Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-18
DEPLORES TREATMENT
OF IMMIGRANT HERE
Aliens Said to be Victims Of
|. Greedy Employers, Social
Workers Told.

"Are we worse than other people
that We are being treated this way"
is the complaint OF many foreign born
In this country according to Miss
Josephine Roche Of tho Foreign Lang
usse Information Service. New York
City, At tho foreign work division ot
the Professional Social Workers Con-
ference at the Hotel du Pont this
morning.
Miss Roche, who was introduced by
Miss Helen Hart OF the Americaniza-
ton work here. spake on America
the Immigrants Problem, smpHasi1-
ing the legal. industrial. and educa-
tional problems that America presents
To the immigrant. She declared that
immigrants have been frightfully ex-
plotted by groups and individuals. es-
peclally recently In connection With
fake relief orga nizations and EN-
ployers. Miss Roche illustrated her
talk with letters sent 10 the Foreign
Language Bureaus which dissemin-
ate. information through foreign
language press.
The eteat industrial problem OF the
Immigrant today ia the problem OF
health. Miss Roche declared. The I'M
migrant comes TO America healthy
and strong but bad sanitation IN his
( home, hard indoor work, and unfs-
miliar food inture him. Unemploy-
ment affects the foreign horn three
times more than the native born be-
cause so many employers>consider the
immigrants as potential bomb
throwers, she said.
Treat the disease, but don't forget
the man" one Of the slogans OF the
American Associations OF Hospital So
eial workers, was ernpha sized by Miss
Irene Hayward. chief of Social Ser
vice Department. Pennsylvania, Hos
pital of Philadelphia In her talk or
Hospital Social Service" She spoke
in the division on Institutions, o
which Miss Mary Cook. head OF SO
lcial Service Department Of the Della
lware Hospital, was chairman.
Her address WAS followed by e brie
tax bv Mrs. Charles r. Miller ON '"rh
DUTY Of the hospital TO the public. Mis-
Marie lockwood, Mrs. Charles r. NIL
Ter, and Others deplored the absenc
of a resident physician and tralne
nurse st the county hospital and IN
sugsestlon WAS applaudsd that tn
condition be Investigated and II pos
sible be improved. probably throng
appeal to the Levy Court.
]. Paul Green, chief probation on
Ger of Juvenile Court introduced ID
Francis Lee Dunham. psychistrist fo
John Hopkins Hospital and Burea
OF Labor Statistics, Baltimore, Md. II
I spoke on IAN application Of the II
telligence Tesron Examination OF dc
/. linquency,"
Resolutions were adopted thankin
f. the mana cement .of the Hotel du POI
for its generous offer os meetln
!, space for the Conference sessions Al
its splendid service and cordial g
operation; expressing sincere appr'
citation TO Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre S. &
Pont for their invitation to Visit Lonl
wood and to those who furnish'
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whoset co-operation has enabled 4
4 members TO share With the entire cor
: munlty the inspiration OF its meeting
il that the members OF the Conferen
Ia are convinced OF the real and lastil
j, good accomplished and that the Pr
d fessionzl and Social Workers Club a
- cept the invitation of the Universe
ii of Delaware 10 hold similar sessi
,s there next year.
rs Al 215 the delegates raet at {
Hotel ana took an automobile rl'
ending AT the conservatories at Lon
wood, where they were the guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont at
Id social hour and organ recital.