New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-29

Tuo representatives or the Liberal In
r,grat!on League went to the Baltimore
Convention 10 endeavor to induce the Demo
,,atic party 10 incorporate into its plat
form the following recommendations:
4 recommendation for the maintenance
n the present immigration laws, which
srs sufficient 70 bar out such undesirable
Immigrants as the diseased, the criminal
and the incapable.
IA recommendation that Congress
amend the immigration act Of 1907 50 as
20 extend The scope and activity OF the
r5vision OF Information in the Depart
nent OF Commerce and Labor 10 ell kinds
Of labor, native as we'll as foreign, skilled
as well as unsElled
e ;. = recommendation that Congress aP-
propr!ate the surplus OF the head tax for
he needs Of such extension Of the Di-
vision OF Information, for the distribution
especial!y for the benefit Of agriculture
/ A Recommendation that Congress amend
the innli grafton act OF 1907 so as 10 give
states or territories, the District OF Column
Of the United States, the right and priv
iIsge 10 make known by written or oral
communication with prospective alien set
tiers the inducements offered them; and
appropriate funds for the transportation
Of alien settlers.
: a recon?mendatton that applicants for
citizenship be subject 10 more rigid edu-
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The two men who went TO Baltimore tor
this purpose were John E. O'Brien. the
secretary Of the league, and 2. A Seherle
the field secretary
Nissina Behar the managing director Of
the Liberal immigration League, was born
n Jerusalem and came TO America in 1901
Since that time he has devoted his time and
his learning 10 several important humani-
tartan movements. In his work on behalf
Of the aliens coming 10 this country he does
not lay special emphasis on the needs OF
the Jews AS a problem he is particularly
interested IN The Italian laborer
To hear Nissim Behar talk Of his ideals
and plans for lettering the immigrants lot
is 10 be as II transported TO some country
far removed from the rush Of New York
City life, and this effect is produced partly
BY the quaint charm of his speech. He
learned the English language from daily
reading Of the English Bible. and he found
tfl!s method so successful that the French
English dictionary on his desk is rarely
needed in the course Of conversation.
Not long ago" said DR.. Behar, Y saw
e notice for the workingmen posted on an
unfinished building. The notice was in Eng
lish and IN Italian also I was much pleased,
ss it showed the importance OF the Italian
labors-s. ] cross the Brooklyn Bridge in
winter some times, and one night when l
saw workingnen repairing the tracks
listened TO their language and Il was tai
an. For digging tunnels and other hard
work We have the italian.
What are commonly called the undesir-
abe Immigrants are those VINO do the hard
work that the American would not do The
children Of these same hard workers, edu-
Gated in our public schools, will not work
Ike their fathers They want 10 be law
yers, physicians merchants. bankers, but
not e. all 70 dig mines This IS the reason
why US need continual supply Of fresh
labor
Speaking Of the labor problem as regards
domestic service, Dr.. Behar said My SON
in-law IS professor Of architecture in the
University Of Illinois, and there they have
much difficulty IN finding a maid. Now NY
daughter writes that she is most happy in
securing Young maid seyenty-three years
old
America Dr. Behar went on 70 say,
7 would call well. not the land Of talk,
t1t Of public oratory. On the other side
had 70 speak only once publicly, and then
read, but here. II you wish. or II you
wish not, you are called upon 70 say few
words This IS one Of the reasons that
make for audac!ty, and, n my opinion, q
Characteristic Of the American IS audacity.'
While the league would advocate having
no educational test for the admission OF
Immigrants. It stands for both educational
end character tests before comforting cit
izensh!p.
Education for g man who would vote,
says Dr.. Behar, but for the man who
will only dig coal. will the coal be better
y he IS educated believe in teaching all
our children. and we should encourage the
adults 70 learn, but they should not be kept
away because they cannot read"
Dr.. Behar charactertzes the immigration
plank in the Republican platform &c most
Unfair" and adds:
In my opinion, the Republican party Is
doomed on account Of this plank
rhe plank 10 which he objects IS a. fol
lows:
We pledge the Republican party 10 the
enactment Of appropriate laws to give re-
llef from the constantly growing evil Of in
dvced or undesirable immigration