The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-06
47S INDUSTRIAL
DISPUTES AIDED
by LABOR BODY
Mexican Quota Would BE Cut
from $4,000 to 1000 by
Legislation
LABOR MARKET CROWDED
Barriers Erected to Prevent
Coming of Unlimited Labor
Beneficial
LABOR MARKET CROWDED

Washington, Dee. 6.-lPb-Ex-
tensivc revamping Of the immigra-
ton laws with the purpose Of fur
ther restricting the flow of aliens
DITTO the United States is recon-.
mended by Secretary Davis of the
Labor Department in his annual re-
port
Dealing with other phases of the
departments activity, the document
Estimates that more than 100000
workers, men, women and children.
have been placed in jobs during the
year by the government employ
nnent service. while its agents of
Cancellation. directed by Hugh l..
kerwin, have interviewed in Ats in
dustrial disputes during the year,
seeking to terminate disputes that
disturbed payrolls on which $4,000
Workers are counted.
Work of the bureaus engaged in
special service for women and chill
ikren. for the supervision of natural
ization Of aliens. and the statistical
study Of wages. prices. and industrial
economics are likewise reviewed and
the aecrctary's final word expresses
great satisfaction with existing in
Iustrial conditions, and optimism for
even further betterment in the fu-
tire.
Cut Down Mcxicans
The chief effect Of the immigra-
tion legislation Secretary Davis ap-
proved would be to cut the immigra-
ton from Mexico, now running at
nearly 10000 per year, to slightly
above 1000, while leaving undis
turbcd the movement from other
countries of the western hemisphere
However, it would also compromise
the dispute between the quota" and
national origins" methods of de.
termining admissibility to the United
States, and would relieve some OF
the handicaps now imposed on aliens
who are admitted.
He recommended compromise be-
tween the quota and national origins
methods Of determining admissible
numbers and Endorsed the proposals
to fix quota limit to immigration
from North and South American
countries, which now have no quota
Following the slowing down O.
immigration from Europe. there wa
a large increase in the number o
Mcxicans entering the country" tn
secretary continued. "They took an,
arc continuing to take the place
formerly filled by south and cas-
Europeans. Under existing law the,
can continue to come in increasin,
numbers. as they undoubtedly wi
do, in increasing numbers, thus de
fcating one Of the main purpose
for which quota laws were enacted
namely, to prevent further over
crowding Of our labor market.
Barriers Arc Beneficial
Il want to say emphatically tina
entertain no prejudice against tn
people of any country, but being at
solutely convinced that the barrier
that have been erected to prever
the coming of unlimited Europea
labor have proven to be highly benz
ficial, it is impossible to avoid til
conviction that the industrial sit,
alton ought to be guarded again.
Viz A1lliNulNlCs dili udukClS WHO
will almost certainly follow the VI
limited immigration Of workers frol
another source"
TO prevent the separation Of fan
lilies, the measure indorses sugge!
tions that heads of families be NJ
allowed to enter the United State
until passports under the quota wei
also available for the wife and chi
dren. but proposes to let the men
bers Of now separated families
reunited under less onerous della
Secretary Davis also questions Il
operation of the law favoring imm
grafton of agricultural labor, as ha
ing failed to attain effectiveness. al
suggested alterations.
Recent court decisions by viii,
aliens resident in Canada have O
tanned permission to cross the bord