The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-28

the Division Of Information. at Nbtch
We q Head Talked of Jews aud
steamship ComIsanirS Ilark at %
The oHicer. 81 the National Liberal
Immigration League, which has been
fighting for SONS time against attempts
by the immigration Restriction League
to have repealed the law creating the
division Of informal ton Of the bunaau
81 immigration and naturalization Of the
DEPARTMENT % COmmercs and labor. mat
Yesterday AZ the Tract Society Building.
isO Nassau strest. and reported that the
hght against the repeal Of the law had
the sanction Of President Taft and that
the division viii probably remain
The division. uf which Terence V.
POwderly - at the head. gives information
to immigrants as to where work is 20 be
found. hut because Of restrictions placed
upon IL this information Is tO be given
only 20 farm hands so that its activities
have been greatly lessened
" Behar. managing director Of the
Liberal Immigration League. made public
yesterday r'-SpOndanCe IN relation TO the
matter. He showed what purported 20 he
q copy Of "A letter sent 70 Maxwell r BeRls
Of this city by PRESCOTT r. Hall secretary
grafton Restriction League In it the
writer refers 10 the law creating the
division Of information as one Of the
most pernicious pieces Of legislation ever
passed and SAYS that the ls~s said about
distribution cf immigrants the better
until the doors are firmly CLOSED aga nat
all undesirable immigration. The letter
concludes:
IL al -
who know about immigration II mostly a
bluff OF the Jews and steamsh y companies
70 throw dust in the ewes OF the ignorant
and prevent proper legislation. while those
who have not Thought much shout the mat
Ter say. OF course. that l. the very thing
10 do
This stirred M the Officers OF the Ma
tionAl Liberal immigration League.
Among the letters made public by them
yesterday was the following sent TO
President Taft Ivy Edward Lauterbach. its
president.
DRAR SIR Infor nation reaches us from
various sources that the Immigration Re-
stricti0n League and their friends are a9i-
tating for support of Section Of the Hayes
bill which stands for the repeal ri the law
,saet iona % and %. act February 20. 1907
!. thsk created the Division OF Information
npa furthsE, that they are pushing matters
Rt,a rate that makes fear the question
may be brought up NJ once to Congress
IL IL urgent. therefore. that you oppose the
repeal Of that. Law The maintenance OF
this nat ional distributions bureau - Of nrsN
importance for At - true that the problem
Of immigration j. nothing more nor less
than the problem OF distribution II prop
erlv encoura ged the distribution bureau
will edualize the tide of immigration sud
help rhs unempoy ed. diminishing conEes-
ton here and providing de-irabs labor
~ Ill Htk l.. -
reRrettsbl to have pipped in the bud
President ia later wrote TO Mr. I.au-
terbAch enclOsHnN~ letter received from
Secretary NrRe, Of the Department Of
Commerce and Labor by President Taft.
which the latter said was the answer 90
MIR. lAutsrbaCh's app+sal. The letter
from Mr.. NagR tn President Taft IL as
follows
Nv DF,R Mn PRESIDENT: return che
letter ~ M. Tayterhsch. president Of The
National Liners lmmigra ton lea que Ia
witch attention - Ga LED 70 section Of the
Ha yes hii'. providing for the discontinue nee
Of the division o' Information. Nv impress
SION has been that with the exception Of
:. bii introduced bv Mr. Bennett providing
for t1. deportation o. Immigrants VINO
commit ,rlH." IA Ills cpuutrv SITTER their
adm iSsion. being "a. D. cOaSO. praCticA Nv
no legislation looking 70 the amendment
Of the iUn i"rarion a'r viii he had 90 this
season. " - 'r''e hat n great many bills
ha - been IN rrpduced. but the present pros
pet docs not appear 70 be fAvon bic for
their paS-ag-
10 far a. section o. the Hayes bill 10
concerned I cannot believe that ~ will be
enacted. Personally ! should very murh
regret 20 see " become law. According to
my obserNa' ion the activities of the division
of Information ought, " RnvthipR 20 be ez-
tended. atu persuaded that while the re-
suits arcorlr shed are St'll limited. theyars
sxtremelv valuA bile and that more and
more ought 10 10 done 20 assist newly
arrived Immigrants 20 hnd employment
away from the cities and especially IN tho
country, where IL Dor Is 80 lscsTce. Unless
otherwise directed ] shall oppose this
amendment a best Lean.
Mr.. Bshar said last night that he looks
on ths fight To retain the division 81
Information a. virtually won He also
said that a hill was ia preparation eN-
tgnding the scope Of the division 30
that IL could give information not only
% immigrants but TO citilens who we're
willing 10 work "a TO where there was
q demand for men IN their particular
trades.