The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-09-28
Natlonel immigration Com
mission is Thorough
REPORT IS NOT YET READY
II Will Not Be Presented Complete I'm
till the 6ist Congress--Senator Dill
Iingham Of Vermont at Head of
the Investigation. -

washington, sept. 2S.-At two days
meeting Of the immigration commission,
of which Senator William T. Dillingham;
OF Vermont is chairman, the work of the
Investigation up 20 this time was thor
oughly reviewed and plans for its con.
tinuance discussed The investigation
being conducted by the commission is
not only by far the most. extensive and
thorough study Of the subject Of immi.
grafton ever undertaken, but 1t is one OF
the greatest special investigations ever
conducted by tae government.
: Senator Dillingham's associates on the
commission are Senators Lodge and Nc.
Laurin; Representatives Howell OF New
Jersey, Bennet OF New York. and Bur
nett of Alabama; Charles r. Neill. com
missioner OF labor; Prof. }. W. jerks Of
Cornell university, and William X.
Wheeler, assistant secretary OF com
merce and labor.
The commission organized in the spring
OF 1907 and last year a study OF the
chief sources Of immigration in Europe
was made. During the past year the
investigation was continued in the
United States and at present forces OF
trained field agents, under the direction
OF economic experts, are at work in vari.
ous parts of the United States Immi-
grants OF all races are studied as indus
trial and agricultural workers to deter
mine tae economic effect of immigration
upon American industries and agrieul-
ture and upon American workmen.
Families Of immigrants Of all races,
according to the length OF residence in
the United States, are studied in great
detail, in order To note the effect OF
length Of residence here upon standard
Cl living, economic and industrial prog
ress, education OF children, assimilation
||1nd Americanization generally. En-.
5&loyers Of immigrants. from small es-
#bljshments to some of the greatest
manufacturing concerns in the country,
6rnjsh the commission with taeir exper-
l<ncc with immigrant employees by races
fARu progress or laek OF progress from
ufj2} i|led " skilled occupation; IN short,
Y M nE# ed to secure an estimate OF
q "a ~ ssft AZ aaAindilstriai worker
fhof5 e1apioySfs generally. To complete
III 81 fiIe of Investigation, thorough
s|Ild III the general effect of immigra
ion Il511 communities and OF commun
Hes 3l{[1z1 immigrants is made.
T'hiH 8o{k can be done very generally
i tist 6l}th and on the Pacific slope, |
eherh Tia foreign-born population is
4anpAf fHfifely small but in the east and
niddlA Vest the study is being made
ID enough selected localities to fairly
nprespHt the whole.
Apaxt from this general economic in
restiR4If0n, special studies of immi |
migrazlIs as criminals, recipients of pub
Tic ard private charities, inmates OF
charitx hospitals and public institutions
qeneraz1@ are being made. These inves-
figatioAk yield information by races, |
lengthof time in country, literacy, oc-
cupatian, citizenship, ability to speak |
Engiis5i; in fact in every feature which |
will f1fow light upon every phase OF |
the important problem.
Are Studying Question Fairly.
Iii yHould not be understood that the
coIasn1ission is seeking nothing but the |
bad HI our immigrant population, now
eyer@ 1t aims to secure and intends to |
present fairly every side of the immi- |
grant and his life in this country The |
study of immigrant children and the |
children Of immigrants in schools is |
most important feature of tae inyesti- |
CATION This investigation win be car
ried on in large number of cities of |
various sizes in all parts of the country, |
aud it is expected to show the relative
progress Of immigrant and American
e1ildren in schools.
" An important feature Of the immi-
erant problem not overlooked is the
Treatment of recent immigrants after
'their arrival in the United States. Forces
which promote or retard the rise of
new immigrants toward American stan
dards aIong all lines are being studied
with the hope that some means may be
devised for promoting a more general
distribution OF immigrants and thus has
ten tneir Americanization and assimila-
tion.
Senator Dillingham; regards criminality
among immigrants as a most important
phase of the question: and this will be
given special attention by the commits
sion, with view not only of preventing
the coming Of criminals, but of deporting
such as gain admission or become Grim.
inals after landing. The importation of
women for immoral purposes il sub
ject which has also received much at.
tention.
Members of the commission confidently
expect to be able TO recommend legisla-
tion which will, to a large degree. result
in the admission and retention only OF
such immigrants as in popular parlance
are designated as desirable. Before TAX
ing this step, however, every reasonable
means will be exhausted to determine
what classes or races of immigrants are
desirable and as before stated, this in
formation is being sought by means OF
a thorugh and unpreiudiced study Of the
immigrant himself.