The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1897-01-30

have this day sold to Mr., Charles G.
Moreau my half Interest in The Sea Coast
Echo. A., OsoINAcH /
Monday, January %, 1891
Referring to the above, by which the |
firm of Moreau & OsoInach is dissolved. |
the undersigned assuming entire charge of
the paper, solicits continuation of past
public favors, CHAs, G.. MoREAU.
January %, 1897
IMMIGRATION.
Many earnest and patriotic men
have OF late have expressed their
alarm at the constantly swelling
stream Of foreign immigrants flowing
toward our shore, and the newspapers
are teeming with articles and the de
baiing clubs resounding with speech
es on this topic, IT is argued that
our country has in the course Of time
become too well settled to require
many more foreigners for its devel-
opment; that almost in the same
measure as our need OF immigration
dimlnishes, the number Of immigrants
landing upon our soil increases, that
as the immigration grows In quantity
1t 'deteriorates in quality; that in
short, the Old World is dumping its
refuse upon our soil; that many Of
the immigrants are SO ignorant and
degraded as to permit no hope Of
their becoming asslmila.ed with the
native population and being made
good American citizens; that with
them they bring not only runlous
competition TO our laboring people,
' but also a seed of anarchism and
, ether subversive tendencies, and out
! landish notions dangerous to our po.
allitiUfme" =
-..,..... ' ,or ho social order; ant
1t was a'wonouiiball this it is nee. ssar,
III with that m not en.ilely to prohibit
ayes all tAation in order to save this re-
Je5lic from serious trouble.
~ 1t will be admitted by every fal
{ man, whether or not he accepts al
, these allegations as true, that th,
0 great stream of immigration has to u,
brought large number of persons
. whose presence among us does no
appear desirable on account of theil
! mental and moral condition. What
o kind of people are they? Most O.
them belong to class of unskillet
laborers doing the rough work which
requires the least intellectual ability
| or preparation. And why do they
! come in such numbers? This is {
f question which has not received in
the discussion Of the general subject
| the consideration it deserves.
IL is matter Of common observa
tion that in our days the number Of
native Americans who are willing Ia
r earn their daily bread by hard work
with their hands is constantly de
/ creasing. The farmers son who, in
!. steal of staying upon his fathers
| acres, runs away to town to try his
! fortune in some occupation which
: will not harden his hands or tan his
skin, is no longer an exception, but
4 is fast becoming the rule. The ma
! tive American no longer likes to dig
t bitches, or to work on the highways
) or to do rough work. But this class
: of work has to be done, and some
: body has TO be found 10 do it; If moi
/ the native American, then somebody
0 else. 1t is idle to say that the native
: American is crowded out Of such EN-
:, ployment by the competition Of thC
4 foreign immigrant who is willing tt
work for lower wages for the mum
. ber Of Americans who would perform
: that sort of work, we're the wages
: ever so high, is entirely insufficient
:. and constantly growing less. Her
! Is, therefore, an Indispensable SER
(. vice for which the foreigner is needed
Neither can the laborers for thi
i indispensable service be drawn from
, every class Of foreign immigrants
Q The bulk of the immigration from
Germany. generally regarded as no
: only an Objectionable but as desira
, BILE class. go to the new states in th,
: west, to devote themselves to agricul
!. tural pursuits. Those who do no
; come here to cultivate the soil most,
settle down in towns as merchants OF
{ mechanics OF email tradesmen. Blu
few Germans are willing to JOIN th,
lioWese rams VI iopol-hVp as III bne)
Stunned hard work, but because it il
G their ambition as soon as possible t
? become independent, to found per
1 manent homes, and to improve theil
condition in methodical way. Th,
same may be said of the Norwegian,
and Cwadea The Iriah iintni,rrn.,ta