The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-25
NATIONS PILGRIMS
INSTRUCTED
INFORMATION ron IMMIGRANTS
70 PUsL'sAEo ~ GOVERN.
4. MENr sUReAu.

washington. Aug. 24.-How the
streneers within our gates" are d.
secteo 10 opportunities for homes and
employment 10 outlined in a statement
~ the division Of information OF the
bureau OF immigration and naturalixa.
zion. department Of commerce and
labor. Under the law Il IL the duty
or that division to promote a beneficial
distribution Of admitted aliens and
other residents among the several
states and territories desiring immi-
gration.
The division issues five different
Yorms OF application blanks: Form A.
Tor making application for laborers or
men Of other occupations except farm
work; form B. for farmers who desire
10 employ additional farm laborers:
form c, for owners who wish to rent
or sell land: form d. for making an.
plication for domestics. The fifth
blank IL used by applicants seeking
work. In the event they are located too
Tar from the division or It's branch OF.
nce to call in person.
The activities OF the division Are
principally directed 10 furnishing in.
formation as TO where employment
may be secured AZ farm iaborer and
common laborer and as to opportuni.
ties for settling upon the land. II il
true that the demand for domestics Ia
constant. but the division Is unable to
supply Il. as but very few single girls
apply for Information concerning en-
ployment.
Explanation ef Methods.
TO illustrate the methods followed
BY the division. the statement explains
IN detail the direction OF a farm
Iaborer. A farmer in Michigan has
heard OF the division OF Information
ana writes TO It stating that he 70 In
need Of . farm hand. The division
sends him form h. with a little note
instructing him to I'LL out. sign ana re.
turn the same. whereupon the matter
VIII be given attention. On this blank
the prospective employer Is required
70 state his name and address. refer
ences. number Of men he wishes to-
hire. nature Of duties. nationalities ac-
ceptable. whether or not a knowledge
OF English 10 necessary. whether Eng
ush- speaking men Of any other ma
tionality than the ones specified in
answer to the previous question will
be acceptable. whether he desires
green hands" or experienced help,
married or single men, whether chill
dren will bc Objectionable, whether
transportation will be advanced from
points within tho United States, and
u 30. whether the amount will be de-
Quoted later from the employer wages,
whether tho amount deducted will be
refunded after a period OF service, and
IL 20. under what conditions. what
money wage will be paid to a married
man ana whether house FURNISHED or
unfurnished). garden patch, milk, etc,
VIII Do provided free in addition to
wages; whether services OF wife will
pe required. and II so. her duties and
compensation therefor: what wages
VIII be paid to single man. and
whether board. lodging and washing
VIII be furnished free in addition to
wages; whether summer and winter
Wages are the same. II not. give each;
when services OF the help applied for
Will be required, hours OF labor:
whether employment will be perma-
nent; special advantages and remarks
"A Bulletin Issued.
On receipt OF this application by
the division Il Is acknowledged, and
the data II contains are transferred In
duplicate to cards. one OF which is re-
tatned In the division and the other
forwarded to the inspector In charge.
Information Branch, Immigration
service. II Pearl street. New York
=
ietin - prepared by the division in
typewrtting At frequent intervals em.
bodying the data contained In the ap-
pIications several copies OF which are
transmitted TO the New York branch
OF the division. where they are dis
played to tho scrutiny OF all an.
plicants who come there In search OF
work ana have registered their
qualifications. The inspector In charge
there communicates then with the
farmer making the application, stating
that the matter has been referred to
him and, in case tho farmer has sig
nified his willingness to advance
transportation. the method Of handling
such advances IL explained. In the
New York branch interpreters are en-
ployed to explain to applicants who
cannot speak English the terms OF
applications. Before having access 10
the bulletins mentioned the applicant
Tor work II required TO register his
qualifications on a card prepared for
that purpose. This procedure Is fol-
lowed In order that he may not be
tempted to assign to himself qualifica-
lions which he does not possess and
which would 1T him for one OF the
positions displayed In the bulletin.
should he have an opportunity to see
II before registering.
cent 70 the Destination.
When a man, apparently meeting tho
requirements OF the proposed en-
ployer. as set forth In his application.