The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-06
HUSBAND SPEAKS
ON IMMIGRATION
Commissioner General Ad-
dresses BrattlebOrO
WOman's Club I
FIRST MEETING OF
PRESENT SEASON
Mrs. Il. ID. Hawkins New Chairman of
Social Committee - Mrs II. r. Brown
Elected Director for I've Years
Other Business Matters.

An unusual amount OF business, IN
Guiding a vote to assume the expense of
refinishing, and refurnishing if neces-
sary, the Woman s club room at the
Brattleboro Memorial hospital, and an
address by William Walter Husband of
Washington, d. c., commissioner gen
eral of immigration, marked the first
fall meeting of the Brattleboro Wom
an s club, which was held yesterday aft
ernoon at Odd Fellows temple.
A large number of the members and
a few guests attended and the close at
tention TO the speaker, whose subject
was, immigration, Past, Present and
Future, showed the interest of the au-
dience in questions of a national i'm
portance.
Mr.. Husband was introduced by Mrs.
G. l.. Stickney, president of the club,
who spoke of his former newspaper CON
nectiOn in the state, his appointment as
secretary to Senator w. p. Dillingham;,
who is chairman of the committee on
immigration, his visits to European
countries and his appointment by Pres
ident Harding to be commissioner gen
eral OF immigration Tor the United
States.
In opening his address, AR Husband
spoke of Senator Dillingham; s appoint
through which, he said, the senator be-
came undisputedly the foremost author
ity on the subject in congress, where he
is a leader. The speaker referred first
to the present immigration situation,
recalling the times of the ''open door
policy and the condition which resulted
up to the time of the World war and
the urgent necessity of measures to re-
strict immigration, especially to the un-
desirable elements, which covered about
30 classes. He spoke of the literaey test
which was passed in 1917 and of the
way many schools were started IN Italy
for adults} and were crowded and which
were enlp8ied the day after the, Presi
dent vetoed the law.
The extent to which European peo-
pies Hocked to America at the close OF
the war was remarked upon. Mr. Hus-
band stating that the present year prob
ably would have found the highest num-
ber of immigrants landing here if they
had not been restricted He told of the
way in which the percentage law works
for restriction and mentioned some of
the problems which arise when ship
loads of immigrants arrive after the
quota for a given month has been
reached and of the courses pursued in
appealing some cases in which special
complications arise, and of deporta
tioRs.
In speaking of the future of inmi-
grafton Mr.. Husband SAID that it was
difficult matter to say what would be
done. but having made a restrictive law
he expressed the opinion that it would
be perfectly safe to say that it never
would be changed materially, although
it is likely that there may be some
changes The temporary. or labor, move-
ment as it is called, is being considered
for regulation with an idea of restrict
ing labor immigration to what is needed
and keep the surplus out, and 1t is prob
able that this question win be discussed
much within the next few years. An
other feature to be studied ont is how
to prevent people coming to the United
States and being returned as ineligible.
A system of examination on the other
side is under discussion, the speaker
said. so that there will be practical as
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