Evening star., 1914-11-22

Realizing that the government must
be prepared to receive intelligently the
rush of immigrants
Preparing for to this country which
is expected after the
4MmlsIation. war, officials of the
United States Department Of Labor and
Of the Department Of the Interior have
already begun consideration of plans
to assist all who come to the United
States in search of opportunity. The
division Of information OF the bureau
of immigration and the United States
reclamation service of the Department
of the Interior will be two branches
Of the government which will be called
upon to direct the incoming Europeans
to opportunities throughout the United
States.
gees who have landed in this country up
to the present time for the most part
have come from the cities of Europe
and not from the farms, and have in
cluded mostly men engaged in the va
rious trades who have friends or rela-
tives in this country. immigration Off
cials at Ellis Island have learned that
most of the refugees have decided Just
where they are going in the United
States before leaving the home country.
rect them to other places. The city
people have been the ones who have
been the flrst to sail from Europe to
this country. because many of them
Immediately at the beginning of the
war. 1t is the intention of many to
stay in this country only until the
close of the war and then return to
expected a revival of all industries as
soon as peace is declared and countries
begin to rebuild what is now being
Farmers of the various countries now
are staying at home for the most part
to do whatever work they can on their
land. Most of the persons of the agri-
cultural class In Europe nave not the
same means to travel as the men of the
trades in the large cities. At the close
Of the war, however. 1t Is believed a
flood Of immigration from the agr1cul-
tural peoples Of Europe will begin. ana
it Is for members of this class that OF,
ficials of the reclamation service and
the division Of information of the bu-
reau Of immigration are preparing
themselves to receive.
From Belgium large part Of the ag,
ricuitural immigrants to the United
States are expected to come, and the
pre-eninence in farming of the people
from the little kingdom Is expected to
give a great stimulus to the movement
to encourage intensive cultivation OF
the land in this country. Many of the
farmers from Belgium and other EURO
mean countries are expected to arrive in
this country in a position to begln
farming on their own account, ana no not
TO hire themselves out as la aborers. Un-
Gle Sam is prepared to help this class
of people by giving them an opportu-
nifty to settle on the various irrigation
projects of the west: and the reclama-
tion service is already making study
Of the most suitable places for the peo-
ple from the various countries. Home
steads on the public domain may also
be settled upon by all immigrants VINO
declare their intention OF becoming nat
uralized citizens.
The division of information or the bu.
reau of immigration for numper OF
wears has assisted In the distribution or
aliens coming to America. finding posi-
tions for many hundreds of farmers In
ALI parts of the United States. The
work Of this branch of the Department
Of Labor will be intensified ana deVel-
oped to assist In every way .he war VIC
tins who will seek homes in this coun-
One interesting problem which must
he taken into consideration in helping
the refugees coming to this country ls
that when placed on the land the peo-
ME of the various nations succeed best
when grouped in communities, ana. SO
far as is possible. the peoples OF each
province of q country must be kept as
near as possible together. Ai.nousn
n ia not generally known. already
number of European agricultural com
munities are established on the various
government irrigation projects OF the
west, and in practically all of the COLO
nies the people have prospered.
One of the plans to be adopted viii
be the distribution of pamphlets con-
tanning information about opportunl-
ties In this country on the steamships
as they leave the European ports. This
will give the immigrants an opportu-
nifty to read this material coming over
and to think over 1t for a week or more
before landing in Ellis Island
RAYMOND W. PULLMAN.