Evening star., 1900-12-12

was violated, but there has been no serious
effort to interfere with the laborers. a
rigid inspection is enforced, and criminals
and prospective paupers are turned back.
The steamship companies are held to a
strict accountability. A band of gypsles
was turned back on general prime. pies.
though its members had money: but the
immigrant inspectors said they were too
dirty and would menace the health of the
whole island if they were alioWeo 10 "ahoei
over it. ,
landed in Havana anu no Iurlner al'e mp
was made to control their movements. The
natural result followed that many of them
became victims of yellow fever: An ar
raneement was then made for landing them
across the bay at Triscornia, something af-
for the manner in which immigrants are
detained at Ellis Island. III New York. This
was a measure of public health, and as
such 1t has been a success. The arrange
ment does not interfere with those who
have friends or relatives in Havana, and
who are permitted to land when the or
binary medical inspection Is passed. But
the majority go to Irlscornla' ana from
there are transferred directly to the coun-
try districts where they have been hired to
work. This plan not only avoids danger to
public health but also insures getting many
immigrants directly into the fields who 9TH
erwise would linger in Havana in quest of
work and would be likely to add to the
idle popula ton. Occasionally some COM
paint is made by the Spanish newspapers
migrants. but these complaints rarely have
a substantial basis
Up to this time the Spanish government
has put no hindrances' in the way of Its
people coming to Cuba, nor as it shown
| the alarm that once was manifested over
| the large immigration to the South Ameri-
can countries. The inspectors tell me that
the immigrants have the same story. Times
are hard in Spain and they want to better
their condition. They get higher wages in
Cuba. and nearly all of them have the
hopes Of doing much better for themselves.
Welcomed by Spanish Residents.
The Spanish colony in Cuba welcomes
| this coming of the natives of the peninsula
and OF the surrounding islands as a means
| of preserving Spanish influence 1t hopes
| that commerce will also be benefited, for
| with so many Spaniards trade with the
| mother country is apt to be increased. Pos
| sibly the Spanish government has the same
| idea.
All these Spanish immigrants will be SUBJ
| jccts Of Spain for some years to come and
| the political bearing Of the immigration is
| ican officials think it would be better after
| the Cuban republic Is set up, If there were
| not 80 large a proportion Of Spanish sub
| jects. The Madrid government also would
| prefer to have Its people under the wing OF
| the United States in some FORM Under the
treaty of Paris its effort was to persuade
| all the Spaniards in Cuba not to register as
| Spanish subjects. but to affiliate with Gu
| bans and make their influence felt In the
future government of the island. The con.
| sui general. on instructions from his gov.
ernment discouraged registration of Span
| ish subjects all that was possible. Never.
| theless the majority of the Spaniards In the
island insisted on keeping their allegiance
to Spain. The immigrants now coming have
no choice in the matter. They ars Span