The Lamar register., 1902-05-21
COMING TO AMERICA
PEASANTS LAND IN HoRDEs.

Greeks. eyrlans, Reach New York
In Thousands-Sometim Ten
Thousand Land Ir One Day-Aver-
are 10 Far Above One Thousand.
In March, 1901, 34.4s1 immigrants
landed here, according to Statistician
CHARLES G. Eichler Of the bureau, says
the New York World.
In March, 1907, 57,1T5 arrived. leav-
ing the increase for last March over
the same month one year ago. y, ia.
To the 57.115 for March, 1902, should
be added 401 transients.
April and May. always tho heaviest
months, are yet 80 be figured. The
above figures represent actual immi-
grafton, not including transients.
Whence come these hordesI
In March. 1902. from Austr0- Hun
gary, 16,SO0; Italy, I.41O; Russian
empire and Finland, 9,2S6.
The Finlanders are coming to escape
military service. and General Count
BogI1kofr. the governor, has forbidden
the issuing of more passports.
The week Of April 12ril broke all rec
ords in the Morse invaaon of America.
Thirteen hundred Scandanavinns sailed
from Christiania.
A pecularity Of this Sping's immi-
RThtlOn IL Tue lhlllnB Oh ol ciShty anu
ninety per cent. In syrians and the tre
mendous increase of Greeks. Eight
hundred Greeks on emo ship from a
port on the North seA- There was 4
riot at the embark atioa, and the gen
darmes had to be called to beat back
the Greeks, who feared rley were 60
ing to be impressed into the English
army.
The immigration snlcials. owing tu
the lack of men educated in the Orien-
tai tongues, they alleEs. are at the
complete mercy Of the interpreters of
the Greek, Syrian and Arabian lam
guages.
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 II is feared the increase in
Greek immigration may he traced to
the rise of Greek padrone influence in
New York.
As SyriRps used to come through the
landing station each with a shining
$50 gold piece, the officials marked
some Of the coins when a 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 tho telltals
secert marks.
For the fiscal year ending June 10.
1901, 4e2 Cos immigrants landed in the
United Sates, Of whom 3sS,S31 arrived
at this port. This years summary for
the United States will probably exceed
that of 1901. and may b equal to the
record of 1892. b7s. s.oes.
They are coming, some days at the
rate OF 10000. the horny handed. cor
setless, sun -broiled poasantry Of Bu-
rope. Across the narrow margin Of
stone quay at the barge o0cs they
shuttle. hurry and scramble.
All day long, after each trip 81 the
ferryboat. John q. Carlisle, from tho
maroonsd Ia anding station In the bay.
this ocean Of humanity, each man.
woman and child, scurr1ss ever the
granite quay.
Each banding under a burden griev-
GUS to be borne; some under two and
others under three huge, shapsless
bags, valises. tin bOIes, unwteldly
lunches OF ticking. mating and can
vas. baskets big and small, cages. mu-
steal Instruments. bedsteads of wood
and iron. chairs kitchen utersils. bot
Ties. vegetables, ssusages. pratzHls,
candles, cof1es pots. babies. quilts, bath
tubs mot many. curtains. birtis, mas
cots, children's chairs, canes, sticks,
umbrellas and every cOfnblnA ton or
wood. tin. iron and cloth.
What awaits this human sea Of ig-
norance. physical waariment helpless
ness. bewllderment and lost" souls:
For the immigrant, his henrt throbbing
with excitement, Il stranger IN the rear
Of the new world. IL as truly lost"
on the threshold of the metropolis OF
America Ms II he had been dropped for
time upon the moon or the planet
Mars