The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-22
PLAN TO SEND
 ALIENS SOUTH DISCUSSION OF METHODS BY WHICH IMMIGRANTS MAY BE |. SCATTERED.
Their Type ia Defended--Nnthan Blur, Emil l.. B0as and Former Com- missioner ,Senner Pre-
 sent Views.

New York Herald.
 Important questions relating to inn migration were discussed at the quar- terly meeting of the New York Civic Federation yesterday, sat the rooms of the Board of Trade and Transporta- sion, 203 Broadway. Among other things the Civic Federation is anxious to know if there Is any practicable and desirable plan for distributing the i'm migrants throughout the country; what percentage of the new arrivals Is undesirable, and the relation of the growing volume of immigration to American industry.
 Nathan Blur. Vice-Prcsident of the United Hebrew Charities, said:
 Taking the figures by decades from 1921 to 1900 and comparing them with the 1000 of inhabitants. they show that immigration is not growing, but ac- tunlly diminishing. We know that Texas, which has today a population of 3,50o,00o, is capable of feeding and holding a population as large as that of Germany. which is about 55,00o,00 This being the case. there is plenty. of room in the country for an increase in population. The immigrant, however. remains in the large cities, while he is needed in the West and South. The figures also show that the tremendous urban population is not due to imni- grafton. It is not true that the unde- sirable immigrants come here from Southern and Eastern Europe. but they come from Northern and Western Eu- rope.
 . Tt has never been charged that the immigrant Is illiterate, and the rigures show that there Is more illiteracy among native Americans. It is to be expected that the immigrant seeks treatment at the hospitals because he y1 ous work and is, therefore. more likely to meet with accident.
 The United States Is strong because it possesses an amalgamation of types. It also stands for political and re- ligious freedom, and so long as there exist in any part of the world people who are being persecuted for their po- Htical or religious beliefs. so long till we have to keep our doors open.''
 Former Immigration Commissioner Senner said it was not true, as alleged in the call for the conference, that the great majority of. new arrivals are from the jails, asylums and poorhouses of Europe. He said that while in office he had tried to scatter the immigrants s all over the country. and denied that the steamship companies encouraged immigration.
 Those who tell you about these 100000 or 1,O00.000 immigrants coniin g intc this country lose sight of how many leave during the year." declared Emil l.. Boas. manager of the ,Ham- burg American Steamship line. Last year 571 .0O0 passengers came here in the steerage and during the same pe- riod S22,000 left in the steerage. That brings the percentage down from 64 to 56.
 it has been said that the poverty stricken hordes of Europe are docking nished by the Commissioner General of Immigration states that the immi- grants who arrived here last year brought with them $20,000,00Q, and that those who came the year before brought S16.00O.0O0 with them"
 Mfr. Boas was interrupted by dele gate. who satd he understood that the priests in foreign countries were acting as immigration agents. This statement was fiatly denied by Mir. Boas, who declared that foreign governments are forever on tho alert and are anxious to keep their people at home.
 Commissioner Watchorn said he stated on his honor that at the pres ent time the law is being rigidly and honestly enforced. I think, however, that some people who are coming here ought not to be allowed to land"
 NJ V. Richards, agent of the South ern Railway, said the South Is in need Of millions of workers letter from Governor R. B. Clean of North Carolina. which was read, stated that he would like, if possible, to have the