The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-02-16

United States has SO-called "rOyal
commissioner abroad who ihstructs
and coaches his proteges during all of
the two weeks trip across, devoting
an appreciable portion Of that time
to warming his Italian fellow passen-
gers against becoming an American
citizens Ibid. p. ~.
THE WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC.
"With reference to the question OF
bringing women for immoral pur-
poses into the United States, / beg to
state that there positively exists an
organized movement of this sort,
which could only be discovered, how
ever, by travelling to ard fro between
the various parts of the United States
aud Europe In some European
countries the emigration of lewd
women is aided by corrupt police Of
fcials, hotel porters, and keepers of
intelligence offices. "--(Ibld, D. 49,.
BIRDS OF PAssAGE"-MANY CONE
SINGLE HANDED TO PICK UP
w Hal VA AZ 1ND AMI
CARRY 1T AWAY
"The great horde OF immigrants
who have flooded this country during
the last decade come here, not be-
cause of our free Institutions, or be-
cause they here have the opportunity
to advance themselves both mater
tally and intellectually, but because
the American dollar has a much
greater purchasing value in their
native countries, to which they al
ways remain loyal. They make no
effort TO learn our language nor our
customs and views. They do not
think of ever becoming citizens or TO
contribute in the least to further the
development Of this country, and If,
perchance. some do take the oath Of
citizenship it is only because it facil-
itates their purposes here and pro-
tects them abroad in legal or illegal
occupations.
"When they think that they have
gathered sufficient amount of del
lars they return to Italy, Hungary,
Galicia. southern part OF Austria,
Syria, or Greece as the case may be,
and those who have procured Amer
lean citizenship forget and disregard
its obligations the very moment they
leave our hospitable shortes. During
their temporary stay in this country
they live in manner Gnbecoming
and unworthy of America. Their
whole effort, energy, and mind are
concentrated upon the one thing-to
earn all the money they can and re-
turn "home." During their stay
here they all are instrumental in re-
ducing the price Of labor: for them a
dollar is fortune, while to the
American laborer it frequently re-
presents an insignificant amount"
ibid. p. g.
UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRATION CROWDS
OUT DESIRABLE.
Having arrived at the above con-
OiuSlOIS, IL 10 OuO JuoO duu piOpCl
that l should differentiate between
good and bad immigration, in so far
as the countries are concerned whence
we get most immigrants, and l re-
spectfully submit that tile very best
material reaching the United States
comes from Germany, Great Britain,
Norway. Sweden, Denmark, Holland,
and Switzerland; in fact from all
western and northern countries of
Europe" (which have as large surplus
population as ever.
ut is deplorable that we do not
get more of this class of immigration.
and / found the reason to lie in the
fact that we are getting too much of
an inferior immigration, with whom
the German, Swede, etc., can not
very well compete. My contention in
this particular was fully borne out by
an interview which had with Herr
Won Pills, gentleman semiofficially
connected with the German Govern
ment, whose business it is to induce
the Germans from other countries,
such as Russia, Hungary, and others,
to settle in Germany. provided they
have money enough to buy land He
remarked to me as follows:
"'We view with great satisfaction
the fact that few Germans emigrate
to the United States, which is not
due so much to the excellent con-
dItions existing here as to the fact
that 10y your present immigration,
labor has been mercilessly cheapened
in America. "-tIbid. p. 81.