The Washington times., 1903-05-31


money as the aliens may have declined
to exhibit at the immigration stationg.
Only 10000 possessed more shan $50
each.
a City Loving Class.
Seventy per cent intended to settle
in New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
and Massachusetts. Considerable less
than 10 per cent went West. and about
2 per cent South. The statistics show
the great stream of immigration today
is city immigration, and the bulk OF
the immigrants do not and cannot be
urged to so into the unsettled parts OF
the United States to develop them
'sThe pauper statistics show that
about thirty aliens out Of every 10000
become objects OF charity. whereas in
case of the native born, both white ami
colored, only nine out Of every 10000
become such.
'It is probably true the United States
needs all the intelligent and able bodied
laborers it can procure, and at the pres
ent time no steps should be taken which
would prevent such people from coming
here. On the contrary, We must strive
to so iegislate as to get these people
and keep out those who are below q GER
tain grade of intellectual and economic
fitness. Germany and England have a
large surplus population. and yet those
countries are sending US but Few i'm
migrants l do not attempt to answer
fully the questions suggested by these
facts, but it would seem that the pres
ent large influx of undesirable and I'M
intelligent people from southern and
eastern Europe may be at least one of
the reasons why We do not get the bet
ter labor that used to come here.
The indiscriminate cry for additional
labor attracts the cheapest labor of Eu-
rope and Mexico. the presence OF which
tends to lower our standards, 10 drive
out American iaborers and keep the best
European laborers from coming here II
the immediate development OF all the
material resources of the country were
the only issue involved 1t would be prop
er to let in all kinds of laborers, more
particularly the Chinese, who are the
most efficient in the world. But all
thinking men realize that we are con-
fronted with problems of greater i'm
opment. and that our national ideals and
and character cannot be sacrificed for
mere pecuniary gain.
Problems to Be Solved.
1.-THE question at issue is not the total
restriction of immigration, but its prop
er regulations. Europe has great many
desirable pecle, and also millions who
are undesirable. Every nation has its
quota of both At least q portion-and
many OF Us believe considerable por-
tion-of this immigration consists of this
undesirable element, 1t is undesirable
because it is found to be unintelligent,
of low vitality. OF poor physique. able to
perform only the cheapest kind OF man
ual labor, DESTROYS of locating almost
exclusively IN the cities. and untitled
mentally and morally for good citizen
ship.
Ratio of Desirables and Undesirables.
AT present it is impossible to state
the relative percentage OF the desirable
and the undesirable. 1t is sufficient 10
know that at least a considerable por-
ton Of those coming here. particularly
from eastern and southern Europe and
Syria. are people who. although they
may be able to earn d living. are not
wanted and will be of no benefit to the
country.
ALIENS have no inherent right to
come here, and If the American public.
as I think il does wishes 10 exclude the
undesirable foreigners. l see no reason
why it should not do so. We should at
least see to 1t that our rapid growth Is
not at the expense OF our national
character