tracts which will be circu-
lated in every state of the union. These
publications are to be issued regularly
as campaign literature. The league
has specially prepared certain figures
In reference tosthe recent changes in
the nationality Of immigrants, and
claims to have already discovered the
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