Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-11
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
BY NEWSPAPER MEN
I Leather Frnire--Carpes and Rugsmens and Draperes
:" Heavy Reductions Just Now i'm All Departments m
Representatives Of Foreign
Language Publications Call
at White House.

| Louis n Tfammer3ing, president Of tho
| American Association Of Foreign Lam
guage Newspapers, accompanied by tho
Twenty members Of it's board Of directors.
representing 400 newspapers published In
Twenty-Five different languages In the
United States. with a circulation Of
$500. 600, and claiming to reach the entire
foreign-speaking population Of this coun-
try. called to see President Taft late this
afternoon to present resolutions passed
by the board protesting against tho ap-
parent discrimination against certain corn
products
The resolutions recite that investigation
discloses that the corn products referred
to have been pronounced Wholesome by
the board Of food and drug inspection.
but 1t believes 1t to be manifestly unfair
for the board to require the mention
upon labels OF such food products as
nince-meat, unless also all other pure food
ingredients are required to be so mon
articles as corn strip and cornstarch. and
point them out, along with such articles
as benzoate OF soda and o.her preserva-
tives and coloring matters as II they
were products to be warned against
rather than quite the reverse.
This association seeks, the resolutions
state. to protect q large number Of for
efgn-born people In this country who are
employed in the raising or handling Of
corn and In the manufacture of many Of
its products. not only because such prod
ucts are healthful, nutritious and whole
some, but because they are Of moderate
price.
New Burdens Opposed.
Mr.. Hammerling and the directors Of
the association appeared before the Sem
ate committee on immigration this morn
ing to protest against any new laws which
would prohibit desirable and worthy TN
migrants from entering this country, or
which would place a burden financially or
otherwise on any OF the incoming imrni-
grants. as they are not able to stand any
additional burdens.
In the course of his remarks before the
committee Mr.. Hammerling read state
ment showing that 10 per cent Of the min
ers working in the anthracite coal fields,
numbering 10000. are foreign language
speaking people. and he claimed the same
percentage approximately is working In
the steel and iron industries, ia the btu
minous mines, In building and keeping in
repair the railroads throughout the coun-
try and that a large percentage own and
work the farms throughout the United
States. Over 100000 Bohemian farmers.
he said. are residing in the state Of Ne
braska alone.
Estimating the cost to rear q child To-
product We maturity at $1,000. he said
this country had gained $4,000. 600 in
human production from the foreign
LANGUAGE speaking people who had come
hope that no laws injurious to them
would be considered.
Directors at Luncheon.
Pho association gave a luncheon at the
New vii ard at ! O'clock, at which Mr..
Hammeriing presided. =,
The following directors Of the associa-
ton were present: g. D. Befko. publish
er AmerkA Magyar Nepssava. Hun
gariau daily. New York; ]. E. Bernier.
| publisher Avenir National. French daily.
Manchester. N. H.; Joseph A. Di Sill
yestro pubishsr, voce del Popolo' Italian
publisher New Yorske Iisty. Bohem an
daily. New York; e. M. Grella, pub. Usher
Gornale Italiano. Italian daily. New York;
Charles K. Johansen. publisher Nordst-
Gov. A. G. johnson. publisher Sven ka
Fufkets -Tfdning, Swedfsf' weekly, Mime
apolis. Mimi: I. Kamaiky. publisher
Jewish. Daily News. Jewish daily. new
Polski. Polish. daily. milwaukee,. Wis:
Fred a. Larson. publisher Paivalehti.
Finnish daily, Calumet. Mich: L. E Mil
Ter. publisher Jewish Daily Warbe-t. Jew
ish daily. New York: n. A, Mokarzel.
publisher Al-Hoda,. Syrian daily. new
York; C. L. Orbach. publisher Slovak v
Amerike. Slovak semi-weekly, New Yo X:
/. II. Samplers. publisher Courier dei
Flats Unis. French daily. New York;
Jacob Sapherstein. publisher Jewish
Morning Journal. Jewish daily. New York;
Frank Ruszkiewicz. publisher Dziennik
Ola wszystkich. Polish daily. bu -a.o.
n Y; Frank ]. Svoboda, publisher
American, Bohemian daily. Cleveland,
Ohio; John vicario. publisher A. aldo
Italiano, Italian daily. New York; S. ].
Vlasto, publisher Atlantis, Greek daily.
New York, and Leon r. Waze:er. pub
Usher Tygodnik Polski Polish weekly,
New York.
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