The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-15

in the interest of humanity is this than
stagnation and decay.
The growth and development of our
loved state OF Washington in the recent
past awakens our pride, while knowledge
of irs resources and firmly planted free in
situations inspires absolute confidence and
high hope for its future. 1t has every
thing that tends 10 make a people strong,
prosperous and happy. Few of its inhabi-
tants were born within its borders. and its
future progress, welfare and prosperity
must depend largely upon immigration
not merely on its amount. but rather upon
the quality and character OF that immi-
grafton. Experience ratines the conclu-
sions of common sense that there are for
US. as for other enlightened communities,
divers classes of desirable as we'll as I'M
desirable immigrants.
1t goes without saying that neither our
nation nor our state can be made dump
ing ground for foreign jails and aims
houses. Our Federal government must
protect us from the incursions of foreign
criminals and paupers and servile labor,
and in this demand our intelligent, worthy
foreign born citizens join as firmly as do
we who are native born. For our own
state We do not desire immigrants without
visible means of support, tramps, adven-
turers or spectators seeking sudden
wealth regardless of methods used. We do
not want those TO come to US whose de-
parture gives more satisfaction 10 the
communities they leave than their con-
tinued presence.
Yet, in our free country, the voluntary
movement and migration of individuals
ought not and cannot be controlled as in
many foreign lands. To many longing 10
better their condition wisdom, foresight
and thrift are not vouchsafed, and their
desire OF change may arise from prior er-
rors discouragements and failures. 1t is
not withA-our power, nor w01fd ft be ex-
pedient. to exclude such from our borders.
We must OF necessity receive and harbor
our share OF such driftwood of civilization
and in patience and wisdom elevate and in
corporate II as best we may into the struc-
ture OF society. We may go further and
say 1t is not wise to solicit or encourage
immigration beyond that which can read
fly find employment in the avocations and
industries 10 which il is accustomed with
out depriving those who are now here of
work or the opportunity 10 obtain H.
How, then, shall we define desirable i'm
migration? l have already described one
general class OF immigrants that must be
stamped with disapproval. and another
that must be accepted IL they come. and
there remains a third class worthy in quail
itv and character, TO be sought for. solc-
tied and welcomed by US. To define this
class in precise words IS difficult. for the
definition may prove too broad or too mar
We want men of brain and Drawn and en-
terprise; that we want intelligent home
seekers with resources: that we want
those who come 10 stay and assume with
fidelity their share OF the burdens and priv
ileges OF good citizenship; that we want
especially producers. those who can make
two blades Of grass grow where one grew
before. We may say We need men with
capital. but IL is not for Us 10 set limit Of
kind or amount. inasmuCh as one may
have u in skilled brain or hand OF greater
value and permanence than he who has a
pocket fun OF what he knows not how TO
use or preserve We may say that we need
producers OF value. and vet under a prop
er conception. the term must include crea-
tors Of intellectual and moral worth and
civic stability. as well as heweTs Of wood
and drawers Of water.
These three recognizable classes OF i'm
migrants merge so gradually into each
other that lines OF demarkation cannot
arbitrarily be drawn. Each individual
case must have divers elements rendering
a forecasting Judgment. sometimes doubt
ful but usually reasonably certain.
would geueralize by saying that desirable
immigrants are such "a 10 a reasonable de-
gree Of probability viii find adaptation 70
environment for the attainment OF pros
pe~ity ard happiness for themselves and
those dependent upon them and viii prove
thrifty. selt-sUpp0rting citizens OF our
commonwealth.
Even within such naes of Limitation be-
iieve the rum her OF such people now and
IN the near future desiring 10 better their
condition bv seeking new homes ia vastly
beyond ordinary estimation. Note how
within recent decades millions OF Euro
pears have been quietly seeking settle
reut in Africa South America and Aus
t~alia In addition 90 those who have come
20 the United States Within our own
country the tide of interstate migration
has ever been westward In the fav0rtte
park ~ ST Louis stands Devton's statue
hearing for is legend "a his raised arm
rasrts westward. There lies the East
Observation shows that n grafton iu large
degree follows parallels % latitude as peo-
re --S.altv prefer ard seek the climate 70
which fhev have been accustomed The
large percentage q ScandinavIans ara ~
Scotch and II people from Maine, Nichl-
gar Minnesota ard Nebraska now found
io -h.s state confirms thts general THEORY.
AEl5u. 80 3s Observable that many families
move twice once from ire East % 81 me
iaraAtv IN the middle West ard Afterwards
% a permanent home stfU further West
T-~ser present conditions - climate. crops
foods and depression % Is manifest that
TIE migratory spirit IS arising as never be-
fore - ~azsrfrfff IRE v-ff-7te West aad r. Is
r-rfalte that IL VIII ~ from that region a
larre Z not a raa5u part - oar desirable
immigration IS ID Do obtained
Men at up0n motives. what are tha
e1t-actsr-s our state has ~ o~er 90 those
- MIGRATORY spirit " bonn We dextre7 Wa
have rFa rt-N and af~r---fr~-~ material re-
sources ~ feIF forest. mine aad sea. each
rs YET har partially developed. We have
orr-9rtarsties sor manufactures ard for
commerce; We have genial, salgorloas