Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-25
grafton toward the farms or to small

grafton toward the farms or to small
towns, and away from the large cities.
In no instance was a strike. lockout
or other labor disturbance in progress or
contemplated at time when any of those
directed by the division went forward. 1t
is apparent, also. that great care was ex-
ercised in the selection of those who ap-
piled for information, and were directed
to opportunities, for very few complaints
have been filed, and these have been more
than offset by commendatory letters
where employers have been satisfied and
thanked the division for its work in di-
rectng the labor where 1t was needed.
1.-THE records of the division show that
about twenty of those directed to en-
ployment failed to reach proper destina-
ton OF the twenty who went aStray en-
route, eleven were destined to points
west of Chicago. which necessitated a
transfer from one railroad station to an
other at that point. This emphasizes the
Importance of adopting some system OF
regulating the passage through that city
of aliens destined to points beyond.
Commissioner keefe urges very strong
~ the establishment Of branches at Chi
cago and st. Louis in order to answer
the applications which, he says, are on
fi'e by the thousands from farmers and
other employers of labor in the western
and southwestern states to which no one
can be directed because of the lack OF
funds on the part of those seeking in
formation in New York and the great
distance from the Atlantic Seaboard. Chi
cago and ST Louis have thousands OF
able and willing men out of employment,
before whom the division could lay its
best opportunities, but there is no way OF
reaching them or Of imparting informa-
ton to them. IF during the coming year
arrangements can be made to procure
office room in these two cities 1t will en-
able this branch of the service to pro-
mote a beneficial distribution of aliens
~ = t. <.G On
formation concerning opportunities to en-
gage in labor on farms. to- settle on land
or to engage in profit sharing on land"
Cooperating With State Boards.
Mr.. Commissioner Keefe says that the
bureau is cooperating with state boards
OF immigration in very effective man.
ner, but complains that many of the
farmers to whom blanks have been sent
do not fill them out in an intelligent man.
ner In order to obtain the services of
the bureau in securing farm hands it is
only necessary to state the wages Of
fered and usual terms of employment.
These should he addressed Division of
Information, Bureau Of Immigration, De-
partment of Commerce and Labor, Wash
ington, d. c. ANY farmer who wants
help and any family needing household
servants can make application and the
bureau will do the best IL can TO satisfy
them.
The Sons of the American Revolution.
having heard that the operations OF the
bureau have recently been restricted and
that there is a movement on foot to abol-
ish II altogether, have issued a circular
To members throughout the country ask
ing signatures to remonstrance TO Con-
rress. The Daughters of the Revolution
have also taken up the subject. and will
manifest In a similar manner their OPP
position to any change of policy which
shall impair the usefulness of the bureau
or interfere with the good work it has
been doing One of the functions of
these organizations Is to Americanize i'm
migrants and to inculcate patriotism and
'ovalty to their adopted country. Both
issue pamphlets of information concern
ing our form of government, the rights
and duties and of citizenship, and have
done great work toward the assimilation
of the foreign population and in training
them to be useful citizens.
The members of these organizations re-
gard the distribution of the million or
more immigrants that land upon our
shores every year as thoroughly as pos
sibIe throughout the country as vital to
the welfare of the nation. because, as