El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

bids for the dissatisfied Euro-
pcans at the close Of the war. It will
compete with the United States and
VIII attempt to turn the tide Of i'm
migration from New York TO Buenos
Aires.
At the time the war opened, for
efgners We're arriving in the city at
the rate Of a thousand a day. More
than 10000 came in last year. and the
indications are that this number will
be greatly exceeded as soon as peace
is declared. 1t is expected that the
poverty caused By the war will bring
in a flood of new blood from Belgium
and Germany and the countries OF
southeastern Europe and that the
number of immigrants from Latin
Europe will be increased.
At present immigration is damned
back by the war We are having no
arrivals from Russia, Austria and Sgs-
ria and those from Italy and Spain
are comparatively few So far the
bulk Of the immigration has been
Latin The Italians began to arrive
about 90 years ago and OF late years
they have been coming at the rate OF
from $4,000 to 100000 per annum. The
Spanish immigrants have been many,
and today the Italians and Spaniards
are furnishing about tWo-thfrds Of
the new arrivals. One-fifth Of the
whole population is Italian. and next
rcOme the Spaniards. After them are
the Russians, who sent 10000 last
year, and then the Syrians, who num-
bered 1900. The GermRns arriving
were 1000 and the North Americans
only 500.
WIN Be Chief Rival Of the L. S.
From now on Argentina will be
one Of the chief bidders for immi-
grants in the markets Of the world
She has been giving all sorts of in
Hnra--ara#= in Tr-rr 20 he
ers crossing the ocean and free trans
portation on the railways Of the re-
public. She has a big hotel for i'm
migrants here at BuenOs Aires and an
other at Bahia Blanca and one at RO-
ssrio. At these places the immi-
grants are kept until they can be
shipped 10 their new homes The gov
eminent advances money 10 them to
arrangements that they can be
Brought across me Atlantic at less
than the minimum fares.
Builds Big Immigrant Hotel.
The new immigrant hotel at Buenos
aires, is one OF the sights OF the re-
public. It stands on the banks Of the
Rio de Ia Plata within q stones
throw Of the docks, where the immi-
grants step off the steamer, and its
surroundings are such as to make
them think they have dropped down
into fairyland. The buildings face a
beautiful park, filled with flowers and
tropical trees, and in which fountains
play. The hotel proper covers an acre
or more.
It is a great big brick building Of
four stories and adjoining il are other
buildings containing hospitals and Of
ices The ground floor OF the hotel
IS paved with tiles, and its walls are
paneled with glazed tiles to the height
o. your mead. Everything is as white
as fresh snow, and the whole is
clean and attractive in comparison
ETn1wG1r "a r.-sz
from which they have come.
Sleeping Place for 5000.
The first floor Of the hotel is given
up TO offices, reception and dining
rooms and 10 the reading room, the
bank and the kitchens. The second
floor has the sleeping rooms, and
these are so large that they viii ae-
commOdate 5000 nightly. The beds
are mattresses OF canvas, in berths
like those Of a sleeping car, and they
are arranged so that they can be
cleaned every day The rooms are so
qisinfected that they are absolutely
smells, and all of the arrangements
are sanitary.
During my visit I went through the
great dining room, and watched about
SUI men and women eat their dinner
The tables for the men were at one
end Of the room and those for the
women at the other. The men kent
their hats on at the table, and many
around their heads The dress Of both
sexes represented the strange cos
tunes OF out Of the way Europe. Not
a rev OF the people were fine looking
Ihey were all happy, and the food
seemed TO suit them.
Good Food for Immigrants.
Leaving the dining room, 1 was tax
en- TO the kitchen This is abo1t "a
4eet vide and a hundred feet long. 1t
Is walled and floored with tiles The
cooking was done by machinery. and
much or II IN great round soup boil
ers each Of which holds over 100 gal
Ions. The boilers have nickel plated
lids, and they are Of snow White
enamel, like that OF a bathtub TbeV
are kept hot by steam pipes. and are
maintained at just the right tempera-
Iure 10 make the best soup. Tbev
nave a capacity of 1000 OUarts ~
soup L tasted some of il and liked II
Picture shows Given.
Later IN the DAY I attended = Ter
trre and moving picture show which
vas given for the immigrants The
scenes, displaying the resources ~
Argentina, and showing how the
various crops are raised. Many dir
1erent provinces were brought on the
s - eI, ana We mad views Of wine
raising II Mendoza, sugar planting in
Iucuman and corn growing in Fsntrs
hlos. the immigrants were fntenseII-
interested, and the lectures were in
~ tuADIm Lnem where thew
nad best make their homes.
IN another place in the hotel vie
lted bureau devoted to the hiring
out OF immigrants and to seeing fbsf
they are not imposed upon bv Their
employers They 90 out upon con-
tracts that fix their wages and terms
Of service Any infringement Of s7Irb
contract is prosecuted bv the goV-
eminent without expense to the Ia
bOrer. ID
An interesting part Of this empIov-
nlent bureau is that devoted 10 The
sending out Of women who have CONS
over 70 act as house servants. VVba1
one IS IN need Of servant she comes
70 the immigrant hateI and looks ove-
me women and girls who are ready
70 80 into service She picks out those
Whom she likes, and II they are will
ING the contract is made out. stinI
laIlng the wages and terms of service
y ticket IS then given which permits
the servant TO leave the building. and
she goes with her employer, but the
contract is kept at the hotel. ana in
case OF trouble the matter can easily
be brought into court In this same
department there are three policemen
who are detailed to follow the Zirls
and 10 inspect the houses to which
they are taken.
There is every protection against
WHITE slavery. and the government