The returns are as follows: Whole Ratio Country. Popula- number of of paupers Cion. persons to popularelieved. tion. United Kingdom ...................................... 34.622.930 1.037.401 ito 33 United States .................... 50.155.783 8.66 1 to 565 It must be remembered. in this connection. that by the poor law of Great Britain. 4 and 5 William IV. chapter 76. as amended by act of 12 and 13 Victoria. chapter 103. it is provided that the guardians of the English parishes may expend money to assist poor people in their emigration out of the country to the extent of �10. or $50 to each person so assisted. This large bounty has necessarily resulted in the deportation of a large number of worthless people to our shores since the cost of transportation from Liverpool to New York has been reduced to less than onesixth of that sum. This plan of assisting paupers to leave the country has been found a cheap and effective way of transferring the burden of supporting thes2 people from the taxpayers of England to the taxpayers of the United States. and our customs and consular reports show that the plan has been adopted and carried out with success. It will be found. therefore. on careful investigation that a large number of our tramps and paupers are alien immigrants and the products of foreign industrial systems. and not our own. As long as humanity continues imperfect there will always be poor and dependent people under the most favorable circumstances. There is no evidence. however. that a protective tariff is responsible for the presence of these unfortunate people in this country. while. on the other hand. the fact that there are so many more paupers in Great Britain than there are in the United States. according to the population. indicates that the industrial system of that country is responsible for the excess.
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A large number of tramps and paupers are alien immigrants and the products of foreign industrial systems.