New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10
ITALIANS ARE FLOODING CONNECTICUT.
REGARDED as MENACING SOCIAL COND
An IMMIGRATION PROBLEM.
CONDITIONS

most nine out OF every ten people are Of for.,x,
parentage?
While good manv OF these immigrant, ar.
going West it still remains a fact that an fncrsas
ing number coming into New-England Tbsv
only average SIG among theni-the Southern Italians
only N0-and therefore in their poverty they ara
perforce precpitated our shores. In 1870 Nav
England was 30 per cent foreign: IN 1900 Il was a.
per cent foreign. In 1870 Rhode Island. Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut were AS per cent alien.
in 1900 those three States alone were 61s Der Gene
foreign born. These three States are thereforo
more than thTee-ffths OF foreign parentsgs 70
three generations should be counted. hardly poo-.
than one-quarter OF Southern New-England uouls
be native
The result Of this changed condition OF Ma.
England Immigration is easily seen IN the chaDsaa
results which have come out OF It, A trim tbro,-.,
the mill towns and even the country VILLAGES -
Connecticut will show the great change which ~
come over the character OF the population EoI,.,
cally the aliens actually hold the balance Of DOVE
in more than one city OF Connecticut They ar.
and are actually recognized to be. powerful AZ r.
polls in many small rural towns. In the mann
featuring centres thew taking the places az tn
native born In the factories and mills All tbroug.
this State these foreigners taking I'D the @abo
doned FARMS and running them in just the sam,
style as their Italian homes and farms ar. W.,
aged As result there Is a sduaIor IN 49,
parts Of almost all Connecticut's inland towns TIA.
was never known before the foreigners came
Farm scenes typical OF the manner IN winch ,s
LtaNah aad other aliens have come to live IN Cor,
necueut ana shoulder out the old i1habitant ara
everywhere common. In ore old village ,,n+f -
Gently occupied wholly by descendants OF ola "
England families. practically all the population a.
no" aliens or the SIX houses on one side 81 ~
village street the fronts bare and forsat.,
while the rears are alive with italian and Porsb
chlloren In the old rose gardens bent Italia,
women are now to be found digging no+atoss -
n url< he a~
cnly half hIed-everywhere signs OF a new. gepa~,
tcn OF people On the other side Of this towns
main street two old families still hold their grops
IN poor sort OF fashion. while the other five
1arInhOuses are owned by aliens. New-Britain 4,
striking example OF this same change. as far a.
the cities are concerned. OF the total populate,
1900 are aliens and s707 native. or New-IIave7,s
10000 there are 5000 who are foreigners
Why do We come here?'' saws one OF these alis,-
In response to a question. Because we want ~
make money to take home I have two brothers
who make $500 each and 20 back to the Old conn
try, buy a farm. live there. When I mako & Gao
am going back Ny people are all here now-mv
family Ny boys get good schooling TIL they are
ten years old. Then thev work in shops and unavbs
stay here and have families OF their own. America
great place to make money"
Another who has bought his house outside MIL
town and who works for s. a week IN the shops
said:
Il am going TO stay here always. Z send SO tn
my sister to come and bring her children
Half OF my old town here now. Some go back. but
come here again. Free here and good pay FOR
work In shops"
There are scores Of italian settlements IN the
outskirts Of New-Haven. One large market garden
er hires over two hundred Italian women and chill
dren to tend his celery. strawberry and lettuce
beds; 10 take care Of his and vegetables. Any
day these Italians may be seen working on the
producers broad acres. They all I've IN hovelg near
at hand. promiscuousy. the women and children
working IN the fields As a general rule Connect-
cut. which Is being flooded with these people, does
not find them capable OF doing well enough az their
work to farm extensively their account
They satisfied with the few dollars they make
They have churches o. their own; keep their
children out OK the schools large extent; DO
mix with the natives: hardly. IN fast understand
ing the English language.