The Connecticut labor news., 1924-03-29
c om pers and Com mander Quinn Ad- vance Arguments as to Why Alien Should Be Limited

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 Washington, March 29.-A joint at tack, on unrestricted immigration is made by John R. Quinn, National Com nander of the American Legion, and Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor, in state ments to appear in the April issue of the American Federationist," the official organ of the labor body, advances proofs of which were made public this week.
 Both declare that America is in dan ger unless there is the strictest kind of immigration. Both indicate that the American Legion and the American Fe- iteration of Labor are in agreement upon the desirability of absolute stoppage of immigration for the present, but, in the absence of such stoppage, they demand the strictest possible limitation.
 'The joining of these two forces to combat propaganda for unrestricted i'm migration asserted the Labor Fedora ton in making public the statements of Commander Quinn and President Com pers "Is offered as an indication of the fact that the great masses of the Amer jean people are entirely out of sympathy with the attacks being 1evel1ed at the Johnson bill, or at any proposal to re- strict the inflow of Europeans"
 MT. Gompers charges that alien groups of considerable strength oposing re- strictive legislation are acting mot as Americans, but are aliens, loyal only to the country of their birth," and that ''the plain truth is that the attitude of large number of racial groups in the grafton furnishes the best and most com p1ete reason for the absolute necessity of restrictive legislation"
 Commander says the melting pot has become inpotent, and that in order to keep America a true democracy, immi grafton should be suspended for what ever period may be necessary, until we provide machinery to teach immigrants how to live up to American standards of living, to our ideals and our tradi- tions"
 Reviewing the period since the arrnis tice, Commander Quinn asserts that "i did not take long for the Legion to dis cover that the new group of immigrants was to a large extent menace to Amer ican institutions" and that accustomed to the low European standard of living, these foreigners i'll their anxiety to have work, accept wages below the wage needed by American working man t1 sustain himself and family" He con- tinues:
 American institutions are established upon the marginal wage that American labor requires to maintain itself as a self-respecting unit of American society An influx of cheap labor was bound to undermine this standard of living Ii the 4,50O, ,00O, Americans who were in the military service of a great majority were men who worked with their hands for a living This tidal flow of unrAs stricted immigration threatened to prevent their successful reintroduction into civil life This condition, along with others caused the American Legion to devote Con- siderable thought to the immigration problem, then as now one of the most important facing the nation.
 Appealing for action on the part oi organized labor, President Gornrers de c1ares that powerful lobby is busy day and night in Washington and t.:a' the organizations of foreign born throughout resolutions and send petitions to Con gress.
 Every trade union in America ought to register its support of the Johnson bill " Mir. Gompers says.
 Every trade union ought to :'.pt res. l11tions which shoul1 be forwa: deo to the Congressman from the district the Senators from the State and the President of the American Federation of Labor.
 This action should be taken immedi- ate1y. Let Congress know where the wage earners of America stand. The immigration issue Is an American issue and it must be settled as an American issue Let American wage earners voice their demands. Do it immediately, or it may be too late.
 Unless the Immigration law is passed before June 30, the American doors will be thrown wide open to hordes of innni- grants from all countries
 America must not be overwhelmed Every effort to enact immigration 1egis-