Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-08

The New York World sets form
the immigration problem i'm nnioue
ana picturesque way. Without dis
paragement OF the long-contInued
policy OF inviting the peoples of 9TH
er countries TO come to the Unitad
states and join In our DEVELOPMENT
the rush OF immigration continues
serious problem, and Il is far short
OF solution. We regulate immi.
grafton by law, hut there are many
OF its embarrassing features that are
not reached by regulation. The
World presents a page of faces. an
proNimitely representing II 900 i'm
migrants, arriving at the principal
port OF our county, In a single doy
or last week and IL was not much
above the average for some weeks
togethe or this number IL esti-
mates that one-third of them will
stay In New York. II shows thai
this number IS AS many people as
constitutes the population OF the SOW.
ereign state OF Nevada. n wouId
make city ms large az Chattanoo-
ga Tenn. or Norfolk. Va. or Lin
coin, Neb., or Blnghampton. N. Y
II is numerically as great as the pri
vate soldiers In the American army
rms rs 10 be the record breaking
year. In the last recorded year
1870 emigrants entered the limit
ed States. or these 263.15O settled
IN the state OF New York and about
one-third OF these I'm the ity OF New
york. The assistant commissioner
OF immigration says If the influx
keeps mp we will pass the million
mark in 1906, and possibly make II
I 100, 900 all told
The government of the United
states holds our gates open to the
surplus OF other countries. bnf reg
ulates it's coming The right OF reg
ulation is clear and there is lust
enough of it TO make It plain that |
there ought 10 be a great deal more
In our organized capacity we should |
have more TO say about where the
newcomers shall locate The con !
gestion OF cities Is constant draw |
back, without the assistance OF any |
body from abroad. One OF the lines
of Dresent-day statesmanshlp ought
TO be the distribution OF our new cit
izens In such manner as to do !
the country the most good and be |
most beneficial TO the immigrants /
themselves. CrOwding OF cities like |
New York adds 20 misery ana squai- |
or, and instead OF progress adds to |
the burdens OF charity and immor- |
aiity.
We are the newest great country
on earth ~ we have to be the ma |
ven Of all thai other countries do not |
want or cannot take care Of. cannot |
there be some method OF broader as
sImilation? Millions OF immigrants
have become valuable citizens and
entered fully, as they should, into
the affairs Of the republic: but Trey
have not been the sort who have
huddled in great cities and merely
added 10 population
Take more OF them out into the
broad open Agriculture is stfI the
great business Of the future. II is
the foundation Of the wealth and
well-being Of the country We need
more farmers. n we get overstock-
ed we can spare q great many to
Western Canada, which Is sending
ont inticing literature in tons. North
America is vast piece Of bread
which Is buttered only in spots Let
as take a thin kniro and spread ont
the creamery of immigration. In
deed. the cities could spare for o
useful and simple pastoral lifc
great many Of their native scions
The centers Of population are gross
They need pure air.