The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-14
SEEK TO MEASURE
IMMIGRATION TIDE
Chamber Of Commerce Of Y. s.
to Gather Post ellum
Statistics.
PLAN VALUABLE INQUIRY

A systematic nationwide effort Il Ia
BE- made by the immigration committee
OF the Chamber of Commerce OF the
United states. Frank Trumbuli chair
man. through the railroads to obtain
first hand information as to the proba- =
bilifies Of immigration to America after
tho Eur's'ean war.
Itailro;sl officials are TO be asked 70
direct ihcsr representatives who solicit
passenger traffic to gef this informa-
ton f,om ~snib-agcnts Of steamship COM
panies. the men In closest touch with
the foreign born and foreign derived
population.
Five questions have been formulated
and the nswer when analysed will be.
II is believed. OF inestimablc value to EN-
ployers OF labor. labor itself. transport
tation companies, persons Interested In
plans for tho speedy Americanization Of
aliens and others who wish to prepare
for re~adjustnSents of conditions at the
end OF the VIE.
The plan WAL suggested by George
A. Cullen. passenger tRfic manager Of
the LackawanrR Railroad. whose wide
acquaintance with railroad men means
much for success. Mr.. Cullen proposed
the plan at a recent meeting of the
Committee for Immigrants in America,
which was attended by Frank Trumbull,
III fldh VI taNo AFohlu VI tto "
peake and Ohio and the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railroads; Felix War
burg, William Fellowes Morgan. presi-
dent OF the Merchants Association
Miss Frances A. kellor. John l.. Wilkis
and John II. FlheV OF Boston. president
If the Chamber OF Commerce OF the
United States. 'She proposition met
with instant favor. n II was decided
to undertake tho work under the joint
@e1,. of tho rouarktaa and fhA Cham.
her Of Commerce.
Tic questions TO be Get forth IN tht
inquiry follow:
Are those Of foreign birth o. peeenta9e
IN th,s country saving money a. the pre-
en' tine with a view no bringing theft
nurep..n relatives ane friends 10 'hi'
Does the personal correspondence: witch
they are receiving from Europe Indicate
that there will be any considerable move
ment to this country aftee tho war II
over. and what. so far IS you can get che
Information. do the estimates indicate Al
Will such immigration A. oces come con
~tst Of people who have bcen working or
f.rT.. Or h. Of r ,no; !. d ,y.% w sas t fselsTi +: An,
consid erable emigration from this coun.r,
20 Europe of those gong back TO iiv
How great will be the movement, Of those
going back 90 Europe temporarily after
IN" war 20 look after their relatives. OF
fnfNuEn srnfl'1lenN W We" ~ y uts'pi
Of early homes. &C. and who Will return
10 his country after q short visit
Nobody IL IN closer touch with th'
foreign population than s~ub"asens o.
steamship companies throughout thu
country Mr.. Cullen said yesterday. IA
Q rule these men In the smaller town.
are bankers or have a business OF somt
kind outside their agencies. They know
what IL go!ng on among h foreigner
here and they have opportunities o.
learning what Ia In the mind Of people
on the other side.
"As a rule they speak the language
Of the people among whom they are
soliciting business. The railroad en-
ployees seeking passenger trafhc arr
brought in contact with these steamship
AGENTS and through them. I believe. W.
will be able to get a line on wrst will
happen in the matter of immigration ant
emigration after the a The questions
will he asked from the Atlantic to thu
Pacific.
The purposes OF the inquiry will b.
neutrality-suspicious. would like to know
what the conditions are going to be. and
those who are working to help alien
become good American citizens will o.
course be vitality Interested in the in
formation to be obtained"