Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-12
HAMPTON, PH0EBUS AND OLD POINT Continued.
RECALL EMioRANTs.


NEW YORK, Nov. 1l.-'Come
back" 10 the message that steamship
agents, who watch the labor market,
and those organization which encour-
age alien settlers In this country. are
sending by cable across the Atlantic
to the thousands who left this side
during the labor depression Of the
last year. 900
In addition, thousands OF letters are
being sent by friends remaining here
to these who went back, telling OF
the Republican victory and the report
that there is already demand for
labor that will grow with the open
ing up of all classes OF Industries. =
With this Increased industrial
activity a corresponding increase OF
immigration Ia expressed. Steamship,
agents have already notified their Of
fices abroad to notify those who
bought prepaid tickets that conditions
here warrant their return.
While already there has been noted,
a slight increase In the number OF
aliens arriving. the steamship men say.
that no great results can be expected
for the next month. The vessels ar
irving now all lef, European ports be-
fore election day here. Some agents
predict that the tide this way Will
not set IN until spring.
Many Industries Need Men.
The report that some Of the big
Industrial plants Of Pennsylvania ana
the Middle West are short Of help
will induce many aliens to return.
Those who study conditions also point
out that no small percentage OF those
who returned to Europe were famiiies
who had lived here many years. nut
with the stoppage Of work went back
home only because living Is cheaper
there. These are expected to return
with the first call,
There Is no more true barometer
/ of economic conditions In the united
States than the immigration move
ment." said Gustav H. Schwab. re-
preventative of th> North German
LLOYD line. The tide flows and Gibbs
as the conditions here are good or
bad As soon as hand times come
immigration ceases and the outflow
Of foreign labor begins. The toilers
go home to await improved conditions
and return when there Is work here.
1t is simply a question Of supply ana
demand.
This demand for labor will come
with the resumption Of business. ana
II will be SO much greater than the
supply that those who left US will re-
turn. That many Of the aliens expect
ed to come back Is SHOWN by tie ract
that they prepaid their return passage
before going away.
Great Exodus Shown.
The total number Of steerage pas
I sengers landed In the United States
/ during the year 1908 to November D
] decreased 872. O97, as against the same
| period in 1907. During the same time
the number Of steerage passengers
leaving the United States was 226. S1l
| In excess Of the number emigratin4
from this country during the same
! period in 1907, making q total net
| loss in the foreign labor force In this
country Of 1.O98.70s az, compared with
the year 1907. ~ =;
The increase In the second-cabtn
numbers landed here UP to November
6, as compared with the same period
last year, is 65.7O7. The increase In
the outgoing second-cabin movement
from this country to Europe Is 2,19S
A large number OF the second-cabfr
passengers. both east and west bound
belong to the. skilled labor force. Of
4 which there is therefore more thar
SIS, 200 less than year ago.