Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1920-12-10
WHOLE RACES OF EUROPE
PREPARING TO EMl6RATE
TO TIE UNITED STATES

I-ay-effs. shnt-downs. aiSmlssals. re
auefion OF hours. lock outs. ETC.. az
still the order or the day. and vii
continue 10 be 50. II is expected r.
some time 10 come Al latest esti
mates Il Is stated that more than :.
eoo.e0e American workmen are Job
less. with 10 prospects OF employment
during the present winter
0ser-prodncfion is the excuse afsr
ed by manufacturers TOR this condition
months ago was produce more and
the workers produced Now the s'rs
Is produce more. but the productian
desired Is more idle men,
Big business Is organised to &c
away with nnionisn Well formed
plans laid months ago are now BEING
put into effect. The produce more.
wall was part of the plan. and ths
worker produced vast surplus that
is being used by the manufacturer 20
the detriment OF the worker.
Notwithstanding the fact that un
employment is general In every sec,
tion of the country. foreign workers
are being brought to our shores aud
will bid against the American worker
for jobs.
Whole races OF Europe are prepared
10 emigrate 10 the United States
Never since the early days OF bar
harian Europe has there been such
Wholesale migration OF population rs
that which is now In contemplation,
with the United States as the destil
nation. This startling statement was
made by f. A. Wallis. Commissions
OF immigration at Ellis Island. In a
speech before the National press Club
in Washington last week
Commissioner Wallis declared that
Italy Is preparing TO send 5000 GOO
persons to this country. and that
s,00o.ooo immigrants are ready To
move ont of Germany into the United
States. Hordes are preparing 10
move and already are moving from
the newly established countries in
Central Europe -- from Poland.
Czecho-Sloyakia. Jugo-Slavia, while
the populations of Holland, Belgium.
Denmark, Sweden. Norway. Spain,
Portugal and others are actuatei by
the restless surge which has spread
the Ayrian race over western civil.
ization.
"The tide is now surging IN this
direction. said Wallis. .and every
steamship reaching New York is
overladen with steerage passengers
seeking the land dominated by the
Goddess of Liberty In New York
harbor. Steerage bookings are en-.
gagged for year In advance. and In
some cases for longer periods. The
immigration of previous years which
filled up the United States Is re-
wafied As siJfsiliix vf;mpafen 10 me
tide now heading for our shores.
One OF the chief dangers con.
fronting the United States in con
neotion with this flow OF races is the
evident effort on the part of differ
ent countries TO foist their undesir.
able elements on this country"
Commissioner Wallis said that
while he knew of no concerted ef
fort among the different nations 10
dump undesirables upon this coun.
try, there was evidence of concerted
movement among officials of the sep.
arate countries To effect this purpose
He called especial attention to the
danger in the congestion OF these inn
migrants in the large cities and in.
sisted IL would be wise for the gov
ernment to designate where the i'm
migrants should go rs a means of
getting them into the agricultural re.
gions