The Washington times., 1922-10-01
.GENEVALAbOR
MEET To TALK
Of IMMIGRATION
Conference Is Expected to Con-
sumo Entire Month;
Starts October 18.


terest to the United States will be
discussed at the fourth international
Labor Conference at Geneva, Switzer-
land, beginning October IS, according
to Ernest Greenwood, American cor.
respondent OF the International
Labor Bureau.
Mr.. Greenwood will sail on the
Majestic on October and will take
an active part in the conference,
which. 1t is expected, will consume
an entire month.
As he Is fist vice president OF the
international organization of Civitan
Clubs and secretary of the Washing
ton club, Mr.. Greenwood plans to
organize a club in Geneva and estab.
lish in that city European headquar.
ters for the body
This club will be unique" said
Mr.. Greenwood, "for more than
twenty-five nationalities will be rep
resented in its membership"
Statistics Bureau Planned.
The most important question to be
considered by the conference is the
establishment of bureau. with
branches throughout the world.
whereby statistics on immigration
THE conference realizes that this
step must be taken" said Mr.. Green
wood. ''in order that the immigration
question may be considered in its
international aspect. As immigra-
ton has a direct effect upon labor.
the matter will be of superior i'm
portance this year.
IAN exhaustive study OF the rela.
tion of foreign exchange to unem-
ployment crises Is being made for
presentation to the conference.
1T Is a curious but notable fact
that in countries where money is
high. the number of unemployed is
great. In nations where money is
cheap, the number Is corresponding
ly small.
Exchange and Trade.
This is explained by the fact that
country with a high rate of ex.
to a nation which Is flooded with
cheap currency. On the other hand
the former country can buy at an
advantage from the latter. AS re-
suit, unemployment exists in the ap.
parently rich country, while her
neighbor. with almost worthless
money in circulation, has every man
hard at work."
Mr.. Greenwood said that the bulk
OF immigrants-eoming to the United
states are from southern and south.
western Europe and that the immi-
grafton quotas OF some countries in
those sections are filled.
America would see q tremendous
rush OF immigrants from Russia, :"
Mr.. Greenwood said, "if the refugees
from the Soviet reign had money
and passports. Other nations are
supporting about $500, 900 Russian
refugees, and every one of them
would like to come to the United
states. Practically all of General
Wrangels Inflated army is in CALI.
poll"
since definite limits were placed
on immigration lately, said Mr..
Greenwood. the flood of Europeans
70 this country has been reduced
10 about twenty per cent OF the
pre-war figure. The nations OF
northern Europe are sending COM
paratiVeiy few potential citizens to
Americas shores
Problem of Nationality.
The nationality of an immi.
grant" Mr.. Greenwood explained.
is determined by his place Of birth,
Is determined by his place OF birth,
strange complications at times.
For instance, an Armenian
couple were coming to the United
States, and they stopped at Con.
stantinople. While there. a child
was born. Under a strict inter.
probation Of the law, that baby
was Turk. while its parents were
Armenians."
Mr.. Greenwood, who was actively
engaged in journalism until his
appointment to his present office.
intends to write number OF
magazine articles on international
affairs while overseas. To illus.
trate these articles, he will bring
his camera, which has seen con-
siderable service in the news field
Mr.. Greenwood will be accompa MED
across the Atlantic by Elliot Good.
win, resident vice president of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce. They will meet again in
Geneva. and Mr.. Greenwood hopes,
through Mr.. Goodwin, to strengthen
the bond hPf waan ha