Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-22

ducts. The great number or unemployed
 in countries overseas is the reason.
 MT. Raymond said there was a large
 volume of foreign born going back to
 Europe. They are made up mostly of
 able-bodied males. They are carrying
 away from $2,O0O to $3,O0O each. It is
 true that immigration is exceeding emil
 grafton now, but those coming in are
 almost entirely women, old men and chil-
 dren and few hardy laborers are to be
 found. Last year, of those who left
 94 per cent were producers, while of
 those who came in, 24 out of every 100
 cannot work. Thus helping to further de-
 crease our dwindling manpower and in
 crease the number of non-producng con-
 sumers.
 While the present immigration laws
 tend to keep out the hard-working though in number of cases illiterate
 peasant farmers of Europe, the speaker
 said, Canada, Brazil, Argentina and oth-
 CT countries are offering all kinds of in- ducemepts to immigrants. Our legisla- tors seem to forget that America's basic industries are made possible by the eff
 forts of some 30.o00,000 or more people
 foreign extraction who do the heavy
 work which American born people are un- willing to do.
 He said the Inter-racial Council, an organization composed of some 700 of the largest industries in Connecticut and other state, is working to overcome this situation. Through the columns of the foreign language press, serving some s. i 100000 readers, and through the movies and other media. it is endeavoring to give | foreign born pe<le a better understand l ing of America, to keep them from re- | turning to the old countries, and to sat l isfactorily answer the arguments of the oit t2t tor nd 1 ed the great work the council is pushing | forward to revise our immigration policy 1 along constructive lines and on a selec- l tive basis
 1 Mir. Raymond seemed to reach out and | talk individually to each of the large as- i sembly of men. He illustrated his talk | with many apt smiles and stories that l brought down the house in roars of 1 laughter. He pointed out that to accom- l plish what we want We must use what we have, and to win in the fight for pro- | duction all must get their shoulders to | the wheeI-and win. We must awaken 1 the foreign born to a genuine realization l of the principles our country stands for, ] and to provide through a selective im- migration the new citizens which our 1 farms and factories stand in such great need.
 i Mr. Raymonds address was roun1ly 1 dpP@7uuSu DS ILIe IdII I.uIluICu HUH bers Of the chamber present. A rising
 vote uf thanks was given MT. Raymond for his timely address.
 | Rev. Joseph H. Selden, D. D., then
 spoke a few words, touching briefly
 on MT. Raymond's address and refer 1 ring to the splendid work being done
 with the smaller school children of the
 town by the school nurse and her as
 SiSt31ts.
 Louis M. Cranda1I, secretary of the ! chamber, offered a motion that the
 chamber indorse the Inter- racial coun-
 ci! work ana the motion was unani-
 mously passed.
 | Refreshments of doughnuts, cheese.
 pie and coffee were served and cigars were freely circulated during the so- : cial hour which followed the meeting.
 Among the out of town guests pres
 ent were W. A. Lee and E. o. Wright
 of New York The following new
 members of the chamber were an-
 nounced, John Braune. proprietor
 Providence Bakery; Herbert NJ. Adams
 of Swift, and Hon Edwin W. Higgins
 corporation counsel.