Show THE IMMIGRANT QUESTION FROM causes that are not quite clear an extensive discussion of the immigration beir engaged in by the press of the country and participated in by prominent journals in every state so far as appears the only circumstance that has happened to call forth such remarkable interest in this subject is the publication of indicating an unusually heavy influx of immigrants from europe atnia season it is gratifying to note the good sense liberality and patriotism that the utter utterances auces of the large majority ot toe the newspapers that have treated this question they nearly all favor immigration unrestricted save b by y toe the exclusion of pa haupers paupers ers and criminals a 4 many journals journal 1 ven even favor the repeal of the laws which exclude assisted immigrants 11 while there is a get general leral expectation that legislation islat ioa looking to the restriction of immigration will be attempted during the next session of congress the sentiment of the country will probably not brook the enactment of any measure that savors of bigotry or er even evea of unnecessary strictness |