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Evening star., 1916-09-17
Shall We be Flooded
with Immigrants?
By BURTON J. HENDRICK
By BURTON J. HENDRICK

members could not come to Parliament in
1916 because their pecuniary embarrass-
ments were so great. Farms all over Eng
land and Ireland suddenly fell out of cul-
tivation; tenants would not till the soil
rent-free. "The number of bankruptcies, !"
said Lord Brougham in Parliament in
1916, 3is daily increasing; the home trade
is at a standstill; the landlord receives no
rent; the tenant can sell no corn."
The rich gave up their luxuries, while
the poor had difficulty in saving them
selves from starvation. "The distress in
Yorkshire, wrote one observer, "was un-
precedented; there was total stagnation
in what little trade they had" In Bir-
mingham, whose population then was
$4,000, more than 10000 We're receiving
poor relief.
Distress of England's Poor After
Napoleonic Wars
N the next five years Coxey's armies pa
raded from one end of England to the
other. Riots, on large SCALE terrorized
the people nearly every day. Mobs gath
cred at the docks and forcibly prevented
the expectation Of potatoes; they broke
into baker and butcher shops and appro-
priated the food; they burned down the
houses of the gentry and stoned the Prince
Regent in the streets of London. Hay
ricks, farm-houses, barns, and business
premises were burning all over England.
There were even organized attempts
made at rebellion. In many places troops
were called QUITO quell the rioters. death
now would be relief to Millions was the
general cry. Starvation actually prevailed
in certain districts, and peasants consid-
cred themselves fortunate who could get
cabbage stalks as food. English states
men feared general insurrection and a
wholesale plundering of property. Eng
lish mines closed down, blast furnaces
were cold, factories were going to ruin,
while workmen were parading the streets
wrapped in blankets, demanding free
distribution of food, and vowing ven
geance upon the upper classes and Par
Lament. In 1917 the habeas corpus act
was suspended
For twenty-five years succeeding the
war, England now and then had a spurt
of prosperity; in the main, however,
these disturbed conditions prevailed until
the repeal of the corn laws and the rise of
modern English industrialism. Students
of American immigration always note one
fact. Until the years 1916 and 1917, the
figures show, almost no aliens arrived in
this country. For the first thirty years
Evening star., 1916-09-17

Of our national life our population grew
rapidly; but it was the high birth rate of
the native born, not immigration, that in
creased it. Wars always stop the inflow,
as the falling off in immigration this year
shows, and the long period of the Napo-
leonic Wars checked any tendency Euro
peans might have felt to migrate.
Here, as in Europe, hard times followed
that conflict, but they were not so dis
tressing as in Europe, and were quickly
forgotten in the great sweep Of our popula-
ton to the West, in the tremendous activ-
ity in canal and railroad building, and in
the development of manufactures and the
American mercantile marine. Almost inn
mediately after Waterloo, therefore, the
westward movement of population began.
"Two things, great things wrote Car
lyle, "dwell, for the last ten years, in all
thinking heads in England, and are hov-
erlng, OF late, even on the tongues Of not
a few. Universal education is the first
great thing we mean; general immigra-
ton is the second"
"The distress which followed the paci-
fication of Europe" says MacMaster,
"the disbanding of The armies and the
navies, the enormous war taxes, and the
general depression of trade and agricul-
ture, sent the middle classes of England,
Ireland, and Germany to our shores by
the thousands"
Meetings were held in British towns to
facilitate the migration of the suffering
masses to America. The press demanded
parliamentary action to stop the "rlinous
drain OF the most useful part of the United
Kingdom All kinds of falsehoods were
spread, in the hope of checking the move
ment.
The onslaughts of English writer's on
America, which filled the newspapers
and the magazines, even those like the
Edinburgh Repiew, and finally eliminated
in such works as those of Mrs. Trollope
and Dickens, had their original inspira-
ton in an attempt to keep Englishmen
from emigrating. Parliament passed laws
the purpose of which was to send English
and Irish immigrants to Canada and the
Cape of Good Hope and steer them away
from the United States.
Useful Additions to the United States
ALL these efforts failed Compared to the
hordes which the trans-A atlantic lines
have brought in recent years, the numbers
We're few. When one considers the small
population of Great Britain a hundred
years ago and the difficulties of transpor-
tation-a sailing-vessel that had one hun
dred emigrants created greater stir
then than one that has thousand now
the movement was a substantial one. In
the ten years ending in 1929, 10000 inn
migrants left England for Canada and
$1,000 for the United States, the greater
majority OF the former crossing the border
almost Immediately to this country.
These English and Irish immigrants
represented valuable additions to our
country. Many joined the movement
TO the West and settled on government
lands in Ohio and Indiana; Others secured
employment in building the canals and,
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Depends on Our Prosperity

