Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-06-23
GOVERNMENT ARRANGING FOR
EXAMINATION OF INTENDING
IMMIGRANTS ABROAD.
OTHER NATIONS ARE WILLING
Because Of Ignorance of Our Regula-
tons. Thousands of Morons From
Certain Countries Annually Seek
Admission to the United States.
By EDWARD 3. CLARK


vide means through arrangements
with other governments so that in.
tending immigrants to this country
can he looked over carefully hereaft,.
in the lands from which it is their in
tention to depart.
One of the policies of the present
administration, and it is said To have
the 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" II 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
Z, J. Henning. He has been giving
personal service to the immigration
matter. He has witnessed the scenes
Mt Ellis island where families have
been separated, some members of
them 20 he returned TO the other side,
while other members were given per-
mission to land. The situation has
been tragic and II has been due large
ly 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, it Is said that nearly
three-fourths 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. 1t 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 ountry is receiving,
nevertheless, Il considerable number
of undesirables month by month. With
the restriction laws in force for an
other two years the tide. it is said, can
be checked while arrangements ere
being made through American agen-
cies abroad working with the officials
of foreign countries To see TO it 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.
lamlties." 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 de- what they
can to prevent congress from passing
laws to keep American citizenship
sound.
The assistant secretary Of labor has
paid considerable attention to immi-
grants 'who 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"
Many Never Are Amerieanized.
A reading Of some Of the statistical
records of the Ulited States govern
ment would disclose material which
would surprise a good many Ameri-
cans There are hundreds Of thou
sands Of foreignborn people in the
United States who have been here
for years and who cannot speak a
word of English and who still live "in
terms Of the old country"
In the past efforts TO restrict immi-
grafton have been fought not only by
leaders Of foreign groups In his coun-
try, but by men and women whose
ancestors came 10 the United States
centuries ago. Some Of the ablest as
sistants Of the foreign advocates Of
unrestricted immigration have been
Of long descent who have
urged that no one should be kept out
of the land Of opportunity
In the last two or three years the
attitude Of congress toward the immi-
grafton matter has undergone %
change. largely. perhaps, because
American labor has urged restriction
ain eelf-defcnse." II Is not intended
to say that members Of congress have
not realized from other than Tabor
causes" that unrestricted immigration
was ininring our institutions and I'M
periling real Americanism. All that
II is intended 10 say is that when II
was good politi.o as well as good
sense 70 restrict Immigration. the
members Of congress went more heart
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