Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-27
THE IMMIGRANT FINDS A BACkER

government In the eyes OF both his
mother and foster countries he has
become figure of Importance. While
the United States is proceeding indus
triously with its Americanization. cam
patgn. European nations 'are building
up strong naturalization programs.
The Homeland Helps
Before the war. the chief European
nations were too powerful and self
complacent to worry over the emisra :
| ton of their surplus population. The
Western Hemisphere. they felt. was
they decided. no necessity for a defi-
mite emigration policy. The war, how
ever, revealed two disagreeable facts /:
that each nation was harboring dis
loyal aliens within its borders, and
that its own loyal sons on foreign soil
had been ignored until they were be-
yond reclaimng.
Every important European nation
now has an immigration policy in
fluenced by these two discoveries.
grafton of alien nationalities from its
| borders: which explains the tremen
dous exodus of Hungarians from
lCzecho-Slovakia. and of Jews from all
of Europe Every nation is refusing
to receive back in Its fold aliens who
left it during the war to fight for their
| mother countries. Every nation is de-
termlnod to keep track of its own ma
1--WE emiSrants; to see that they are
well protected in foreign lands. and
thus win and keep their loyalty. Hol-
land has already called a conference of
European states to consider uniform
plans for affording such protection.
and 1t has been one of the first coun-
tries to open immigration aid bureaus
In foreign cities.
According to Frances Kellor. an
American woman who recently toured
Europe with a view to studying its
emigration policies. many countries
have enlarged the powers of their con-
sulates In the Urfted States to protect
immigrants. and they are supporting
to look after their nationals. They
are encouraging them to apply to their
consulates for advice and assistance -
she says. In this work they have
able support from considerable part
Of the foreign language press in this
country.
They mean to control the interests
of their immigrants by advancing their
economic interests: by the establish =
ment of parish schools; by supporting
the foreign language press thru sd-
vcrtisinE and by fostering the ostab-
lishment of cultural soceties-all for
the purpose of perpetuating the Ian
guagc, ideals. culture and interests of
the native land.
They mean also to keep in touch
WIN lHtir ndtiCHdlS NN sDCldl events,
and. so far as the United States is
concerned. it will see more and more
distinguished members of these races
visiting their nationals here as guests
OF honor, for the purpose OF preserving
home ties. They mean at least to con-
slider the advisability of giving their
nationals abroad representation In the
home country. They favor the cstab-
lishment of immigrant banks and of
branch banks in Immigrant countries
where tho native language Is spoken to
stimulate the <ransmission Of money
home and Investments in the home
land
In other words. in tn. futur. no
European nation iT going TO lend its
man power to promote the develop
| mcnt OF competitive country. II
| will let its mon ro In relieve an ccono-
mic strain. but II will demand them
back. with interest. whom the proper
time comes This definite policy may
not be pleasant for tho United States
but It Is fine for the immigrants. No
wonder our latest alien newcomers arc
not worried about finding Jobs. They
have the strength OF their respective
nations behind them.