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Show IB W. U. Tolearaph.J I KSTIT 1"T K ITALIANS IN NKW YORK. New York, 13. Tho continued arrivals ar-rivals of destitute Italians, victims of emigrant swindlers rcsidcot in tho various va-rious cities of Italy, is causing increased alarm bore, especially as another baton arrived to day and a largo numbor of others havo been shipped hither. The consul general for Italy Bays in rogard to tho matter that tho luggago of only ono person was sent on, that ho was detained in prison in Paris and whon he finally reached hero ho found that the steamer for Bcunos Ayres, with his luggago, had gono. In regard to tho poverty of theso emigrants, he uayB: Io general io Italy the peasants are poorer, comparatively, than those of other countries, simply for tho reason rea-son that it docs not cost so much to live. Still I havo no doubt but tbat most of these immigrants have some monoy with then).' In regard to the attitude of the lUliao government in the mattor the consul says: "Italy hi essentially a liberal government and sho has no right to check emigration. If ebo did it would excite grave complaints in the American press. All that can bo done is to moderate emigration in an administrative, ad-ministrative, not legal way. No passport pass-port for the United States is given any man who cannot prove that ho has sufficient moans (o fountain himself for somo timo or that ho has relatives hero who are in aowlortablo uirouin-btanotH." uirouin-btanotH." In the issuance of passports even tho destination is easily eluded. At this timo, io iajt, many of the people have passports for Bucnoa Aryros aud then oo me hero. |