The Denver Jewish news., 1925-09-10
England will take jobs away from ma.

England will take jobs away from ma.
live workers.
Little Discrimination is shown in the
| application OF this last reason, and It
does not seem to he realized by the
| authorities and some of the public that
a skilled producer Of wealth settling
| in England makes work for other peo-
pies besides himself. Also there Is some
unfairness in the application OF the reg
ulatlons. Thus great restaurants, hotels
and clubs are given permits to employ
American and other foreign musicians
and dancers in England when there is
great distress and unemployment
amongst British musicians and dane
ers. The present authorities in Britnin
show more favour to negro saxophone
players than to Polish or Russian poet
or philosopher, musician or painter
seeking sanctuary within our shores.
1t is the same with naturalization. Rich
influential persons In many cases find
mysterious facility in becoming nat
uralized while those without money and
influence find n mysterious difliculty.
1t Is the same with the admission OF
political refugees. Russian Grand
Dukes, Portuguese Royallsts and 9TH
ers, not averse to political intrigue, have
no difficulty in obtaining permission TO
enter England and stay as long as they
like. But every obstacle is put In the
way of poor people and it Is 10 be
feared in some cases that there is re-
ligious discrimination against those pro-
Tossing the Jewish faith.
Now, the actual numbers Of for
eigners entering Great Britain in 1924
as compared to the year 1913 is inter
esting. The number of foreigners who
landed in the United Kingdom In 1913,
not counting those simply passing
through the country on their way to
another country, was 537 ,30S. The
number who arrived in the country in
1924 was 3SS, ,129, but these were most
ly those with permits for short visit,
business men, those visiting relatives
in England and others. In 1924, apart
from residents returning after absence
abroad. the number of foreigners per-
mitted to enter England, whose stay
might be extended permanently, was
approximately 1000. The policy Of the
Government publicly stated is to admit
no persons who would earn their own
livings in Britain for fear that they
would take work away from the ma
| tives. And very often In the case OF
sons who have been many years in this
country and become naturalized and
wished to bring, for example, their
| aged mother to pass her last years with
them, an undertaking has to be given
that she will do no manner OF work
to support herself.
With regard to naturalization, the
position is very curious. With the ex-
ception of the wealthy and influential
referred to above, great obstacles are
placed in the way Of those seeking nat
uralization, no matter how successful,
prosperous. and respectable they may
be. On the L.abour Government as
suming in the beginning Of 1924, they
found the custom Of the Home Office
Department. which is responsible for
the granting of naturalization certiti-
Gates. was to demand residence OF at
least % years before naturalization
could be permitted, even in the case
of persons of undoubted responsibility
and good character. This period was
at once reduced to twenty years, and
before the Labour Government left Of.
flee, to fifteen years. There is well
grounded supposition that the Conser'
vative Government which replaced
them has again increased the number
of years of residence necessary as a
first consideration before naturaliza
ton has to advertise the fact IN the
papers, and anyone Is allowed to write
in to the Ministry for Home Affair
complaining against the proposed nat
uralization The opportunities fol