The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-14
There are too Many Immigrants
Coming to This Country.
Legislation Expected-Benefit to b.
Derived From Increase in
Working Hours.
WASHINGTON OUT OF JOINT

| Washington, Jan. Alt seems ss
sured that ct this session of congress
much attention will be given TO tn,
consideration of the immigration pro
blem. That some legislation will b,
enacted TO diminish the constantly in
cressing influx of aliens, likewis,
seems to be certain.
Startling rs it may seem, immi
grants are now pouring into the Unit
ed States at the approximate of 200,
900 souls year. These figures ars
astounding. but nevertheless true, ~
they are compiled by the bureau Of i'm
migration, Of which r. p. Sargent ID
commissioner general, the bureau be-
ing now under the new department OF
commerce and labor. Already bills
have been introduced in congress to
restrict this tide. oftentimes the ig.
noraut and immoral SCUM Of foreign
countries.
IL takes simply the cold figures Of
statistics 20 show the exact nature OF
the scum invasion Of America -
The total steerage immigration for
the fiscal year, ending June 80, 1908,
was com posed of s57 .o4s souls, an e1.
cess over the previous year Of 20s, S03,
or SO per cent. II this Is allowed to
20 on is can readily be seen from the
large percentage increase what il
might amount to in q few years. The
majority Of the immigrants come from
Italy, Austro-Hungary and Russia,
these three countries alone sending
sra. 726, or more than two-thirds of
the total immigrants for the past hs-
cal year.
The new order which went into
effect Monday requiring all the depart
msnts in Washington to keep their en-
ployes at work until 4:3o O'Clock in
the afternoon instead OF 4 will have a
more reaching result than one
would at first suppose. There are
about 80, 900 clerks in the departments
here, and while the new order will
affect them, it will also affect govern
ment employees elsewhere in the Unit
ed States. Ii is estimated that the or
der will directly affect 100, 900 govern
ment employees.
By increasing the working hours the
government in year will gain 90, 600
hours of work every day which is
equivalent TO Z. 143 clerks Not only
this, but the government will also
gain the equivalent Of 81, 900, 900 in
wages a year.
The employees are raising great
kick, of course, although many of
them are now every day working up
to this time on account OF the pres
sure OF business. The change was
brought about by the house commit
tee on appropriations refusing to al.
low appropriations for additions
clerks. Not getting more clerks, the
departments were obliged to get more
work out of the clerks they already
have.
There is another effect this new
state of affairs will have, and tina
will be to change the "time" of Wash
ington. When these 30, 200 employee
are emptied into the streets in the AZ
ternoon there is always a rush in thu
stores, ON the streets, on the stree
cars. on the suburban trains and, il
fact, everywhere. The business
houses will have to keep open longeI
20 accommodate their department Gus
toners The street cars will have Il
change their schedules to meet tn
rush. The railroads will have +
change schedules to serve their com
muter patronage. The baseball game
in the summer will have to begin a
half an hour later. The times Of al
ternoon concerts and entertainment
must be changed. The boarding hous
keeper will have to start the pot 3
boiling half an hour later. In fact
all Washington Is half an hour out o
joint.
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