Evening star., 1924-12-20
DRY LAW DECLARED BY HERRIOT
PROOF OF COUNTRY'S VITALITY
Says Such Efforts to Guard Public Health Scarcely
You'd Be tolerated in France-Has Praise
For Housing Conditions Here.

even IL supplied with official papers,
must submit to minute cross-exam-
ination concerning his health and even
his political opinions. All individuals
of doubtful morality are rejected as
soon as discovered.
1t would be we'll for a great. free
country to impose these formalities
at the point Of departure rather than
at the point of arrival. 1t is cruel
to confine to the lazarette of Ellis
Island for later deportation family
which embarked without knowing
the conditions of admission. On this
point too--and / appeal to the opin-
ion of the immigration commissioner.
Henry Fl. Curran-the American law
shows itself unjust because of ITS
severity. Congress should fix as IL
pleases the size of the immigration
contingent; that is its right, as well
as to the obvious interest of, the
United States. But it should prevent
so many poor devils from making the
voyage uselessly; that would be hu-
manitarian.
Influx to L.. s. Continues.
I note in passing that the influx
to the United States remains consid-
cradle. Between June. 1922. and
June. 1929. $4,000 immigrants, of
whom $1,000 were German, entered
the country. ne BSHcI al NSiuellSS
OF the regulation is to reduce the i'm
migration coming from the south and
east of Europe and to increase that
coming from the northwest. What
ever the changes in the law may be.
the barrier imposed by the doctors
will be strictly maintained.
Strength Against Plaques.
BY other similar measures the
American Nation strengthens It's line
OF defense against social plaques
But the best protection of the public
health Is the general comfort and
well being, and especially (much
more than their food, which is medi-
ocreD the comfort Of their living
quarters The role played by hous-
ing is easily understood by any one
who has administered city during
a term of years. 1t is the tenements
that fill our hospitals, degrade the
race and mutilate childhood. When
officials in French cities attempt to
struggle against this peril they en-
counter land I could give proofs,
with dates) the i'll will of an unin-
teligent and heartless bureaucracy.
Housing Problem Met.
Let these obstructionists see how
the United Statos has met the prob
lem of housing the workers. They
would understand now dSndInSu NHtS
should be. Let them run through the
fine book of Monsieur Jacques Greber
on Architecture in the United
States" On this point our infertority
is pitlful. Thanks TO the standard
ization of methods and materials, our
American friends have been enabled
to realize quantity production in
workers homes. II was thus that
was created the Garden City that
saw or Long Island, with its hedges
Of roses and other flowers. A skillful
use OF reinforced cement permits
quick and cheap construction. Again
the architect uses large hollow
brick, joined sparingly with mortar
The walls rise with a rapidity un-
known among us. Interior partitions
are made of an astonishingly tough
cardboard. nailed on in panels and
reducing plastering to minimum.
Even in the smallest detail one
feels the will TO improve the art Of
building. Many of the architects who
apply themselves TO this effort are,
incidentally. of French origin or Of
French education. But one sees i'm
mediately that they are not limited