New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
National Geographic Magazine

come Practically every immigrant has the name
and address OF a relative friend.
Nor do all the foreigners settle In cities. They
scatter the mathematical lines Of population
OF the seven hundred thousand immigrants who
landed Ellis Island year with railroad tick
varying in cost from 20 cents, which is the
fare 10 Newark. n. J., to $50 which is the fare to
Portland Ore, the average in money paid was ex-
actly the price OF a ticket TO Columbus Ind, and
our last showed that point to be the centre
Of population
Are ITALIANS the only aliens who return to their
old homes when times are bad il American
asked
NO The italians outnumbered by the Brit
ish many OF whom travel regularly between this
country and Canada" lIr- Watchorn replied.
They are the men who VIII not buy English
organs and pianos IN this connection let ne say
that I will match the record Of Southeastern
Europe any time against Great Britain for both in
dustry and thrift The English farm aoorer who
lives age of sixty expects to die in aims
house English speaking people believe that the
Almighty made them considerably better than de
made any one else. Yet the Sermon on the Mount
was not given TO mankind in their aucn vaunted
and well beloved word Of speech. Neither were the
Ten Commandments.
I'VE sneer at the Italians and arrogantly declare
that taey will never amount to very much How do
we know? We see a sapling out Of the light in
bleak and stony ground, and say that Il is dwarfed
and good for nothing. But If we really want &C
ctlrate information about that particular saplng
and scientific data which TO base future predic-
ZION. concerning other sapIngs we will bring It
into the sunshine and plant it in rich soil that its
roots NAV reach into he earth and its branches
fill the air As a man who speaks English and
nothing else. urge that the little peoples Of back
ward nations. at least be given fair chance"
What immigrant within your personal knowl-
edge 7 asked, has had the most interesting
story?'
"A little Jewish boy from Russia whose parents
were rnassacrcd at Kishineff- lie escaped and
made his way TO Austria. and thence was passed
along by relief committees 20 LIVERPOOL and New
York A brother in Kansas city was TO care for
him Many teIegrams the brother. however,
brought no response. The boy came before me.
He was ten years old. intelligent and lovable 7
would have taken him myself had been possible.
But nv duty plain under the law and to my
sorrow ha to order his return 70 Liverpool
BY and by. I told him he could try again. 7
sent him 70 the steamship Umbria at o'clock in
the evening. He was SAT- early the following
morning I spent a troubled night IN thinking
4 bout his case. Next day 7 had Just reached my
ONCE when a telegram came from the brother He
had oeen In Wyoming buying cattle and out Of
reach Of the telegraph. But II was too late tele
phoned the agent OF the Cunard Lire and asked II
the boy couldn't be brought back the return
voyage of the Crn5ria-
There vas a heavy fog last night. the agent
replied and the ship is stIll anchor IN North
River
7 jumped tug and steamed 10 the side o,
the T-r7bria The little monkey was let down 10 me
on a rope We cent him West IN the afternoon.
That boy" ana there was much tenderness and
confidence in Mr Watchorn's voice. will be Mayor
II Kansas city if ne grows TO manhood and hasn't
pad luck
Must an alien have a fixed sum OF money be-
toss he can be admitted TO the United statssr'