NO; glance at immigration figures
makes one point clear. A period of dis
tress in Europe, and corresponding pc
riod of prosperity in the United States,
mean a large influx to these shores. A
statistician's "curvc," showing these Geo
nomic facts, will correspond idcntically
with the Curve of immigration through
hundred years. Our greatest period of
prosperity comprises the fifteen years
from 1900 to 1915. Likewise our greatest
period of immigration is found in that
same era. The year 1907 brought more
immigrants than any other in our history;
but there was great drop in 1908, the
reasons being the financial panic of 1907
and the depression that followed.
To decide, therefore, how the war will
affect immigration, we must first an
swcr two questions: How will il affect
Evening star., 1916-09-17

Millions Of momen hare
been made midoms BY The
War, many Of them in the
first days of their mar
ridge: millions Of others,
,Oho could hare expected
Evening star., 1916-09-17

al Il
feet immigration to the United
States? Will the disbanded SOL
- - diers return peacefully to their
former vocations, or will thousands of
them seek new fortunes in the United
States? Will all of them start to rebuild
their ruined homes, or will large propor-
ton prefer to establish new domestic
establishments in a new country? Thou
sands of women have lost their husbands
and thousands of young men and women
their fathers. Are they not likely to turn
from the scene of their miseries and begin
life anew with us? Should the war end at
the present moment, the combatant ma
tions have already piled up indebtedness
that will mean annual interest charges of
at least 1000, 100000. The hard-earned
money of the working classes must pay
this enormous tribute, which means taxa
tion on II scale that the world has not
hitherto known. There is only ono way
the harassed workingmen can escape this
frightful burden; that is, by settling in
the United States. Is it not likely that
many millions will seize this opportunity?
The extent to which the war will ac-
celerato immigration depends entirely
upon the effect that it produces in Europe.
Students generally agree that the greatest
stimulus to immigration is economic.
Religious and political prosecutions
have done their part in sending alien
peoples to these shores. Tho coming of tho
Puritans and the exodus to America of Ger
mans from the devastated Palatinatc in
the eighteenth century are cases in point.
Political considerations played largo
part in sending multitudes of South Ger
mans to the United States i'll tho '4Os and
SOS of the nineteenth century. Religious
persecution explains, to a great extent,
the more recent influx Of Russian and
Rumanian Jews.
Even in these eases, however, economic
motives have so mingled with the others
that we can not exclusively assign religion
and politics as the impelling causes. In
Russia religious intolerance has found its
expression in economic persecution; con-
sequently the average jew comes here,
not primarily to worship God in ways of
his own, but to find work.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-07-20
1hs ouInlns That Does Not Affect The Head

Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Ouinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature of e. W. GROVE. 2Sc.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-07-20


ly go beyond s5,O00,0O0 in presi-
Dental year.
1t is generally admitted that the
Republican national committee of
1896, under the leadership of Mark
Hanna, first made 'the roof the
limit" in spending money. The funds
used to elect Mckinley have been es-
timated at from s3,00O,000 to ST.
100000. They probably were near
est the last figures. However, memo
randa left by Cornelius N. Bliss, who
was treasurer of the committee, indi-
cate that the funds passing officially
through the committees hands az
gregated only s3,500,OO0. Accord
ing to the same data the fund en-
ployed to reflect Mckinley in 1900
was ''trifle below" $3,O00,000.
The Republican national commit
tee usually disposes of the most
funds. But some Democratic nation
al committees have been supert
spenders. In 1892 not less than ST..
100000, perhaps a great deal more
was used in electing Cleveland, all o1
whose races were engineered by men
who were adopts in raising and gen
erous in contributing political funds
There are no authoritative data on
Democratic expenditures except fol
the campaigns of 1908 and 1912
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-12
ALAsKA's GREAT TRADE.
(Post-Intelligencer.D

