Evening star., 1914-02-14
SHOCKING AHEAD
TOCANA[ OPENING
U. S. Government Preparing
for Increased immigration
From European Countries.
C0NSULS ARE DIRECTED
TO SUPPLY INFORMATION
London Proposes Club Life for
Workers of $50. 600, 900 in
Wages Through Strikes.
LONDON. February 4 1ala

| LONDON. February t. 13l4
| Ihat the government ~ Washington is
making preparations for increased emf
grafton from Europe to the Pacific coast
oil the United States on the opening of
the Panama canal is indicated by a re-
quest 10 American consuls in Europe to
furnish the Department of Labor with
| reports on the plans being made by trans
portation agencies to handle the increased
traffic. The consuls have also been called
upon to supplement the work of special
emigration commissioners who have visit
| ed Europe lately with reports of the
quantity and quality of the expected emf
grafton.
| European representatives of American
railroads welcome this action on the part
OF the American government as iniicat-
| ing the beginning of a movement by
| Washington to encourage the high type
| OF emigration which England and Ger
many are making every effort to divert
to their own colonies. These governments
offer every inducement to steamships and
railroads to handle this traffic, while the
agents of American transportation con-
| Germs complain that the American gov
ernment adopts negative policy. which,
Wh1le effectively shutting out many un-
| desirable immigrants, also discourages
| the solid type of immigrant for whom
there Is still much room in the United
States
| Alexander Jackson who has represent
ed large American railroad system for
many Years in Europe. has suggested to
the local American consulate that the
United States prepare booklets setting
forth the agricultural and business posi-.
b1llt1es OF the various states for free dis
trloution IN Europe. He believes that
such booklets. backed by the government
| imprint, would lead to a great increase in
| the numbers of immigrants who are look
ing for farms or business openings, rather
| than for ordinary jobs
Club Life for Workingmen.
Club life for the workingnlan is to be
| central labor palace is to be erected at a
| cost of over $4,000, which. in addition
| to providing meeting halls for the trades
unions. is TO include a moving picture
| theater for the display of labor scenes A
| large organ and orchestra will play mu-
| sic written around the pictures Ar
| rangements have been made with unions
| IN France Belgium and Germany for the
exchange OF films. pool of $780, 600 hav-
| ing been formed for this purpose. There
are also to be dining rooms. where or
| chestras will play during meals: smok-
| ing lounge and other comforts of a first
| rate club. One of the chief features will
| be stores where provisions of all kinds
will be sold to members. and at times of
strikes given away instead of strike pay
| The promoters believe that the under
| taking will pay its own way The
| scheme has the official support of the
| London Trades Council which represents
| IL, unions, with membership OF 2Go,,sD
| 1t is expected that many other unions es-
| pecially the smaller ones. now outside the
| jurisdiction of the council, will join