The sun., 1910-05-29
v 2.

ready alluded
w.
The sconomic situation Of the Slav In
America. 90 thoroughly studied By our
author. takes IN into almost every trade
and business Slavs. however. ahs says.
like Germans. do not seem 20 produce
in our country their iincst artistic and
iniellectual fruits. Il may be q QUESTION
Of imperfect development In artistic lines.
a. aC CrOatian sculptor In Chicago explained
20 Prof. BAlch: moro probably Il u the
strain Of new occupations added 10 thu
tsnssr stmosphere Gin al souses Of ths
world which Il the cause. Az an illustrA-
ton Of the novelty in Occapaaion vs may
cite the expansion Of industry at the PVmx-
sutaWnsy coke district. north Of PittsburR.
Practically all the work about the coke
ovens. says Prof. Baloh. b done By 5lavs.
and 70 the question Who did this work
before Lhsss men camel the ansvsr waa
1T WAa not done The Slavs apparUnt
indifference " danger and physical en-
durAnos impress our author a. a possible
menace IN certain ways. IN q mining
companys hospital a nursS told her that
II an injured Italian screamed and took
on they thought little Of IL. but 70 q slav
complained they knew he was very badly
Il not fatally hurt. but the tsndenCy Of
many Slavs is nov 10 save money aud
enter some business. buy farms. OF sst
up saloons (liks the CrOatiansl. or even
invest in mining shares or Oatabliah
banks. Ons reason. perhaps tho chief rea-
son. Why foreign tillsEs Of the col 10 not
become farmers here is the ISOLATION Of
American farm life. the lack Of church
and compatriots; for a. home the peasant
farmers live in villages with Gll the facih-
ties Tor intercourse and socisty which
that implies. Most Of the Slavic farmers
here are Poles or BohemiAns. widely
distributed. oil the other nationAhties
studied. however. contribute a certain
quota.
Interesting examples of Polish farm
ing are furnished 81 many places IN the
Connecticut valley. IN the stretch bstwssn
Northampton and Greenheld. While much
larger masses dwell in the Massachusetts,
Industrial towns In old Hadlsy the an
cent Colonial mansions are frequently
occupied by Eve or siE Polish families.
Who engage In raising onions and tobacco
and in other pursuits. every member Of the
family taking part. and IN ISOs two-thirds
Of the births IN the town were Polish.
With . larRs number o. property holdsrs.
only ten Poles in Hadley which may b.
regarded e = typsl are nsfuraiinod, and
the Americans are much opposed v thaiE
gaining the vote. which may eKplAin Why
90 few have become citizens As@6stheF
the Slavic peaaants are taking root IN tbs
country without any artinsiAl saimulus.
and 20 far % PROF BAlch has been able
70 discover without any converted sdort
70 promote their distribution. nothing at
least comparable 20 what has bssn dona
70 open opportunities for agricultural Hls
70 Jsws and Italians. hey often secure
large and profitable returns By intanaifsd
cultivation from land which has hen r.
EaFdsd nsXt 70 WoTsklsas b. tie local
Americans. A 70 the theory that the
foreign family h Assimilaisd faster on ths
farm than IN tho city our author d faF
from bsing convinced. and shs cites the
case Of the only population in our country
which still speaks fOrsign lAnguAga. the
'Puunaylvania Dutch. an eminanaly rural
population. She believes that city life d.
in spite Of its foreign quarterN. the stronger
solvent
Women are 10 scarce amOnG the Slavic
colonies here for tho most part that thsy
do not present q special industrial PROB
lsn. They have q scarcity value as wives
abd are also a eooa0Eio impcFtanos.
for he married man can take boardsTa
and thus double the family inooms. BE-
sides acquiring social impogtance IS ths
boarding boas.' Ths Addad ipoome
hasasna ths day Whsn ths inAspundsus
home can Be acquired and q baginninR
made on higher 'AmSrioAn' standards.
Mosi EiFla marry soon after their arrival.
but hOSisekespers who have Slavic MAZDA
give thsm suthuaiAStio praise e. very
clean. very hard working and dsvutedly
loyal to thS family. In ind,aiFial pur-
suiSs. such - are investigated Ia he Ritts-
burg Survey. they are found compstinR
on ths hasia q lover uagss with man.
thanks 70 their sheer phyuical strength. !
Naturally thsy lower ths Standard of |
wages and raias the Standard q required |
labor sxactly "a The Slavic men DO IN tha |
Ininss and iron works. and accOrdingiy |
eCnstiiues sn iaa1ssriai daaEsr. TSsy
are TOO much On mIEeranos for nr4avannna
10 be worth thair whils.' ~ Alius Builsr |
aye IN 'Wonsa and thu TFadss' Newer
ihslsus on the Whols the Gunagal Standard
oe lie isriuinG and ons Sood thing 10 10 BE-
aid t0g ths slAva. Aongh ths man dEiulE
'argsly n sslosaa and 90 k5ua, en- b.
quiTuT WI b ted IN PSunSylEugia mip-
y 80 Z