The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-02-28
IMMIGRATION PLANS
AID LABOR

t0 make iis figh. AGAINST ne rmcr
ecncy immigration bin m time iol
accomplish anything az this s,s-
sion. So the measure which has
gone 90 the president will boz el-
fcctiyc after the first day ofi'
April n must be considered that
The efforts of organized lahor VIII
not be ahatod because thc cmer. \
roncy restriction of ihe tide oil
immigration h8s been passed hy
congress The Leaders Of ihpl
union forces arc making fight I
which Is of supreme Importance
io them and necessarily. ,o alll
of rs They will siog in One rihgl
until there Is decision that n
large measure sustain, their cone
tcniiou thar wc have amplt lahofl
lorcc, in this country
Tho salient difference between |
the attitude of organzcd lahort
end af tho people generally isl
that iho people recognize as ri
general proposition that o floud
of workers coming into This coun /
try when there rs large uncm.
uioymoni Is ah undesirable thing |
bat have no definite schcmc forl
stopping such an iucursinn COR dcti. !
nite daia upon Che problem which
II raises Labor leaders have cN
aci data and are acting upon H.
Congress has made what isl
known 20 b. temporary bar toll
large Immigration II IS under
stood That one Of tho first efforts
of Che new administration will be
90 revise the immigration laws
acd provide safeguards against
THIS country becoming % dumping
ground for others in which there
H geai orerplus of labor and
lacl, OF prc-war ability to ossimi
'ntc % II IS ihp expectation OIL
Che labor leaders 90 present. am
united front for such revision oil
Inc nvs lhoi the bars shall be
plaecl hieh AND kept no a point
where She incoming ~ labor shall
DE checked
The position Of the unions isl
defensive They seek 20 reserve
for thcir members an profitable
work fo hp done In the United
suites They figure that with re-
s'fant OF immigration there will
bc work enough 20 20 around m
normal times such as we may ex
pcrf within few months Their |
Aosic principle as always. Is nro !
lection of members Whcthorl
thclr program Is one which shall |
lcsi soiNe fhe entire country
something for other than labor |
'eadtr 90 Figure There may he |
some question Of how the labor
scheme win work ont. bat vel
must admit that 81 lines up close
IN with whit we know 10 De- dc. |
sirahle, m that II makes for less
unemployment The point oil
Nhien there might be difference
li@ ui Che question of whether ihi
country can go ON indusitiais
for a number of years with the
liars up.
lH the evolution OF labor wei
hare been taking raw material Oh
tine lmcducaicd class and working
b into oar scheme of production |
As men became educated ga ihc1 |
lines they passed from the unodu /
GATED To- the educated clnss. caln |
lng aud receiving more pay. Then |
places were taken hy the now |
iancs ~ TIE unedilcatcd. Their
rhiIdrca had The advantages az iht
public schools and were step tool
far advanced 20 be available foi |
such tasks as have fallen To thel
raw Immigrants The question:
arises of whether shutting Off thel
sfreun of immigrants for q con-
siderable period viii not create a
shortage Of men who will be will.
ing 10 take The grade work
~ that should oyeutuate we should |
find an The trades tophcnyy. III,
result would BE compulsory giving
Of the normally cheaper prpduc
ton to . hipheg.paid class. Thisl
would result IN large incvcase OH