New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
NEW BLOOD NEEDED.
, Many Connecticut Clergymem Think
Highly of the Alien.

The recent charge of moral degeneFscy rnade
. by the Rev. Henry l.. Hutchins. now deao'
against the original New-England stock which
: still remains in many of the small back coun-
.rvr towns OF Connecticut. has served not only
to arouse public sentiment Throughout 'ha'
State as to the necessity Of harder ana inols
rersistert work for the allevation of those pain
ful conditions which the preacher unVeiteo so
ruthlessly, but has had another enec' "hcH
Mr Butchns probably did not at all 1oreses
,nen he inferred his sensational statement ihey
have directed the attention OF socioioslses Win
considera hle intensity to the question "he'hei'
sfter all so-cailed race suicide may OF inoS
moi have its advantages when the race III auee
fion shows tendency to decay anu "he'"ef
81 NAV or may not be good thing Tor any Slale
when its newcomers prove much more proilic
&, .be uav of large families than do its original
Inhabitants.
T. ,ha concre.e case Of many small back
sou-ns of Connecticut for instance, the letters
,o,, c,errymen printed herewith show that
,,,ucb Of the hope for the regeneration OF a oe-
cavine population there lies not In the raising
n, larger families by the old stock OUT al 'no
si,nnle Immigrant and in his numerous ana pro-
life progeny
Saws one OF these pastors:
THE greatest and most useful natohs Oh 'ne
,-o-Id have generally been composed Of people OF
BLOOD.
lew. the artistic talent of the Italian and the
h.ro,c strength Of the Scandinavian. when COM
b,ned with the enterprise Of the present Ameri-
ra, will produce remains to be seen"
Says another:
MY experience has convinced me that the I'M
migrant is responsive to ideals that have 1alieo
70 appeal to the native. He brings into the COM
,nunity a different point OF view His presence
IS a tonic"
Says q third:
so far as their (the immigrantsD education
leads to the sacredness Of the marital rela''ons.
,be,r eYanple must be helpful Ito Americans)."
Says fourth:
.sor,r Swedish families seem to be sober. In
,ustr,ous honest chaste. That is certainly
-nor. than can be said of the backward portion
OF the old stock
Says fifth:
some Of as hopeful foreign stock is now set
Hing among us as ever came tc our land
Says sixth:
The one salvation Of a degenerate neigh
bcrhood is the infusing OF new blood
Says a seventh:
..These foreigners bring with them ideas and
morals as regard the family and marital rela-
,ions which put to shame the conditions, low
sdea!s and loose morals which exist in many OF
cur communities where the people are more
~eIl-tc-do and better educated"
Says another:
In the in which have lived for some
years II IS a noteworthy fact that the dlsrepu-
ia bic element is composed Of degenerate native
stock The lads who roam our streets at night,
disturbing the peace, are children Of American
families We have here Italians Germans,
Swedes. but no representative from them be-
longs to the disorderly element"
But different note is struck ny another min
lister. no declares:
IF look 90 these immigrants to Solve our
Jutnted They furnish a large majority or the
1rnates Of prisons. hospitals reforInatories
and roorhouscs. They conduct a very large
Yart of saloons They have small regard for
our New England Sunday. They appear in force
tn our police courts. II I not mistaken. I
think that our divorce courts will show that
they are in the majority there also. They add
90 our wealth and population. but they are A
burden upon moral. !nt ellectuaI and politi-
Csi strength. Their coming has distinctly low
cred the tone o.. the commonwealth. They have
been too quick TO take up with the worst rather
than the best elements Of our life. Even when
they do settle in these hill towns they will not
stay. Their children drift away far more read
sly than the children uf the native stock. II
fhey do stay they do not hoi1 up against the
evil surroundings as we'll as the Yankee.