The figures which the department of commerce has furnished in bulletin on the commerce of the United States with noncontguous territories show large ex pansion in the trade with Porto Rico and Alaska and comparatively insignificant gains in the trade with Ha- waii and the Philippines The Alaska figures are i'm porant in volume also of far more local interest
 They show that during May of this year we shipped to Alaska substantially double the value of goods ship ped in May of last year and that Aaskas shipments to the United States were than four times as great as they during May, 1915.
 For the elevenmonth period the total shipments to Alaska were valued than $24000000 compared with $1SOOOOO during the period of the last fiscal year while shipments Alaska to the United States crease of more $2OOOOOOO those of last year The total of Alaska with the United States for the fiscal year about $SO000000 in value The trade of Alaska with it's relatively small number of in habants is greater both the import and the export side than the rade the Philippines, and is expand ing far faster
 The prosperity of Alaska, shown by these figures the prosperity of this state and this city o the largest importance for here is the entrepot of prac tcay all of Aaskas trade, and here also is where much of it is handled directly.
 Another feature is that this enormous and expanding commerce is carried by water through inland pass waters on the globe and fewer aids to navigation than can be found elsewhere. The congressional ap propriations aids navigation in Alaska waters this year are less they for the coast of Virginia no larger than made for small single ports.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-12
HE IS A QUEER PROPOSITION

All throughout Alaska, Wick's opponents and there are thousands; are all agreed that with the delegate nothing will do, nothing is acceptable, nothing is reasonable, unless Jim IS at the head in the middle, at the tail end and every where. It must be Jim" first, last and all the time. He won't give anybody chance to say or do anything. No indeed, he is too doggone motherly for that. With him anybody who does not agree with him, is a crook, trickster or something Jim" must be the whole push, and therefore must dictate; yet he does not want boss rule None can blame him either, as he says in his telegram, he wants to preserve hls own self-respect." Self-respect is good thing to preserve But what about the other fellows Haven't they got right to preserve their own self-respect as much as "Jim?" Nobody wants to be dictated to unless it be the mutton-heads. Such being the case, why doesn't he come down from his high perch and be agreeable-glve and take Obviously he does not want Shackletord
 Irving, Faulkner and others to have anything tc say simply because he wants to say it all him. self Yet he does not want "boss rule" There is no use of talking; he is queer proposition.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-12
THE FIGHT IS ON.

According to all reports, the citizens of Seattle have decided to fight the octopus-the l. w. WIS that has created so much trouble the last two months. Really, it looks to us as though the Seattle Spirit was getting sluggish in spots. We say in spots because that same spirit has been quite active in the enforcement of the prohi- bition law. It may be, however, that the job was of such magnitude that it required the citi- zens' combined energy to hold the inflow in check and that they had no time to attend to the octopus Be that as it may, it is evident that the business men of that one-time prosperous city m fo afd6f t & tHP PeRyge 2yfF as Was a TfFe Eey ana 3d spread. Hence their change of mind. From now on, we have reasons to believe that the trouble makers about that great city will be attended to and the interests fthose who have no axes to grind will be protected.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-12

The local democrats are talking of organizing sSulzer Club" and help boost up Senator Sul- zer's candidacy for delegate to congress. Locally we see no need for such organization as the Sen ator will get nearly all the votes anyhow; just the same as J. R. Hickman will get all the votes for senatorship. These men are too well known to meet much opposition locally. As far as the first division is concerned, these two men are as good as elected You see they are known to be just the men the people want.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-12
GETTING A CITY MANAGER.
(Kansas City Star.


 In Germany when a city wants manager it looks around for a who has made conspicuous success in a smaller town and employs him expert Some times it advertises for him.
 years ago that would have been considered out of the question American cities because of the de- mands of politics But in the last four years the i'm possible has happened In that time forty cities have adopted the commission manager plan of government That is the city elects small commission, board of directors and this board employs expert to manage the city's business.
 Naturally they desire the best they find Dayton for instance, tried to employ Col Goethals at salary of 2500O year. When he declined the commis sioners Cincinnati and took the city engineer 9 Waite who had nroved to have unusual executive otauhton' Va, was exceedingly successful So it die what any welconducted business institution would dc under the circumsances-it offered him higher salary and got him. Jackson Mich tried to get him away from Springfield but failed. and then employed Mir Waites city engineer at Dayton.
 Good sense isn't it?
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-12
Advertised Letter List
ketchlkan, Alaska, Post Office, For the Week Ending Aug. 5, 1916.

