The Irish standard., 1914-10-10
(The Weekly Press Service)
14.7 PER CENT ALIENS IN u.


14.7 PER CENT ALIENS IN U. S.
POPULATION.
There were 13.515,886 persons OF
foreign birth in the United States in
1910, according to an interesting re.
port on population issued by Director
William ]. Harris, of the Bureau OF
the Census. Department of Com.
merce. These 13,515,s86 foreigners
constituted 14.7 per cent of the to.
tai population of the United States
in 1910; 13,345.545 of them were
whites, the remainder. which was
only 170.641, representing chiefly
Japanese and Chinese. The foreign
born in the United States in 1900
numbered 10,341.276 and constitut-
ed 1876 per cent of the total popu-
lation.
The country of birth of the 49,
345.545 white foreigners in 1910
was as follows:
England. s76.455; Scotland. $751;
034; Wales, 82,459; Ireland, 1882
1856; Germany. 2.501,1s1; Norway,
403,s5s; Sweden, 6s5,1s9; Den
mark. 1861; Netherlands. $780,
053; Belgium. 449,397; Luxembourg.
3.06S; France, 1926; Switzer-
land, 124.s34; Portugal. 57.623;
Spain. 21,977; Italy, 1,343,070; Rus
STA, 1.602.752; Finland, 1860;
Austria, 1.174.924; Hungary. 1885,
600; Roumania, $500: Bulgaria,
Servia and Montenegro, 21,541;
Greece. 101,264; Turkey in Europe,
32,221; Turkey in Asia, 59,702;
Canada (French), 3S5,O83; Canada
(other than New Foundland), $780,
063; Mexico. 219,s02; Cuba and 9th
er West Indies Except Porto Rico) +,
23,169; all other countries, 56,7O1.
President Wilson's Plan for Peace in
Colorado.
Whereas, the industrial conflict in
the coal mining fields of Colorado
has disrupted the peace of those Sec
tions of the state to the extent that
a state of war has practically existed
for some time, and
Whereas, a temporary peace is
maintained by the presence of fed
eral troops;
Therefore, there should be estab-
lished a three-year truce subject to:
/. The enforcement Of mining
and labor laws Of the state;
2. That all striking miners who
have not been found guilty of VIOLA
ton of the law shall be given en-
ployment by the employer they for
merly worked for, and where the
place of the employee has been filled
he shall be given employment as a
miner at the same or other mines of
the company.
8. Intimidation of union or nom
union men strictly prohibited.
4. Current scale of wages, rules
and regulations for each mine to be
printed and posted.
S. Each mine to have grievance
committee to be selected by majority
ballot at a meeting called for the
purpose, in which all employees Eek
cept officials of the company have
the right to participate. Members of
said committee must be employed at
least six months at the individual
mine before being eligible. Married
men to be in the majority on each
committee.
Grievances to be first taken up in
with the proper officer of
the company. Failing adjustment,
they can refer to the local grievance
committee for further consideration
with the mine officials. Still failing
adjustment, the matter shall be sub
mitted to a commission composed of
three men, to be appointed by the
President of the United States, and
which shall be representative of each
side, with the third member to act
as umpire, whenever necessary. This
commission shall, during the three
years of truce, serve as adjusters or
referees in all disputes whether in
dividual or collectively affecting
wages. working and social conditions.
Said commission shall devote pri-
marily all the necessary time to the
consideration and adjustment of
such disputes.
6. It is understood as condi-
ton of the creation of said commits
sion that during the life of the truce
(a) No mine guards to be en-
but this does not preclude the
employment Of necessary watchmen.
(b) In the establishment of the
truce the presence of the federal or
state troops should become unneces-
sary.