The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-12
immigration.
The Great Peril Of America-Very
Undesirable Class Coming.

United States commissioner Of i'm
migration:
The total estimated alienimmi-
grafton to the United States from
1870 to 1870 was Il million. The
total number Of arrivals for the rs
cal year ending June 50. 1903, was
S57,o64. This IS the greatest
number that ever applied for ad-
mission in a single year. The
nearest approach TO this was in
1882 when 7s6. 900 were admitted.
The character Of the arriving
aliens, however. during the past
year differs greatly from the year
1882 and the years previous. Since
the foundation Of our government
until within the last fifteen years,
practically all Of the immigrants
come from Great Britain and Ire
land, Germany and the Scandina-
Wan countries. and was very large
" Of Teutonic stock with a large
percentage Of Celtic. Fifteen mil
lions of them have made their
homes with us. IN fact they have
been the pathnnders in the West
and Northwest. They are intelli-
gent, industrious and sturdy peo-
pie. They have contributed large
~ to the development Of our eoun-
try and its resources. and to them
is due in a great measure the high
standard of American citizenship,
THE character Of our immigra-
tion has now changed. During the
last fifteen years we have been re-
ceiving a very undesirable class
from Southern and Eastern Europe
which has taken the place Of the
Teutons and Celts. During the
past fiscal year nearly 600. 900 Of
these have been landed on oul
shores constituting nearly 70 pei
cent of the entire immigration o.
the year.
Instead Of going to these sec
tions where there is sore need for
farm labor, they congregate in the
larger cities, mostly along the At
Iantic seaboard. where they con
stitute dangerous and unwhole-
some element Of our population.
The question that Individually
and vitally affects the interests Of
our people is, what shall we dc
with the thousands that are ad-
mitted2 Shall they be allowed tc
form alien colonies in our great
cities, there to maintain false ideas
and to propagate the lawless views
born thereof as the result Of their
experience, foreign, not alone geo
graphically but foreign as well to
this country, in their ideas of hui
man liberty and individual rights.
Immigration left thus is a
menace to The peace, good order
and stability Of American institu-
tions, which will grow and increase
with the generations and finally
burst forth i'll anarchy and disor-
der. 1t is thus necessary, as a
measure Of public security, TO de
wise and put in force some means
BY which alien arrivals may be dis
tributed throughout this country,
and thus afford the opportunities
by honest industry Of securing
homes for themselves and their
children.
The department Of commerce
and labor, through the bureau of
immigration, should, in my judg-
ment, furnish information to all
desirable aliens as 70 the best To-
calities for profitable means Of
earning livelihood, either as Set
tiers, tradesmen or 1aborers. The
states and territories which need
immigration should file with the
department such evidence Of the
advantages offered TO aliens to set
tie in localities where conditions
are favorable, so that the trend of
immigration viii be directed to
the open and sparselv settled coun-
try. That the bureau of iuforma-
tion should be the medium Of dis
tributing he aliens is to my mind
as much Of a duty as it is to decide
to whom the right TO enter should
be given.
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