Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-09-20

Those of the English-speaklng race
who think Of leaving their native land
for these shores. writes United States
Consul Swain from Montevideo,
should note the condition Of other peo.
pie who have gone to a country where
she language IL different from their ma
i've tongue, and then reflect that they
would be situated here pretty much a.
1 spaniard, for instance. who landed
On American or. British soil and was
ignorant Of English. They should bear
In mind that the language of this conn
Try ID Spanish; that the people are In
great measure Of the Spanish race,
and have Its customs and characters
tics; that while there is complete re-
ligious liberty, the Catholic Church is
that Of the state. They should also
reflect that the social Observances OF
he country are different from those
If the English-speaking races. Coming
to particulars, 1t may be stated tina,
no mechanic who ls not an expert or
. specialist IN certain occupations
should come here hoping to better his
condition, for the very simple reason
that the country Is already overrun by
workmen from southern Europe, who
are content to work for lower wages
than any British or American mechan-
ic would care to accept. Italy can
easily outbld America or Britain In
most departments Of labor; and. as q
matter of fact. the operatives and man
ufacturers here are either Italians OF
Frenchmen. principally the former
This remark applies to all varieties Of
mechanical labor, with the exception
Of specialties, such as electrical engi-
neering; but in this field there IL al
ready q congestion in this republic. We
would strongly advise English and
American mechanics not to think Of
coming here to improve their condition.
The same advice applies to manufac-
turers Of all sorts. Not only Is there
q full supply. but the market is over
tacture, for the most part Of a very IN
ferfor kind.
With regard to agriculture, our dis
couraging advice would be emphasix-
ed. The farmer here Is the italian or
the Basque, who can live in a manner
to which English-speaking people are
not accustomed, and will work for
wages which these would consider suf-
hcient only to escape starvation. At
the moment we write there are hun
dreds of men now seeking employment
who would be glad to work for 81 a
day Of the money Of this country
which Is equal to about 90 cents
American currency and board them
selves; and this in face of the fact that
IN New York or London. Those who
nave capital to lend ON mortgage or
who can invest in real estate can safely
get twice as much interest or income
as In England or America. Those who
have a small capital, say 5000 or
$4,000. and are ready to 90 to the
frontier to live a rough life for years.
where they will never hear their native
tongue. where they will certainly suf-
fer from homesickness, where the
conditions Of life to English people
are nearly unbearable-such persons in
the course Of time wifi come out with
more dollars, II they come out at all,
than they would amass at home. The
climate in this country is magnificent;
no place in the world can surpass 1t in
that respect. 1t Is essentially a white
mans climate. Stock Craze in the open
all winter, even in the coldest localities
The country has a great future. but no
man in his senses would take the re-
sponsibility Of advising English people
to inimigrate or to come except with
capital, as we have already stated.
True, many have come individually
and have done well, but every attempt
to establish colony Of English-speak-
ing people has proved miserable fail
ure.