The Washington times., 1915-12-15
RUSH OF UNSK|LLED
LABOR IS PREDICTED
immigration Drops 5oe,397 in
Eleven Months - Exodus
After War Foreseen.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Steamship
agents OF the Atlantic lines say that
unless there is an immigration from
Europe there will be a shortage OF un-
skilled labor in this country early in
the new year, and trade expansion will
he brought TO a lull. For the last three
weeks. November q, December 4, and
December il, the total number of immi-
grants landed at all ports in the United
states wes 2,O5S, lila, and 2,075, respec-
lively. In Canada the numbers for that
pcriod were I'LL and none at all for
this week.
from the weeks November %, Decem-
ber 8, and December II, in 1913, the
number of immigrants landed in this
country was 21,2S9, 1851 and 23,9l6, re-
91pect1yely. The figures for 1915, up 70
december IL, show a falling Off or i'm
migration of 50S,397. against the year
1914, when the war had been in exist
erce for five months.
In the year 1913, which was a nor
mai one. so far as immigration was
concerned, there were 1,S52,695 immi-
grants landed in the United States,
against total of 1929 in the present
year, which shows a falling off of l, ,2S6,-
4o3 immigrants caused by the war.
These figures refer to third-class or
steerage passengers only. and do not
include any cabin passengers.
Ihe immigration officials at Ellis
put Ile nuInDeT OF immigrants
passing through the bureau at less than
-,OOO a week on an average. There are
ABOUT $50 aliens who are permanently
detained there until after the war. the
U,SnGters OnTter1 said: II Is understood that the
neutral countries like Spain, Portugal
aln Greece are not permitting men or
military age to leave the country.
Atter the war is over the steam
ZIP asents expect an exodus of 500,-
~ persons In third-class travel to
germany, Austria, Hungary, and Rus
STA, who will go over TO see what has
become or their families. The train :.
VIII only be limited by the canacitv
OF the steamship lines for handIing
IL IN addltion to the above number
II is expected there will he anotber
half million persons going over 70
Europe In the frst and second cabInS
or the North German LLOYD. Han.
pqrg American. Holland America, ana
AusSro- american lines
The German comIanies will b,,,o 81,
their vessels ready to enter the AZ
latltlc SerNice directly peace is made
ana both the North German LLOYD ana
Hamburg-Am lines have at IeasT
nNe new steamships each from 20 OO0
TO $4,000 tonnage ready to start opeTo
Rting between New York and Ham
burg and Bremen. ''
In addition to having had all their
best liners like the Aquitania, oiym-
pic, Mauretania, Britannia. Cedric-
Belginland. taken by the roveTnn,ent
for service as hospital ships, trans
ports. or auxiliary armed cruisers.
the British steamship companies will
be handicapped for at least six months
by having to transport the troops ana
wounded back from Egypt. the Oar
danslies' France, and Belgium to Eng
II Is understood that when pea e
negotiations are under way the Brit
ash companies will use all their infIlI.
enee In parliament to prevent tLe
North German Lloyd and HAMBURG.
American steamships calling at PIy-
mouth or Southampton for twelve
,igned.