Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-15
MANY SCOTS ARE
COMING TO U. S.
Rush on to Canada Also Be-
cause of the Unrest Pre-
vaiIing at Home.
STEAMSHIP LINES SWAMPED
Confusion Into Which Industry Has
prifted as Result Of Stopping Of
War Work Adds to Gen.
eral Discomfort

eral Discomfort
Glasgow, ScOtland.--At the moment
there are more people DESTROYS of
leaving this country and going to
America than ever before. All the
available steamship berths from Glas-
gov are booked until the middle Of
summer. 1t is estimated that already
there have been more applications for
passages to New York than there were
in the early months Of any year before
the war.
TO Canada there are also so many
prospective emigrants that the ship
ping companies engaged in the Glas-
gow-St. Lawrence service cannot guar
antee passages earlier than July.
1t is evident, therefore, that there Is
a general inclination to leave the Unit
ed Kingdom, and to take up life In
the United States or Canada. For
short time after hostilities closed 1t
seemed that settlement at home would
appeal strongly to ex-service men.
The government promised them land
and houses on reasonable terms. But
the process Of industrial and social re-
construction has been slow and the
land and houses seem still very far
off. Resides, there is a good deal Of
unemployment, caused mainly by the
confusion into which industry has
drifted as result Of the stopping OF
war work, and the lack of new indus
tIn nrlfn
Then again, although wages are high,
the cost of living Is even higher in
proportion, and there seems no imme-
date prospect of any reduction in the
prices of food or clothes. There Is
continual call for a greater production
of manufactures for export so that the
rate of exchange may be put right, but
the great mass of the workers persist
I'm looking upon higher wages as OF
more Importance than increased pro-
duction, and the output, even OF new
ships remains much too low.
Apathy Among Shipbuilders.
The tonnage launched on the Clyde
during the first quarter OF this year
was somewhat better than that of the
first three months Of 1919, but was
much less than the average for the
corresponding quarters OF pre-war
wears. This is explained, to some ex-
tent, by lack of steel, which again Is
explained by lack of ships to carry
ore from Spain. But that there Is a
certain amount of apathy in Industry
Is undoubted. This is the reaction aft
err the intense activity of the war.
The general effect Of all this has
heen to breed q form Of Impotence
with things as they are and desire
TO emigrate to other countries. Con-
seuuently there Is rush for passen-
ger accommodation on the New York
and St. Lawrence steamers. III there
were plenty of steamers this would ne
all right. But there are less than half
the number of pre-war passenger YES
sells. On the Glasgow-New York serv-
ice before the war the Anchor line mad
four first-class vessels-the Columbia,
the Caledonia, the California and the
Cameronia. OF these only the first
named remains. The others were lost
during the war. When "the four C.s'
we're running they maintained a regu-
lar weekly service. One boat OF the
four left New York and one left Glas-
gow each Saturday. 1t was a service
nearer to that of trains run to time
able than any other from Glasgow.
Now the company finds 1t totally Inn
possible to resume any such service.
Americans Get the Berths.
One or two vessels have been char
tered for single runs, but they are not
fitted for carrying large numbers Of
passengers, and they can do little to
relieve the situation. So the chances
are that many of those people desir-
Gus of going to America will be unable
to do so.
For this Americans themselves will
be somewhat to blame. Large num-
bers of them have already booked
passage eastward, and also return
passages later In the year. The round
trim is booked In New York, and the
Offices Of the lines here are simply in
formed that 50 much westward ac-
commodation for such and such trips
/ Is filled. The Americans will be COM
ing over in large crowds early In July
and returning in September or Octo-
Der. This means, that berthage which
would have been utilized for immi-
grants in the latter months has been
taken up by Americans who have
money to spend and wish to see Eu-
rope. 1t is a pity that this should
have been the case In year In which
there would certainly have been a
boom In immigration. We have been
building cargo boats until we seem to
have enough, but we are only now get
ting on with the building Of liners. OF
these there are many on the stocks
in different parts of the United King
dom. but few of them will be in serv-
ice this year. BY next spring there
should be a large number, and then
there should be no lack of travelling
facilities.