Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03
"This bill fails to apply scientific prin-

'This bill fails to apply scientific prinee
ciples to immigration. The outcome os
such law would be 10 shut out the inn
migration of able-bodicd unskIllcd workers
in the face of the fact that in 1920 we re-.
ceived proportionately fewer unslxillcd
immigrant male workers than IN any
recent year of normal immigration
1--WE must realize that what we are now
experiencing is business slump due to
temporary conditions that need no dis-
cussion here These conditions must
necessarily disappear, else we have come
10 n sorry pass And when these con.
ditions have been removed, and provided
the bill to restrict immigration has been
made law in the meantime, we may W.T..
ness a shortage Of unskilled labor that
may cripple the manufacture of goods Tor
export and tax our capacity 10 meet the
demands Mt home. Such proposal ~
economically unsound, and II public
opinion is enlightened on the subject, II
will not become law
"The classes of persons who are not
permitted to enter this country will DIS
abuse our minds of the impression that
all but Orientals are admlssnble.
"Tf dangerous criminals or ultrn-radicals
are getting into the country, II ~ an nd-
mission that our immigration machinery
is notable 10 enforce the laws. What as-
suranoe is there. therefore, that u nd
ditional laws are put on the statute hooks
affecting immigration, those laws will be
enforced
"rhe sentiment that is being Hyste-
matically created against immigrants
IL an aifront 90 foreign countries that pro-
vide our immigration. A campaign o.
insult and hostility to the foreign born ~
under way and IL ia making Americanrzn-
tion effort almost futile IL IL doing more
to stir up unrest among the foreign born
than any other factor Tho foreign born
do not realize that il is only n small sec
tion az the native-born population thaf "
raising this orv against the foreigner
and everything foreign They hear them.
selves in public meetings accused o. all
the evils and they read that they are the
cause of all the troubles that beset the
country II is time that calmer connsels
prevailed IL we must discuss imtniRra-
tion and the foreign born, then LEI us
discuss them dispaesionately AMI without
attacking a large number ~ our own people
who we're born abroad or whose parents
were immigrants.
"The Intcr-racal Council is not op-
posed tn limiting the volume o iinrnlgfa-
ton TO AllltEtfl. ", n iIE = istltitt
and liberal minded investigation, that
step iR found 10 hc in keeping with the
best interest of the nation
such an investigation should he m
stituto1 AT once and carried out under the
direction % non-partisan commission
who will look over the field both IN America
and in Europe studying the subject rom
All ~ its angles, scientifically with view
to evolving constructive policies NJ
Council recommends principles of legis.
latjon which will consider sclective lfuml
grafton as one important aspect and vet
but a single aspect . immigration u
suggests legislation that will provide 'ol
the effective distribution of immigrants
an intelligent policy % assimilation. tn
establishment % proper facilities -
those entitled TO naturalization. Who 7
large number, find very great difficulty
in securing the privilege they have honest
~ earned All these should be integra
parts % a single policy We cannot con
tinuc to interpret immigration IN terms .
prejudice aud intolerance. II ls question
Tor patient study and investigation
for il is closely bound up not only with on
Industrial prosperity hut with our clYl
and social development as well.