The New York herald., 1921-01-03

Special Cable to THE NEw YoRK HEnMp-
Copyright, 1891, by THE NEw YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
London, Jan. 2,
There is no great human tides from
the British isles striving to reach the
United States. Although the last OFF,
cial figures for the nine months end
ing Sept. 80, 1920. give 104,441 emil
grants. of whom 65,252 were British.
sailing for the United States, there
was during this period a return inmi-
grafton into the British isles of 96,530.
Since then reports from American
Consus indicate there has been fur
ther heavy falling off of applications
for passports. Meanwhile steamship
companies are held up for steerage
accommodations, but this is due
largely to Russian, PoHsh and Baltic
Jews and for Scandinavian passen-
gers through England from northern
Europe.
While no figures are available regard
ing these trans!ents, 1t is estimated there
are several hundred thousand of them.
Although British ports are thus sharing
the pressure which Is being placed on
Antwerp and Amsterdam by these refu-
gees from Bolshevism and starvation.
the solid Industrious English-s speaking
literates. who oftentimes are skilled
workers of England. Scotland and Ire
land, arc not leaving home Excepting
the Irish and to q lesser degree the
Scotch. they have never been emgrants ;
and it was with distinct shock that the
House of Commons recently heard Pre-
nier Lloyd George sav that the economic
situation, with more than a million
workers In excess of what there were be-
fore the war, might necessitate emigra-
tion. However. the Premier was careful
to specify that II would be emigration
within the Emrire and this the workers
would not be lost to Great Britain.
The reduction In the number of British
applications for passports reported this
autumn and winter is regarded as strict
ly sea sonal. The coal strike marked the
beginning of hard times and to-day
thousands of able bodied men are pa
radlng the streets of London demanding
work. Labor authorities estimate that
more than million and a half persons
arc absolutely out of work and that five
million workers are working on reduced
time in England to-day.
American Machinery a, Factor.
Aside from the real falling off of bus'-
ness, there are two reasons for the un-
em~ loyment here. The million more
workers than in 1918. OF whom Premier
Lloyd George spoke. typiies the slack
ness that has come after the superlir-
man efforts made during the war. ir
which millions of men fought and dur.
ing which industry was carried on at
pitch never before known. The indus
trial pitch was raised by the incluslo
among the workers of women and
persons who hitherto had belonged e
'he large leisure middle class. Also It
was aided by the Introduction of Ameri-
can machine tool methods. Before the
war there were comparatively few fac
tories in England with machine tools.
housed in modern buildings and employ
ing efficient methods. Englands great
ness in manufacturing. and part 'cularly
in the small plants manufacturing tex
tiles and the engineering trades. rested
on faithful ploddfng. underpaid Br'' .sh
labor. The laws permitted free impo'ta
lions. manufacture was cheap and the
product of this manufacture was dis
trihuted and sold throughout thc woi Id
by a banking and shipping system
founded on generations OF special train
ing
This was the Industrial efficiency Ger
many began TO challenge successfully In