Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-07
IMMIGRATION PROBLEM LOOMS UP
BY Frederic j. Haskin.

Of criticism. Employers in other ines
who subscribed 10 the idea thst iaDDr
must be defated felt that the control
ling factors IN the steel industry "ere
upsettiug the applicant
How can We get wages back 70
normal" they asked, II the steel peo-
pie grant Increases that are not even
demanded Of them7"
The truth Of the situation was that
The eteel interests were bidding for
labor which they had TO have. Ameri-
can born workers will not take ,hoss
jobs at wage rates which they can
command elsewhere. the foreigners al
ready here moved steadily from the
steel mills ~ other industries. and
the reduced labor supply from Europe
Will not meet the demand.
situation Actually Acute.
Only few dsys ago it was report
ed from Pitisburg that another in
crease OF 10 per cent would b. given
common labor. 50 acute vas the stu
alton resulting from the shortage 81
/ this rlaes Of W-rkers IL wag stated
/ that mills we're operating at only IS
! per cent capacity when they would
/ be working at 80 per cent II sufrcisnt
labor could be obtained
In view of all this it is apparent that
/ Congress will De pressed with densn nd~
u ease up on immigration restrictions
On The other hand, It has been made
equally clear that all such proposals.
viii he opposed vigorously. Labor
leaders are girdlng themselves for the
fight and railing their forces for an
onslaught on Congress such az zfves
promise Of a lively winter
President GOmpers. of the Anerfca p
Federation Of Labor. in what ne term
ed A Bugle Gail u Duty, naz served
notice of the militant intentions of the
: interests ne represents. He under
tlSk 70 speak FOR American labor when
n said that II Congress givee way %
"the demands Of powerful employing
p interests" in tho matter of new !nnnni-
grafton legislation the tide - aliens
{ viii he beyond estimate and America n
labor Will 20 driven back before an
: avalanche of newcomers whose stand
ards are 100 low for American work
ers"
II is admitted that the 2 per cent
Iaw was essentially a measure % check
; this tide Of aliens" arbitrariiy pendin z
, the Development of a permanent .nmi-
> grafton policy under which only M
81 most desirable e the forei Rner1 aDpiv-
2 ing for adnisson 10 this country vii
be allowed 70 enter. Secretary Of Ia.
2 Dor Davis in discussing this Dhaae o.
= the subject has placed himself on re-
- ord ~ faVOring some modification O.
r existing lawsi so az 20 permit of thii
q | Governments uaaair0 m tho af4e,i
D Dility Of prospective Immigrants 10
$ fore they leave their homes overseas
- Instead Of the passport given -
;. foreign governments, says Sscretar
r Davis. we should set a sta andard. an.
4 those qualified should be determine
e on the other side, giving our certaa
: cate r qualification 70 tho-. entitls.
r to admission"
. The Labor Secretary hos prspsr>
n a bill embOdying his views which Con
O gress viii be asked to consider VIE
2 il recOnvenes. Under this bin av.~
g foreigner applying FOR permission
d come 20 the United States wo,nd ?
+ required to submit to tests that vi
y show that his blood Is free OF all tain
that he has the physical strength
II guarantee that he can earn a l.vin
n when he gets here. that his mental,
ID is up 70 standard, and that his cns,
sr acter Is such that he VIII make a q,
e. sirable American citizen.
1e And If he doesn't measure 10 a.,
es ne gets here" concludes Mr.. Dav
n all will agree with me that he shou
be sent back % the country fro
re which he came"