The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-02

HOrdes Of Russians and Italians and
the Scum of Other Countries Pour
ing into the United States-A Sic
mace to Cotton Mill and Agricultural
Interests of South.
That the doors of the south must
soon be opened to. the hordes of for
eigners f1ocking tosthis country for one
ease or another is evidenced by the
fact that while last year it was thought
the high-water mark of immigration
had been reached figures for the six
months of the present year ending with
September show a total Of 582,560 I'M
migrants were admitted to this coun-
try, as compared with 594,484 in the
same period last year, and 458,683 for
the same period in 1904.
The figures for this year indicate an
increase Of 40 per cent. v e figures for
1904. OF the total number who were
admitted to this country this year l57.-
240 were Russians fleeing to this oun
try for protection. In the month Of
September alone 95,341 persons were
admitted.
The Increase is alarming to many
people whose interests center in the
southern states and who see at no dis
tant time trouble between incoming
foreigners and negro labOrers OF the
south. The large number of Russians
who are fleeing to the United States,
it is said, know positively nothing on
corning agricultural conditions as car
ried on in this country and that they
will never fraterniZe with the negro.
In fear of their lives they are rushing
here in large numbers, many OF them
with scarcely enough money to pay
third class passage. Nor are these peo-
pie Of the class that are likely to De
come a desirable one here. Caring lit
tie for agricultural or other conditions
they leave their homes in terror only
seeking to find an asylum from the aW-
full reign of carnage and death ina
prevails among many of them. Besides
Russians there are thousands OF ma
tiyes of other countries hurry1ng to the
United States. a large percentage OF
them being Italians of the lowest
character.
Many of the large cities of the north
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia ana
others. received their full quota OF m
migrants long ago, and the result now
is that extra police vigilence is neces-
sary to take care Of these people. WHO.
for want of a better title, are classed
'svagrants'' and sent to the warehouses
of the different municipalities. Crime
is on the increase among them, es-
pecially in New York, where many live
in boxes and along the water fronts,
gaining such an existence as the slt-
nation affords. These cities have long
since tired of being the dumping
ground for cast off foreigners and well
come only too gladly the efforts many
states in the south are making to IN
duce immigration.
The class of immigrants now being
unloaded in the United States IS mn
for work in the cotton mills OF the
south and knows little if anything con
corning agricultural conditions, ever
were the negroes on the farms Wlllihs
TO work side by side with them. Inc
are only fit for railroad and other con
struction work, and where this IS no
to be found they are a menace 10 III
sections where they go.
The problem is squarely up TO II
:. immigration officials. COMMISSION
Sargent knows of no remedy that WI
:. tend to lessen the number OF undeslr
, able aliens coming here u a mos
stringent law, one savoring IN man
! RESPECTS to the Chinese exclusion Law
: If congress can pass a Law prohlbltln
= Chinese laborers from coming to tn
United States it is believed that tn
same law could be passed with regaI
\ 10 the admission of Russians, Italian
and other undesirable aliens.-Wasi
ington Correspondent OF Chariot
a Observer.