| Show 1011 GRATION MEASURES senator palmer las abill before the proper committee of the united states senate the object of which isto Is to far thor define what class of are to be permitted to seek our shores for homes and the terms upun which they can land it is in effect more of a restriction thana directory measure because the conditions imposed are such that YM few if any belonging to aclus laboring embargo could get in at all it Is an hn dosal ability for example for any one to got a certificate of good character and probable good behavior from a united states consul or diplo matic agent abroad if that agent has a grudge of any kind against the ap or from political or personal motives thinks he had bette r not be is 11 t vy bui ali s are bad in the law while others are and unc ermany fain thus leaving those ibio would have to administer it to interpret it for themselves which of course means the placing of an political power in the hands of men duties are supposed to be only clerical and those constituting the majority of population are not alone by any means in their opposition to this or any si millar measure although the burden of its provisions is aimed at to tile ranks of that majority its unjust and opples sive it well understood and friely spoken of elsewhere one of the most power fill and influential journals of the east is of ilia opinion that one great obstacle in the way of enacting and enforcing a law regulating gration Is in preparing a classification of those alto are abe excluded which would obtain popular approval tito more fact thit men or women desiring to come to america are poor should not in the opinion of many con statute a barrier in tha way of their coming there ara today to day in the united states naturalized citizens of wealth and position who were so poor when they arrived in the united even under our present laws they would have stood a bood chance of having bee n sent back to their native countries that a man brings with him enough money to support him for a abort time does not by any mons indicate that he will be good or useful citizen the other restrictions that might be applied would lie those which were based upon the personal character of the would be A man or had passed or her life in foreign prisons would not be considered a suitable candidate for american citizenship by the ma bority of our hoople po ople and yet even her ethere would be considerable diversity of opinion as here the line should be drawn it Is one of the simplest thing in tile world for any one to prepare a bill for any ic purpose m ilich lie it as no doubt provides for just shaf M wanted while excluding everything that is not wanted but when efio calcium light of the press and enlightened public sentiment are once turned upon it its monstrous deformities stand out in bold relief however there is logic in the conclusion of our clotem cotem horary regarding one portion of their anti immigration bill is that it would be of advantage so far as the amal gamab american taco is concerned if after immigrants arrive in this country there bould be some provision made against race colonization that Is to say the germans italians irish and hungarians Hung arians would lose their old national characteristics and become american citizens vcr m uch quicker if they did not to gether so closely but would so to speak spread out over the whole ula tion As what ato want is an american character and not imported na dional characteristics anything t hat delays tile formation of the former and tends to preserve detrimental 6 our institutions but it is touch easier to point out the defect than it Is to suggest a remedy any measure baving A y to improve existing conditions I 1 a of I 1 I 1 1 I 1 t I 1 I 1 4 1 LL I 1 I 1 11 LIZA lizak k I 1 I 1 course desirable but due regard always be bad for others as well as ourselves to exclude torian in tile indiscriminate manner apropo d il halmers palmers Pal mers bill would be to nato cali refuse a great many additions to our population t auf aellig thiera a gross injustice be sides if nothing better can be do ased it would be better to lot the present remain |
