The sun., 1903-04-14
THE FLOOD or IMMIGRATION.
Tho Tremendous Problems for the Public
II brings with II.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: Your
article in this days Sun on The New and
Great Immigration" deserves very much
more than passing notice. II Is public
service to this republic Very few we'll
informed men In this country seem to know
how fast We are growing. or In what ways.
In ITO years We grew from fewer than four
million to more than seventy-slx million people.
an increase OF over nineteen fold. Never IN
all the world has anything been seen like that.
In any nation.
In the last twenty years conditions have
changed In q wonderful way. and we have TO
face problems such as never till now con-
fronted us. problems which will become more
difficult every day. unless wise methods are
used now. looking to the solution OF them.
These prosperous times will not always be
with us-bad times will come What wall
happen then II the vast numbers OF these men
and women are encouraged TO work for daily
wagesi II this policy prevails you will have
riot and b loodshed.
Now Is the time to advise and to make pos
sble the settlement Of these people upon land.
Tens OF thousands OF them can farm: there Is
much land open to homesteaders. and there
Is much OF II cheap. at from So TO 90 an acre.
This must be true OF the South. l know IL
Is true of the West. Settle men on their own
land, 100 acres, let them own eight or ten COWS
and as many horses: and they do not add TO
the con sested population OF cities: they are
not the prey OF demagogues. In bad times
they have plenty 10 eat and that Of the best.
and they are reasonably content. All through
the West I know men who landed at Castle
Garden with nothing. or very little. who to-
day are independent. Look at the map OF
the West, or at tho time table o. the Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern railways You
will see stations where twenty years ago was
wilderness and you will learn how immigrants
l. riN Natt u n ~.
mate how much this nation owes to men like
Henry Willard and j. j. Hill. on the one hand.
and to the immigrants who have settled
upon the land on the other No pains no
cost. IL need be. should be spared to show our
new arrivals the advantage OF land owning
and farming.
II is not possible to judge wisely what our
population will be in thirty years II will
this is the world s newest and most progressive
trades unions. are here. and they, are here TO
stay. They lack adequate. leadership, but
nos nss' ys w had . ana
brains cultivated on lines ca pable OF produce
ing the best possible results, but they will
OF capital Is With us, and, whoever likes il or
does not like It. It is fact accomplished and
be on inestimabis good. In THIS free republic
the rights. OF man are being. will be- asserted,
for %nd ana aoabs with fea i1es Ts
press and platform and baiotbox, every
four years open, this is sure to be. But Il IS
the very first business OF wise men to see 10 II
that things are SO arranged as 10 avoid all
possible danger and contention
prd nn i6e mnS mno %So Snys at IL cents
dozen and sells them at is cents. the man
who keeps a monkey and plays an 2TSan may
real wealth OF the country. The man who
goes out and takes Government land at 81 Is
ar SroW %e' beef P' and pork where Wild grass grew,
has added 10 the wealth and TO the work OF
ihs country and has IeIped TO solve and IS
JSls im%sTat9n q MIS-. xSq T5its VI 4,.se e
srecions sr rvf ( aoss ssn VSUs Wfoas N elsn .
nels lis damage will be awful.
I. ds@onstrabie tha, vast a. majority %jf,
we done ali We could, OF. ought TO have .donei
t,s. 600 600 people in China. with Japan so
CONNER cially near. and the people in our new
ssSy o are dea
Business BBs sDs!H S'n ihese '% peope p Sh The sSilye
sccelerstins increase OF population, with our
growing luxury, eNtraNagance, the heeu OF
Of ,h al astes ked OMSd and AGa e
for good and for evil in every part OF our public
national We are mu,ipGyns ~ nt in nIm6sr ba6s ana
look right onward" II we do not do this and
act accordingly, no man living can say what
disasters will take place In this republic.
III we do, no one can picture the height Of
glory to which IL will rise
am a clergyman have no land to sell or
scheme 10 advance OF any kind, was with
Bishop Whipple, of illustrious memory. for
twenty years, and know about what write.
This immigration places grave responsibility
upon the Church-eicht hundred thousand
people. many Of whom cannot speak English.
probably not one in ten OF whom knows our
history or understands our system OF govern
ment all coming 10 US In one year, impose on
us duties so heavy that We need to pray for
wisdom and means to do in such a way a.
shall be a blessing 10 the nation and a mag
nincent service TO the republic.
WILLIAM WILLIAMSON.
MINsHAPoLIs. April T.