Martin Anderson, Peter Brady, Miss Leona Crawford, A. W. Hood, Andy Weather, Chas. Nolan (2), Ralph Point CT, c. W. Pulaski Matilda Starish, Ed. Vanderweele
 When calling for he above, say lad vertised." All parties claiming letters from the above list must pay fee of one cent for each letter claimed.
 All letters unclaimed by Aug. 18th, 1916. will be sent to the Dead Letter Office, Washington, D. c.
 NJ. E. SWINEFORD, P. NJ.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-12

The Daily Progressive-MiAer Is for sale at both the Walker Drug store and the kyus Drug Sore.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-31
News Of Fifty Years Ago
tFrom the Richmond Dispatch. Oct 81. 1862

Rev. Alfred 6arby will preach at Leigh Street
bnptist Church every night this week. The In
growing i'm inin"st nmi VIII ~ ruhhy c ,re
tnued for two weeks longer.
young named Davis left Spotsy lvania
county in lS4? and went TO California He was
was heard of him The father died just before
the war and his estate settled up. Young
few days ago well and hearty and tho ad MI
iStrator Of the fathers estate Is rather per-
picked.
The grave of Peter Francisco. remarkable
tonary hero lies unmarked by amy tombstone
in Shocco iiill Cemetery. An effort is being
made to raise the necessary funds to properly
mark the grave.
died In Norfok day before yesterday. lie leaves
large family.
Bishop Dogsctt. of this city is holding the
West Virginia Methodist Conference ut Parlicrs.
burg
Louisville Journal is seriously ill ut his resi-.
dence in Kentucky His recovery is doubtful,
Miss Fannie Seward, daughter Of the Secretary
brief Illness.
committee from Tamn,any Hall. of New
ohnson n"" GTs rhs With
dorses tho candidacy of Mr.. Hoffman and sent
him letter by tho committee
,,, Bishon Lymeh Of cine!nnn, is in lrederieks.
ni that post The bishop Is his way
Fortress Monroe to visit Mr.. Davis.
much better Ills iprovemsn, o for ' the 10 last st
three days has been marked and the physicians
now regard the danger point as passed.
The relations between .Austria and Prussia
are again assuming II mcnacing character The
statesmcli of Europe NJ hope of avoiding
another outbreak of hostil.tes.
New Yori: Times. Certainly not. lie Was -" a
Virginia Rebel with big r.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-31
SOCIOLOGICAL CONGRESS
MAY COME HERE NEXT YEAR.
Local Committee Seeks TO Itaise 81 800
Tor Expenses OF f:NEibif ut Gruys'
irm0ry ind OF Conventions

Richmonds executive committee of
INC southern Sociological Congress, at
Il meeting yesterday afternoon i'm the
Grays Armory, mapped out plans for
bringing TO this city next May the an
nual convention of the congress-
TO attain this object Dr. j. T.. Nc
Culloch. general secretary, told the
local committee il would have to Sc
cure 400 members. The cost Of fnan-
Gin. the congress exhibit here for two
weeks has run close to 81 900. To de-.
fray the expenses of this exhibit, as
we'll as to finance the proposed con-
Hention. 1t is necessary TO raise $780,
Local committeeman present at the
organization meeting yesterday after
noon were DIR. w. a. Picker. DR.. D. r.
Anderson, Rev j. T. Mastin. Rev. J. w.
Dixon Philip TriEg. Mrs. ]. Tyler Job
son, Miss Mamie Minor, Miss Agnes
Randolph. Mrs. Roy *. Flanagan, Miss
Myer, Mrs. Wyndham r. Meredith, Miss
Mary l.. Smith, Arthur r. Blue and Mr.
Shelburg. The following volunteered
to act as team captains: Mrs Roy X.
Flanagan, Mr. ShelburE, Mr. Blue,
Philip Trigg and DR.. Dixon. In con-
junction with the local colored execu-
tive committee these men and women
will cndeayor to secure at least 200.
or half, of the requisite number before
the congress exhibit comes TO close
Thursday night. Early to-day these
team captains will set out with the
avowcd purpose of aiding health con-
servation and disease prevention by
enlisting citizen members of the South
crn Sociological Congress-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-31
SEEN ON THE SIDE
In wooaro., Wilson's way.

