Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01
Rome and Washington on italian
Emigrants. =.

| 1t is said that the. italian par1ia-
| mentary commission ION emigration
will ask the Italian government to
protest to the American government
migration laws. 1t is limited that, II
these laws are passed, they may re-
suit in some diplomatic complication
between the two govefnments: We
| have no doubt that this report ID ex-
aegerated, and from a very unreli-
| able source. For, IL it were SO, it
| would prove that the Italian emigra-
| tion commission has not at all studied
the problem that it was to solve.
Has the Italian government no
| sources of Information in the United
States? Is it not aware Of the pres
ent political. industrial ana economic
| situation? Does it.'hot know that the
Senate has not yet discussed the law,
and that it surely will not be Ap-
proved in its present form? Why
does not the Italian goyernment .rea-
lie that the present industrial crisis
in the United states makes it very
difficult for Italian immigrants, and
that it weresbetter for them II they
did not come, for not only will they
not find here the promised land"
possible for them to obtain even the
means of a livelihood, and that their
arrival will make it still more diff
cult for their compatriotS VINO are
struggling along at present, as the
| competition in the labor market Will
Ibe all the keener?
| 1t seems to US that this italian
parliamentary commission. instead or
making objections and protests which
might lead to diplomatic compltca-
| tons, should study the question IN
the right light, sand seriously work
to pass measures which would pro-
tect the Italian emigrant from going
II into foreign land where he will
find conditions the, opposite from
those he has expected to nna, put
cause he will not have the necessary
funds with which to return home
The Italian government should take
q little more care OF their em1grants
| For reasons that we Will not DIS.
cuss the American government
wishes to stop Immigration for some
time, and Italy, instead of trying to
force it's people on this country,
should find some outlet for them in
some other part OF the world
L1talia Italian republican, San
! Francisco.
| For all we know. the closed shop
| NAV be all right, but closed fac
tory isn't-St. Joseph News-Press.
! Indian chiefs take up study Of law.
II the Indians had done this sooner
| this might Sllll DC IiIeiT SoouIIy.~
Dayton News.
| wouldn't It be fine II for six months
| the men who are building warships
| could all be turned to building
houses?-Boston Globe.
| Tho allies might hire some Of our
| expert bandits to collect that money
| from the Germans. They can get 1t
| II there is any money in the country.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
| Now that they have barred silk
shirts at Sing Sing, no self-respecting
crook will wait TO go there.-Bur-
! lington News
Twenty-Five plumbers were brought
| before a New York court. Possibly
! that was a wrench they had forgot
ten.-Wheeling Intelligencer.
Tho old comedy Of cutting Off tho
| farmers free seed" is now on tho
| boards in Congress. 1t never fails to
| get a laugh.-New Orleans Item.
A pure food expert declares that the
use of sugar in soft drinks will sat-
isfy the craving for alcohol. Sh-sh!
| Now INSTRUMENTATION forbid
ding the use. of sugar in soft drinks
cleveland Plain Dealer.