Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-23
CUBAN IMMIGRATION.
1t is Mainly Spanish and Probably Will
Continue to Be so-No American Inn


Continue to Be so-No American Inn.
migrants.
New York Tribune Letter.)
Havana, Cuba. August 16.-Since the
subject of immigration in Cuba was last
mentioned in these letters, the Havana
immigration bureau has made it's report
for July. Two things may be observed
of this report. Since the establishment
of the bureau, and until recently, much
opposition has been manifested toward
the method of receiving immigrants.
The present report shows that in July.
in camp of 200 immigrants. there was
no sickness. The result has been for
the opposition in some measures to de-
crease. The other important fact to be
observed from this port is that the
number Of Immigrants discharged from
the station. to Havana during the month
was 228. and that of these 40 were
Spanish and fifty eight Chinese. In 9TH
er words, not one American immigrant
arrived from the station in Havana in
July. This is least does not indicate a
rapid Americanzation of the island by
means of immigration from the United
States. OF the fifty-eight Chinese i'm
migrants landed at Havana most We're
immunes, and the stay ofthe majority In
Havana is only temporary. 1t is not
improbable that some of them are max
ing of Cuba half way station to entry
into the United States, where nearly
all Cinnamon on this side of the world
hope sooner or later to arrive. Wash
ington dispatches to Havana indicate
that some action concerning immigra-
ton may be looked for from the com
ing congress in the United States. 1t is
almost certain that this will be one of
the first problems to be considered by
the future Cuban congress.
Apropos of this subject, so far as 1t
affects Cuba, the Washington corre-
spondent of the Havana "Diaro de la
Marina has this to say:
The New York Tribune publishes an
interesting letter from Havana concern
ing immigration in Cuba. The conclu-
sion which the writer reaches is this:
In future workingmen will come
chiefly from Spain. as they have come
in the past and those who look to see
Cuba Americanized will be disap-
pointed"
suppose this matter will be one of
the first which the Cuban congress will
study and settle. Already the Tribune
correspondent attributes to it the inten-
ton to pass laws against all immigra-
ton which is not of Spanish blood.
1 i think the conclusion which the au-
thor of the letter arrives at is unan-
swerable. The greatest immigration to
| Cuba will be Spanish, because Spanish
| Portuguese and South of Italy immigra-
| ton is of all European immigration the
| most readily adaptable to the tropics
| The Portuguese have start in Brazil
and the Italians will hardly come to Gu
ba so long as they find we'll paid work
| in the Argentine and the United States
In the United States they have made
| themselves indispensable for rough
work, because they work harder anG
are less vicious than the negroes ant
are contented With less wagesthan othel
! whites Ihave read that the percentage
of those who live in South America IL
greater than the percentage in the Unit
ed States 1t is easier for them, it seems
to become Argentinians, Orientals oil
Brazilians than Americans. They usu-
| ally marry only with Italians. and mos
of them, when they have made little
!. money return to their country TO inVes
4 it. and then come back TO the United
4! States to make more, to repeat the op
! Grafton. AS there are other kinds of i'm
| migration to the United States this hab
lit of the Italians does little harm. l
i none but Italians came the population
would not increase much, and Their
/ would be drainage OF gold alread.
u sufficiently scarce. Next to the Chimes
4 the italians consume least. They liv
on farinaceous foods, drink water an
/, do not feel the need of a clean and com
Portable home; while on the contrar
. the workmen who come from the mort
of Europe are always greedy, not onl
for their material welfare, but also TO
their intellectual betterment Only b.
seeing in the United States how tn
many Swiss, German and Finnish work
men live, and dress their women. an
how they educate their children. ca
any idea be had of how the world ha
advanced and of the high grade of civ
ilization of this country
If the Italians should take root in Gu
+ ba. as many of them are taking root i
South America, they will be good imml
grants Their descendants will spea
Spanish and will be Cubans. But, /
case OF GouDI, 1t WOulu Ue 9pelttl W Id
vor Spanish immigration, If it is neces
: sary to favor any, which ls what is don
= in Chilli The island is 80 wanting
! population that there will be room in
. for the Spaniards and for others.
a If the Spaniards from the Peninsul
e come now they will probably come
, greater numbers when an immigratio
service is established and well organ
tied Some twenty thousand went
the Argentine last year. 1t will not
!, difficult to direct this current towar
' Cuba. But emigration from Spain wi
necessary continue to diminish, and {
J, the end Of few years will be as scare
= as that from France. 1t has alread
!. stopped in the provinces in whie
= wealth has developed, and where worl
: men have gone from poor regions
= those in full prosperity. The economic
progress of Spain is not an airy fabl
) but fact recognized and proclaimed
= competent foreigners, and that progress
:, giving employment to all useful hand
will.put an end to immigration. If the
: Cuba does not prepare for those 81
:, needs she will have to find them whe
she can.
It Keane in Germany.
le Dubuque, Aug. 23.-Late advises fro
q Archbishop Keane are to the effect tn
n his homecoming will be delayed
: month or more. The archbishop
4 H.