The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-05-24
COMING TO AMERICA
PEASANTS LAND IN AoRDEs.
Hunearians, Italians, Russians, Firms,
Greeks. Syrians, Reach New Yor!'
In Thousands-Sometim Ten
Thousand Land ir Ono pay-Aver-
are 10 Far Above Ono Thousand.

IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Jeh
Thousand Land ir One pay-Aver-
are 10 Far Above Ono Thousand.
In March, 1901, 34,461 immigrants
landed here, according to Statisticlan
Charles G. Eichler of the bureau, says
the New York World.
In March, 1902, 57,175 arrived, leav-
ing the increase for last March ove.'
the same month one year ago. 22,114.
To the 81. l1J for March, 1902, should
be added 49, trausients.
April and May, always the heaviest
months, are yet 20 be figured. The
above figures represent actual immi-
grafton. not including transients.
Whence come these hortlesi
In March, 1902. from Austro- Hun
gary, 15.:W9; Italy. 2l.41O; Russian
empire and Finland, 9.2S6.
The FinAnders are coming to escape
military service, and General Counl
Bogrikoff, the governor, has forbidden
the issuing of more passports.
The week of April 18th broke all rec
ords in the Morse invasion of America.
Thirteen hundred Scandanavians sailed
from Christiana.
A popularity of this springs immi.
grafton Is the falling off of eighty and
hihtty PEI cent III Sy IluIS anu lHe tIe-
mendous increase OF Greeks. Eight
hundred Greeks on one ship from a
port on the North sea. There was
riot at the embarkation. and the gen
darmcs had to be called to beat back
the Greeks. who feared they Were go
ing to be impressed into the English
army.
The. immigration officials. owing to
the lack of men educated in the Orien-
tai tongues, they allege, are at the
complete mercy of the Interpreters Of
the Greek, Syrian and Arabian Ian
grages.
The decline in Syrian immigration is
attributable, 1t is argued by some, to
the decline Of personal influence from
the Syrian colony in Washington
street, and il Is feared the increase in
Greek immigration may be traced to
the rise of Greek padrone influence In
New York
AS Syrans used to come through the
landing station, each with Il shining
$50 gold piece. the officials marked
some of the coins. When n fresh lot OF
Syrians passed through few months
later, back from the Orient across the
seas. back came the old coins. as
bright as ever, but bearing the telltale
secert marks.
For the fiscal year ending June 30
1901. 4G2G9> immigrants landed in the
United States. of whom 1885, arrived
nj this por;. This years summary for
the United States will probably exceed
that of 1901. and may be equal TO the
record of 1892. 579,GG3.
They are coming. some days Mt the
rate of 10000 the horny handed, cor
setlcss, sun-broled peasantry of Ell
rope. Across the narrow margin of
stone quay at the barge Office they
shuttle, hurry and scramble.
All day long, after each trip of the
ferryboat. John g. Carlisle, from the
maroOned landing station in the bay
this ocean of humanity. each man.
woman and child, scurries over the
granite quay.
Each bending under burden griev-
GUS to BIZ borne; some under two and
others under three huge. shapeless
bags. valiSes. tin boxes. unwieldly
punches of ticking, mating and can
vas. baskets big and small, cages, mu-
steal Instruments. bedsteads of wood
and iron chairs. kitchen utcrsils. bot
ties. vegetables, sausagcs. pretZcls.
candles, coffee pots babies, quilts, bath
tubs mot many. curtains, birds, mas
cots. chillrcn's chairs, canes, sticks.
umbrellas and every combination of
wood. tin, iron and cloth.
What awaits this human sea of is-
norance, physical wearment helpless
ness. hcwidcrment and lost souls?
For the immigrant. his heart throbbing
with excitement. Il stranger in the rear
of the new world, is ms truly lost
on the threshold of the metropolis of
America as If he had been dropped for
time upon the moon or the planet
Mars.