New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-08-19
AN AMENDMENT NEEDED.

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immigration:
This paper has repeatedly called
attention to the dangers attending
the unrestricted immigration to our
country of the scum Of Sicily. and
those Of the islands on the south of
Europe.
First of all, they cannot be citi-
aens OF America. Ten generations
might come aud 90 and still the
tnarchistic tendencies will cling to
hem with an adhesiveness instiIled
in their natures for centuries.
They cannot come up to our civil
ization in point of excellence with
in any specified limit or outside of
it. They took no part in the crea-
ton of our affairs, contributed
nothing to the welfare of our coun-
try aud are merely here by the good
graces of a confiscated generosity,
more disastrous in effect than any
thing that has happened in gener-
alton.
There is distinguishing differ
ence between an Italian and dago.
We have both kinds-one is good
peaceable and law abiding citizen
while the other is infinitely worse
than the average darkey. Despite
the fact that they cannot be coupled
with our civilization even as frac-
tional contribution, they and their
children are given equal educational
advantages with our own, while the
blacks are virtually cut off from
any such privileges.
When they accumulate enough
by close living, they depart instead
of trying to grow up with our insti-
tutions. But they have remained
long enough to scatter misfortune
throughout our country. Besides
enormous expense incident to gen
eral sickness, every port and ship
ping point in the South is closed
to the outside world, and the work
Of a hundred years of war and in
lustry is wasted by the scattering
Of yellow fever all over this section
IF the world at cost climbing ND
INTO the millions.
It is said that we need labor
that the planters require their ser.
vices in the field. But this exper-
ence is worth as much as the value
If our agriculture for many years $
,ast, it would have been infinitely
better if the big plantations had
been subdivided into small tracts,
md an invitation extended to the
lardy German, the industrious, :
lean and most excellent Dane, the
lappy and big hearted freshman,
he aspiring Frenchman or any
ther rather than fiji orr country
rom shore to shore with aliens and :,
dirty and disease breed
ng scum cast off by countries
Which would not have them as their :,
wn. This is our condition today, b
nd we look for it to grow worse ce
5 the years roll on, because they m
ha
annot be handled in a great crisis, tn
lch as confrOnts us now. -
We are not opposed to the good, :.
onest, peace loving, law.abiding, :
ldustriOns citizen, of whom we r
ave hundreds in ST. Mary, but the
lrty criminal classes, driven from
1me, should not be allowed to find
haven on our shores.
The Chinese exclusion act should
, amended to include class which
e menace enormous in its mag
tude and terrible in effect. If
e planters cannot make sugar
ne without endangering the well
re of all other people, let their
Ids grow up in weeds for awhile.
lie richness and fertility of the
il will not remain long at rest.
he good class of people will come wlt
and take them up, and open a 1
" era which will make the gold
Ids pale iuto insignificance. =