The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-18
HOW BOSSES
PLAN TO AID
FOREIGN-BORN
Commissioner Defends
immigration Acts
BY S. o. LEVINE.
(Worker Correspondent

BOSTON, May 16. - The foreign
born did not know what great friends
they had until the state agencies of
the Americanization in Massachusetts,
held a conference in Boston.
Associated Industries of Massachu-
sets, the governor, the educators,
federal judge, commissioner of immi-
grafton and a representative of labor
all combined to tell of the great love
and friendship they bestow on the
foreign born in Massachusetts,. De-
spite editorial appeals urging all to
come, the ungrateful foreigners were
conspicuous by their absence.
The audience was composed of we'll
TODD 100 per centers. The spirit of
the associated industries dominated
the meeting.
Mrs. Thayer, director of Americana
zation, told how they followed up the
immigrant from the day of his arrival
and aid him to become a good"
American.
Defends immigration Acts.
Commissioner Husband defended
present immigration laws and assured
hearers that there was no chance to
make less restrictive immigration
laws. He praised Americanization
work in Massachusetts and urged that
the foremen and superintendent of
factories be made Americanization
agents. To a question from the floor
if the methods used by the police
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makes him a better American, and if
the proposed legislation for finger
printing and registration would make
the foreigner love America better, the
commissioner replied that many i'm
migrants do not understand what lib
erty means" and declared no such
bills were proposed.
Foraets FingsrPrint Law.
The Boston Herald on Feb. % re-
ports bill sponsored by Congress-
man James A. Aswell of Louisiana re-
quiring all aliens within the United
States to register and to carry a GER
tificate of identification with photo
graphs, finger prints and signature or
mark. The commissioner of immigra-
ton made it appear as tho it meant
nothing.
State supervisor of adult alien edu-
cation Herlihy told Of the success they
were making in having schools in the
workshops. B. Loring Young, repre-
senting the Associated Industries of
Massachusetts, the strongest state or
ganization of industries in the ooun-
try, expressed his satisfaction with
the work of the Americanization in
the state. A Representative of Ia
Dor" spoke ON labor's interest in
Americanization. Sara A. Conboy of
United Textile Workers followed the
representative of the Associated In
dustries and proved to be worthy
lackey of the manufacturers.
Labor Leader" Needed BY Bosses.
This labor leader" to the delight
of her friends in the capitalist group
told what she is doing to tell the for
eigner Of the great opportunities this
country has for them and that it is
the greatest country on earth. De
spite the fact that the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor council is against
deportation of aliens, this representa-
tive of labor was the one in the con
ference who urged deportation of the
militant alien and was loudly ap
plauded by the bosses present. Miss
Conboy said: eve welcome them (the
foreigner) here so long as they make
good citizens, but if they spread here
the doctrine of Communism and other
'isms' hope that Massachusetts sends
them back to the country from which
they came"
Need Foreian-Born Councils.
THE conference, which was called
by the state bureau for immigration
and Americanization, proved the ne
cessity Of the foreign born to organize
themselves in Councils for Protection
of Foreign Born. Boston has such q
council, where many labor organiza
lions are represented. 1t fights
against the proposed bills for regis
tration. 1t has sent two delegates tC
a national conference to be held al
Washington. The foreign-born worker
in Massachusetts, is slowly learning
who his friends are and God save
the foreign-born worker from such
friends as met in the Massachusetts
statehouse.