The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
Editorial staff Russ<oye slovo, New
 York

Editorial staff RusskOye SlOVO, New York
 (Exclusive service. the Survey Press bureau)
 Suppose the European war were to ht brought to an end next week or nexi month. What would be the state of af fairs in Europe, especially as immigra- ton to the United States would be af fected? What course would the influx 1 of human material into this country forcibly interrupted by the war, take should this interruption be removed? As far as future emigration to America is concerned Europe may be considered as three divisions. The first would include the neutral countries which, after the war, will find themselves in fairly nor
 mal condition, so that emigration rom them will be practically the same as before the war.
 Few From Western Europe The second division would include those
 belligerents who will seek to restrain igration-England, France and Ger many. They are not over-populated. Be- fore the war they contributed few immi- grants to us and after the war they may be expected to contribute nothing at all Of the third division-the rest of the elligerents-Austria-H Hungary and Rus sa have large populations and are poorly organized industrialy, which conditions were largely responsible for the' heavy emigration from them before the war Austria Hungary is even now attempting i..I, ~i,1 cit As far as Russia is concerned. her in dustrial life has never been well organ ized. and the war showed that, such or ganization as existed is almost exclusive ly in the hands of the Germans. Actua war operations have affected some oi the most highly efficient manufacturing centers of Russia, viz, Poland. and has disorganized the economic life of thu whole southern part of the country. Bu the war also made evident the part Ger. many played in the industrial life of Rus sia When trade with Germany ceased and when, as a result of the state oi war that existed between the two coun tries, German subjects were compelled | to leave Russia. it suddenly became ap parent that practically all industries wer, | in the hands of the Germans.
 Unemployment From Prohibition | Unemployment in Russia is acute. | has been calculated that the mere sus pension of the distiling industry has lef about 100000 men out of work in Petro
 grad alone.
 The introduction of temperance is. un
 doubtedly, splendid thing, but it be comes necessary to divert the men em ployed in the suspended industry to othe | channels. It has never been the polio, of the Russian government to encourag, | or aid the industrial development of th' country.
 There are no indications that this poll
 cy has changed. At present the cottoi
 goods industry is practically at a stand
 still. because the importation of raw ma
 terials has almost ceased. The remova , of this obstacle lies in the hands o
 the government, as its chief cause Is tn | lack of credits abroad and the lack o | foreign specie in Russia. which render
 the international import deals so unprof itable as to make them almost impossible Several requests for foreign specie hav' come from the cotton goods manufac turers. but the government has refused practically every request.
 Tn order even to resume the nation, industrial life, the Russian government would have to grant additional right, ! ltojthose people who are capable of or
 fanizing the industries on conner
 cial basis. especially to the Jews. Blu