The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-07
UNITED STATES IS NOW SHORT 4
 MILLION MEN
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(COuC1nueu From PaRN
 ''There are certain fundamental changes in international conditions that call for careful consideration of immigration policies and laws in America
 There are over 200 bills pending in Washington which If passed will shut out the future supply of tmmi- grafton of workmen and will demor- a1ize industrial and credit conditions in America. They will also have the effect of excluding immigrants who left this country following the sr1nfstice to attend to affairs in the honnelands and who may want to re- turn to America
 '~The indiscriminate denunciaton ot the foreign born, which has been taking place in America is resulting in Rany of them leaving this couR- sty. It is resulting also in growing dings between native an6S foreign born residents and in general demoraIization of industrial and socia2 life
 'sThe situation is grave one call- ing for concerted, nationwide action There is need of a national policy for dea9ing with this entire subject Discussion of se4ectve irtmigratioA and ttts distribution aud assimilation
 
 Rhe immigrant no longer will come Ito America to enjoy freedom of wor- ship or the right of free speech but the ''rupeIlfng reason will be econo~ Inic," MT. Barr said
 t@Our permanent national prosper fly depends upon sound production and one of it's essential features is a sufficient supply of unskilled work CTS" Mir. Barr continued SFor years it is the labor of the immi- grant that has supplied this need and unless we have a dependable supply even the raw material upon which skilled labor itself depends will be lacking" He added however that eff we admit immigrants, we must ac- cept only those who are potentially good citizens, and having accepted them we must provide the means that will make good citizens"
 Secretary Meredith's statement outlined the work of the department of agriculture and with reference to immigration and the farm labor prob lem said:
 Many thousands of immigrants who came from farms in their home country and who are real lovers of the soil have been sidetracked in our great cities because they do not know HOW LO SO G1DoAl IL LO SSL d AOOl- hold on the agricultural ladder.
 ''WFth the poor living conditions in the congested centers these people are likely to become diScontented- Often they are misplaced, working at occupations for which they are un- fitted and struggling to make theft wages meet the rising cost of exist ence Living in colonies in the cit ies, learning nothing of our 1an- guage, customs and ideals, they may become the prey of agitators and form an element of unrest.
 Large nambers of the discontent- ed elements can be transformed into conteuted agricultural workers if they are told how to make the right move.
 we can tell the immigrant with the small means how to go about it to become an agricultural worker and eventually a farm owner We can tell him of the opportunities for the Iaboner, the wages and living condi- tons on the farms. We can show him the way 10 use his experience and capital in renting a farm on shares' for he does not have to go into the undeTeloped regions to become a farmer but can make a start near home We can explain the steps that lead him from tenant farming to ownership under a mortgage and finally to complete ownership of a farm In that way it is hoped thaa the serious labor shortage in agr- cultural may be overcome to a con- siderable extent.