Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-06-23
ev EDWARD 8. CLARK

vide means through arrangements
with other governments so that in
tending. immigrants TO this country
can be looked over carefully hereafter
I'm the lands from which 1t is their in
tention to depart.
One of the policies of the present
administration, and 1t is said to have
fhe support of men of both political
parties, has been to establish some
plan by which foreigners who want to
come here can be inspected ION the
other side" 1t has been hoped from
the first that any international law
troubles In the way might be over
come. 1t seems now that the other
countries are willing to cooperate
with this country in securing the de-
sired end.
The assistant secretary of labor is
T., J.. Henning He has been giving
personal service to the immigration
matter. He has witnessed the scenes
at Ellis island where families have
been separated, come members OF
them to be returned to the other side,
while other members were given per-
mission to land. The situation has
been tragic and 1t has been due large
Iy TO several circumstances, one OF
which markedly has been the lack of
knowledge on the other side of just
what the rules of admission on this
side are.
Certain statistics which are in the
possession of the assistant secretary
of labor show, 1t is said, that nearly
fhree-f0urths of the immigrants who
come TO the United States from one
foreign country are, so far as their
minds are concerned, In the condition
of the ordinary American boy of
eleven years of age It is said that
another country from which good
many immigrants come supplies Uncle
Sam with a large number of morons
who. speaking from the mind point of
view, are only about nine years old.
Restriction Extended Two Years.
The immigration restriction laws
have been extended for two years
Nothing like as many immigrants are
coming into the United States under
the present laws as formerly was the
case. but@this country is receiving
nevertheless a considerable number
of nndesirables month by month. With
the restriction laws In force for an
other two years the tide it is said, can
be checked while arrangements are
being made. through American. agen-
-cies abroad working with the officials
of foreign countries to see to 1t that
in the future none but decent citizen
material shall reach these shores.
\ There Is some opposition to any
thing which looks to the protection of
this country from Immigration ca
lamities." Leaders of certain race
groups in this country are perfectly
willing apparently that immigrants
from all other countries except that
from which they sprang shall be kept
out Of this country. but they insist
that their own people shall be allowed
TO come in. The result is that every
nationality has its speaking and writ
ing representatives to do what they
can TO prevent congress from passing
laws to keep American citizenship
sound NJ
The assistant secretary of labor has
paid considerable attention to immi-
grants "whe come for the purpose OF
making money, with no intention to
become citizens and who return after
having saved the largest percentage
of their earnings"
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A reading Of some of the statistical
records of the United States govern
ment would disclose material which
would surprise a good many Ameri
cans. There are hundreds Of thou
sands of foreign-born people in Thu
United States who have been herr
for years and who cannot speak
word of English and who still live iii
terms Of the old country"
in the past efforts to restrict immi
grafton have been fought not only b,
leaders of foreign groups in this coun
ancestors came 70 the United State
centuries ago. Some of the ablest as
sistants OF the foreign advocates o
unrestricted immigration have beel
Americans of long descent who hav
urged that no one should be kept on
OF the land of opportunity.
In the last two or three years tn
attitude of congress toward the imm
grafton matter has undergone
change, largely, perhaps, becaus
American labor has urged restrictio
sin self-defense." 1t is not fntende
10 say that members of congress hay
not realized from other than 'labe
causes" that unrestricted iInmlgratio
was injuring our institutions and in
periling real AmericanisIn. All thu
it Is intended to say is that when
was good politics as well as goc
sense to restrict immigration, IL
members Of congress went more hear
lily to the job.
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