Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-05-22
WHY NOT PICK THEM
OURsELvES7


If it is true, as claimed. that cer-
tain European countries are using
America as a dumping ground for
their undesirables and picking the inn
migrants through the aid Of the police
and other officials, It Is questionable
whether the present measure. the
johnson bill, which cuts down the
quota, will accomplish much.
Why wouldn't it be an excellent idea
for our government to do some Of the
picking abroad and not leave It to the
jaiIers and police to empty their jails
on this country?
Americans pretty generally believe
that something should be done about
immigration and that is the reason
why the Johnson bill went through
Congress with a hurrah. The bill
sounds like a drastic revision Of pol
icy that practically everybody felt to
be too lax. A change seemed to most
Of US like a good thing.
Most Of those who have made any
study Of the immigration problem
agree that this country could use
many more foreigners "of the right |
sort" The difficulty has been that
too small percentage Of this sort
has been coming. Considering that
fact, there may be some doubt about
the percentage Of undesirabIes being
20 much lower in the reduced quotas.
There has been a growing belief in
recent years that some European
countries were making America
Jumping ground for their least desir-
lble citizens. A European eorrespon-
lent Of the Los Angeles Times,
:laimed by that paper to be unusually ,
veil informed on conditions across the
confirms this suspicion In
ONE special articles recently pub-
ished. He declares that the immi-
rants sent to America from several
European countries, are officially
licked by the government in those
ands.
II this is being done it is no sur
rise TO learn that selections are not
eng made from the social register.
ut rather from the lists Of undesir-
bles, radicals and lawbreakers. Fol-
wing a European custom which or
ginated in early colonial days, it
'ems still customary to give certain
'ouble makers the choice Of going 70
ii or TO America. Real industrial
orkers and farmers, it is asserted.
e not encouraged 10 emigrate. in
me countries not even permitted to
, 30.
Hungary is cited as an example.
his writer asserts that authorities I
i've list already compiled Of the
700 to be sent to this country under =
ut years quota, if the present law f,
not changed. The minister of the
terror and the police, it is asserted, "
I'VE elaborated in compiling this :.
t which Is made up Of those Hun
ny thinks she can do well without it
Accepting these statements as true
any considerable part, it is q cues
m whether the johnson bin or anv
her quota fixing bin is going to
I've the problem It may be an i'm
ovement to have only 1000 come IN
I'm some countries, instead 81 5000
10000. But it is an Improvement
quantity only, if the percentage OF
lily desirable immigrants is no
;ter m the smaller number. It may
q big task to look over the pros -
tive Immigrants or even select -
I'M in the nations where they orig
tie. But the time may come when
win be found profitable to do this. I
her than trusting the whole Job to
'ernments who are glad to see GER
a individuals go. and steamship
npanies eager to haul them. -