The chronicle=news., 1914-05-04
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1 rssults oS lAe iai,ors Of the enumeFa-
tors. II tho territory Of the United
S&atss there wsrs as.4ss.i3s ehii-
drea unoer IS years of age. This
number was nearly ons-third of his
enttre family. There Was no race
sAirl4e hssc. oas would say. What
a. army esaisg ON To fiii the ranks
os tAoas who are dropping out. France
wuald ssJolcs To have such = troop
of youth eatcsinE hsr various srii'i-
tics. What poten,ionaiiii-s are here
for the future Of the land:
"nut are not Q great many Of thes-
foeeignen:" asks the anxious chsnv-
iniss. a. the aati-r-strtrtionSsis. No.
AlUsost al thsss children were boss
% Americas soil. oniy ';s.5i6. or
siishtiy moro than one-fifieih Of
then crossed the s-as with their par
estsL fhs rs0aindsr arc not the
chilAssa q he sse-ssxe. The tsSs'
o~s Aasiailiaiive activities Of which
ehilAFsa ass the objects. such - the
srheeas. plsygrosnas. settlements and
othes. Institutions. arc therefore
uostiss upoa shns- who are eiiisrss
oi ~ Usiss1 0esi-. by rish' Of birth.
o. eossss. . sno-i many of the chill
drsa hsvs fossiss. born issr-ais- These
were 5.3:s.sSs Of them Who claimed
fstAss a. ooahss Of sosh iron the
shors q The psrpi- Ms'ii'ssrsa~sn
~ the sususA wild. of the Italians.
~ the graay down. Of thsissS ssd
, isessad. a. tho uia- sar~trhes nf the
iasA u Oar i.aAy Of tho Saa~s- HAT
~vsa sseh . syesi namt'~s. actually
10 asoes tAaa lwo and quarter NIL
iloesg reaiss than the fnPaisisos of
Ne fosk CITY. y less than . quarter
os The sssiss ruaran,. After a-duss.
iag the s.ess.is; piskaatsaiss sad
dssky yosth aaa uaaai-es tirin~ that
axs OF aysa~sty. 10. To bs ioaaa IL
asgso ho4sss. their ssiii remain t'.-
:si.:Se. o. siaas, -ssrsi, three
hslh. whose parents are whites toss
in this eosslgy. TIE fuiuse ot thu
sosassy. shssstus-. ts actually 10 'hs
Asaas oe cAil1Fvs 10 the aassos s-usas
Isov 0asy of these sse hoss saa
hsw msay stsiss Well. Il has hrss
akresssvA that shsse sre ssnsv soss
,hss stsss. there b~ine approximately
10: a The fesass to iss u The latter.
iacsassiAiiy. Il vss toasd that 10 'hs
ssys hss~ssa .: ssa - the s,rss
s~s0eA 10 pss1u1hissi-. Sh~sv b-iss
Toe a The lsslss lo siisksiy tr.s ihas
that ssab~s q bass, The disparity
sss msstsA tue the seth y~ss. lA~se
hstas osiy Ssss bp,s 10 etrsy tss
sists n thai ass. Asa this. snsvish.
ssasala9 Tho laet that IN 10 ushse
pssiea saaes 3 asass ssv the ose u
The aissrtiy. N sess this Aspp,s'
Mn i4ashseS. s~sssse hes sss. hss ~.
lArhsa hse sAae To . Sorvasas
~kjcA eoaSAiss She fa,snstsx sssi~-
meas. ''csasas 49, nsufes arc sssy
ssssosa,y affected ~ The ~cAsa ~ke
ssassssaie their as.s ssa shss ssSes-
ssssssseal carries jeso ths ssr psttea
srva - TO - ,esss 1say sunss
che sAostA hs 10 The osdrs sse p.ss-
to4a Anoas mea shssv y probably
no esss.ss.usdlsx s~sSesey. ssa heses
il sAe -. psssoa j. 10 ~ ,eass The
ve0sa oaisuases The aes. ssoseh
., sii sshss ssissssastai as psssoss
esaow 81: ysa~ shssv ar sssusv spss
shas sosa>s. This ssaesSsais@esi
u sss nssas that eesssia vusues.
o,Ass shss - ,.Asa a. as-. appear In
Tho ssAisssts - ehjlas~s. Gssssl,
hoe taaay sss.h .aess their msy b~ u
ss. us eoars~. impssiht~ Ia ss,. bet
the ssmhes probably aoes not ssrsi-
" esee>d is: 900"
n. soaSlry. asessesiiy. ssiIi r..
r,sias u. ntve-sisa pisr~ foe the
eisI~.s b..pt,. the marked shift at
peeslassns sso,a tho rural districts to
The eilisr. the naJosiiy ot the chill.
isva uadsf q. Years of ssr arr tn l.r
- SuuNN ~ The rrHsnsfy slIefrA ava
"a the farms Sos quite on child In
iIve ilsss In -hss eNe veuld cali
|sie eity-'has ss 10 say. . city a.
~es. than los. ..se Inhabitants. In
~. miSsi. A,lasssr states. AMONG
Wiki are New fosk. Ne~ jersey
aas pesasy,,sais. she rsvpust,o~
Whirh. hesse ., oar door. sI,ss ps
wspee impr..<ioa ef the ssssssSes IN
the .oanssv - . wkcsc. In the ~.
ciiic states not- shss ooc out ri
every foar children piays On = ci,y
stsees. and in New ~ asiand and IN.
east nosi hc-n,rAl ssatcs. which la
clsdc Ohio. Indiana aaa 'lNscss. .
ISstic les. than rae in fosr " ohi,ee-i