In Woodrow Wilson's Way.
our ship of state has grown SO great
That all must own her sway:
Her pilot true will bring her through
In Woodrow Wilson's way.
~ still strong man In our land
We hope he's come to stay;
He rules as we'll us all can tell
In Woodrow Wilson's way
This Mr. Hughes doth us abuse
Ills hosts are In array:
Eut we will light now for the right
In Woodrow Wilson's way
None can arise who is so wise
Who'll give us fairer play;
Wei march right in. and we will win
In Woodrow Wilson'S way
LfNCHBURG.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-31
Clcancr Cnrs Needed

sNY/ HiLE the Virginia Railway and Power
ssMNV Company. as the public is informed
sfrequently. Is trying to find ways to improve
iSits service and the comfort of its patrons it
amlght pay little attention to the condition
TofS Its cars To say that these cars are dirty
Saexpresses the fact with great mildness
aS. The cars should be swept at frequent in
s5terSals through the day. In many cities cars
are sprinkled and swept at the conclusion OF
each run. The power company would profit,
I'VE think. by giving this matter consideration.
for good many persons prefer the jitney to
the trolley because the jitncy, bad as it is,
Is closer to that cleanliness said to be next to
goodness.
Now Cabrera says he didn't say it, At any
Srate, he didn't charge it to tho types" but
4 blamed the press agent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-31

teen. nigh school graduate, the other Il girl
OF thirteen who will enter hiSl, school In Sep
.emper. The boy has attended two different
SCHOOLS Tor stammerers" but the benefit was
Yf brief duration. l.. s.
! would advise that both the boy and girl
.tke vocal lessons frvn q; compete teacher.
also that they take lessons in physical culture
rom an expert. such as Y. NJ. &. y. director
VI pnESicai training especially In developing
inc breathing muscles. Both should practice
re"oihs aloud ut home. putting especial cmphn-
SIS upon inhcction-thIt Is, carefully avoiding
monotone Or sing -1onS voice They should
iearh TO read with such infection that IL listen
or cannot say whether the voice is reading OF
Speaking from memory or merely conversing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-31
JUMP FROM TRAIN FATAL
Nan Falls E,Icr freight Cars and
IsoG? IL Found Terribly
Man.ie,!.

Man1ie6.
'REDERICESBURC; w. October
3c.-k;mmett +. Smith. John w. Hunter.
Preston Il. Payne and William Berry
left here on Il passenger train Satur-
day night for Alexandria They re y.
manned in Alexandria until midnight.
and then went to the Potomac f.t light
yards anfi boart cd Il freight train Of
the .Richm ord. Fredericksburg and po-
torlac Rairoad, which soon started
south. When the train reached Fred
cTicksburg ii did no: stop. going
through the city 1T twelve miles al.
hour. When y short distance south
Of the city, Hunter. Payne and Berry
jumped off. Berry said he told Smith
not to jump. as the train was roint:
faster. tie says he thought smith
remained on tile train.
ON SUNDAY morning Smith. body
was found about hair mile scuth Of
the city. lie had failed under ,is,
train and WAS horribly mangcd. l;oili
arms ami both legs We're cut OF. ara
his head was cut in many places. CiiN
Coroner J. y. barney held an incucs.
the jury bringing in Il verdict ,!,e :
Smith met his death by attc!ap,inr L
aliGht from II moving train, ana ~
oneratcd the railroad FROM ali blame.
Smith was thirty-3evcm wears o;a;.
and is survived by his parents AMI
several brothers and sisters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-31
BANKS MAKE FINE SHOWING
Resources of Institutions In North
CnrOIinn Are Now $780,


RALEIGH, n. c., October SO.-North
Carolinn's i31 State banks and twen-
ty-four branch banks SHOW q grand
total of Sl03.i76.GS7 total resources.
compared with only S50,0OO,000 total
resources seven years ago, with $751;
6Gi,@S7 one year ago, according to Il
summary of reports to the Corporation
Commission.
Members Of the commission pro-
nounce the reports the best IN the
hiatory of the banking business in
this State. Sank deposits increased
more than $55.000,00o, the deposits at
this time aggregating upwards of STA
cUe.00O