The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-12

think. We have wish to
be dogmatc in suggesting that ANM
what this country needs is
domestic consumers for its almost 10
yearly overproducton of food stephen r. Chadwick
stuffs and that if could bring Nauonai Commanoef
IN those consumers we might off multitude of
stresses and strains tormenting our economy.
We object, therefore, to the dogmatsm of those
who dismiss the whole matter closed by the Immi-
grafton Act of 1924 and the quota laws of 1929 Those
people have not necessarily invulnerable knowledge
on the subject.
Here's one illustration of what mean. We don't
know, because there is no continuous unemployment
census as there ought to be- but there thought to
be about 100000 workers
O"PPOSe we H00 out of private-ndustry work
FezDer Po0nIo now, meaning about 3O,00O,-
600 people dependent on work
or home reief-or relatives Suppose those 3OOOO,OOO
people were somehow eliminated by mass migra-
ton or otherwise
Do the opponents of increased immigration (the
American Legion, for one) suppose that this would
solve our economic troubles? We can't see that it
would Indeed, we think things would be worse.
Our 100000 people disconnected with private
industry pay rolls nevertheless eating food wear
ing clothes and consuming fuel. Our productive ap-
paratus is geared to provide for 13OOOOOOO people,
and then some. Our farms similarly adjusted.
If we should cut our population to 100,O0OOOO, it
obvious that the guts from which often suffer
would become overwhelming that the remaining 1OO,-
100000 of would be smothered economically and
financially.
May it not be just possible then that if could step
up population to 145 100000 15O OOO lot of
other economic burdens would be eliminated along
with those SURPRISES?
We aren't arguing that should try to increase
population by 10 per 0OO-a at once or in
year, in two years, by throwing down all the bars
~ and substituting immigrants in million
NOL AH patches. The largest number that ever came
AZ Onco in in year under the DID, loose immigra-
ton laws 1,285,OOO, in 1907. That
would be good maximum for these times we should
think Present maximum under the quota laws is 90O
And if each incoming alien required to bring in
some cash-say 5000 or $3OO-so much the better.
AS to the question of where the money is coming
'front.' automatic that new demands make new bust
and jobs
If we let these people in they
Forced Creation will have to eat food and wear
NJ No,r moc1+h out clothes and burn up fuel and
W ~ live in houses. Those
sares will find their way to those people somehow,
believe and money will circulate and wealth be
created.
They will have to have newspapers in their own Ian
guages night schools to teach them English; churches
theaters and sports to to- cars, after while
to ride around in, and roads to ride
This country isn't built up yet There is plenty
work be done in it plenty of improvements to be made
We made great strides in the decades of unrestricted
immigration, because forced to do by the
remorsees of those human tides coming in from
Europe We slowed down when cut down those tides
Our belief is that would happen again, to the great
benefit of the country if were to revise our mmgra
ton laws once more Certainly it is matter for calm
debate and serious examination; not for dogmac
fnger-pointing and shouting down either side.
In order to make this any other immigration policy
stick we always have the best navy in the world
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