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Show .miuioiHti I'pmiriimaM' Till III i hi ws. Tjib circular Issued over the signatures signa-tures of Bupcrvltor Wymsn, of the U. H. Marino hospital tervlce, Becretnry Fetter and President Hitrlion, will have the effect of j radically closing the porta of this country against Immigration Immi-gration ttoiu Europe. :o shipping company coulJ afford, excett by at lesat trcl ling tbe rates of passage, to bring Immigrants lo thu country and conform to a nguMlon compelling Ihem to remain In quarantlte for o erlod of twenty days. The Increased cost woull not only arise from pro-vldlng pro-vldlng focd and accommodations for paucngcrsfsrsucha leogtli tf time, but Uullng tho (Mention the expenses Incidental loavoysge would be running run-ning ou, with tho excel tlon of coal for prop-ll!ngurpsees. The ships would during that lime lu worie tbati Idlo so lar as profit to tbo owners would lo concerned. The regulation would virtually milto the time of thovoyago from Europe to New Vork shout one month. In any cami tho bit to shippers ship-pers will lo enurmoui during the ensuing en-suing three months, owing to tho necessary stoppage, under the new ruloof Kurotan emigration to tills country. Whatever may be tho confiquences of tbo step financially, the administration administra-tion IteutruitpJ with thu duty cl protecting pro-tecting tho nation, so far as lies ln Its power, from one of the most fearful calamities that oould befal the people. If rigorous measures were hot taken tho President would bo subjected to severs censure. Thesltuatlon Is one of great gravity, Mr. Harrison fully senses this fact aud takts rom t ao-tlon ao-tlon In tbe premises. Complaints aro being made to tho effect that Canada Is raanlfMtlng carlessurss In the matter of precautions against the Introduction In-troduction of tbe plague Into that country. If this be lu and should thu Dominion government continue to manifest Indifference on this eulject, thetreventlvo measures adopts d by tl u UulteJ BLatea will be rendered hi some extent nugatory, as It would lu dllllcult to prevent tbe Introduction ot the dreaded Infectlou ly overland avenues. Iti the event of the breaking out of the plague In the lint, It is not unlikely un-likely that there will Ion heavy Inllnx of people westward. Many who have meant of removal from tbe centre of attack will he likely to seek for places of safety. I'.uroi, which Is plague. Infests 1, allords no safety; Cauada may bo a good relugo for Ihluvea and scoundrels who break thu laws lu this country and with to create Its Just penalties, but would give us hopo of Immunity from cholera. At tho unlet of n panlo this Inter-mountain Inter-mountain region would probably be deemed a cood place to come to. Hut these Ideaa nro necessarily conjectural or speculative, nnd ono enn but watch the courso of events as they occur, fervently hoping that It will bo run-tlttout run-tlttout with tbe divine will to rave our country from tho terrltlovIiltatlr.u, and that Clod may also be merciful to all the nations. |
