South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-20
UlNSKHLED LABOR

The law limiting immigration has been in effect
for little over year and its results be-
ing investigated very carefully by the great banking
institutions OF the country.
Banks have very I've interest in this question
for they that a deciding bearing
upon the wage scales Of the country and upon the
cost OF living.
Mos Of the immigrants compelled for a short
time least to engage u what the government
roughly cassihes unskilled labor This is the Ia
Dor which Is supposed 20 require only muscle and
strength and with little demand for exercise OF
judgment or special training
Il IS that the practses in the great Industrial
enterprises OF the nation such to transform
the unsI1iIled worker into skilled worker in very
breIf time. The use Of machinery multiplying and
Inagnifying the power man and bringing into Flay
a force millions Of times greater than that of the
human muscles is changing all OF methods OF
production.
But. nevertheless there is a demand for the
skilled worker. so called who merely uses his Drawn
and upon whose strength and upon whose vitality
depend the continuation OF work and employment
Of the skilled worker.
Before the war the average increase Of population
through immigration between 900 and 500,
900 per year. Under the immigration Law. after
Quoting those foreign birth who returned to
the land OF their nativity the net increase for the
year is but 1000. This fact which great
deal the banker is quite likely much
more eventually 10 those who work for wages.
One Of the first results if you take the word of
Frederick c. Howe for several years the Commits
sion of immigration in New York. and a deep
dent Of immigration problems. will be the disap
pearance Of what he terms servants" Writing IN
recent edition Of Scribners Mr.. Howe says:
In a few years time we will be faced by a
shortage Of servants. It is only the recent immi-
grant and the negro that viii accept mental
work. The working period Of a
want Is not to exceed seven years. Old age,
marriage, industrial occupations. many causes
call the from the kitchen, they did
during the war. Wages rose rapidly. They have
continued high This cOntr butes to the exodus
from the kitchen. makes the servant less of
a servant It frees him from fear of loss Of
lob. Within a relatively short time there may
be a famine OF servants in America, a famine
that cannot be corrected by opening our gates
to women alone. will
If their men folks are to he left at home.
II that were the only POSSIBLE effect possibly
America would get along very we'll Inventions and
modern conveniences have taken away of the
work that was formerly done by the household ser
Domestic training schools and courses Of do
nestle science IN public schools have shown labor
ing saving methods that have decreased all house
keeping 70 a minimum. The vacuum cleaner the
hreless cooker the electric toaster. the automatic
refrigeration are in reality mechanical devices. The
whole trend Of modern life IS towards the wipng
out OF mental toll. Probably by the time that the
servant has totally disappeared from economi-
cal frontier housekeeping will be reduced to a mere
twisting Of button or the oPening Of tin can