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Show 1 WIDOWS ARE : FLOCKING TO 0. 8f :!E N ARE LEAlG Dangerous Tendency Present in Immigration, Bureau Statement State-ment Points Out NEW YORK, April 5. Foreign war widows, pensioners of their governments, govern-ments, and other industrial non-producers, mostly women, constitute the larger part of the immigrants now coming to this country, according to a statement issued by the Inter-racial Council. Immigration officials of this port state that women and girls have in the last few wepks outnumbered the men two, and some times, three to one. Tho fact appears to be well established, establish-ed, the council declares, that somo of; the foreign governments are enforcing a policy which encourages the emigration emigra-tion of women, but places obstacles in the way of able-bodied male workers. Meanwhile, emigration from Amer ica is made up almost entirely of meif who have given up employment in factories, fac-tories, mills and mines to return lo their home land, taking with them savings sav-ings estimated conservatively at $2000 1 for each emigrant. Since tho signing of the armistice, 275,000 emigrants have left the country and authorities believe that approximately 1,125,00'J more will leave when present port regulations and conditions permit. To consider the problem the natioiu-.l council on emigration will be held in New York next Wednesday attended by representatives of Industry, agriculture, agri-culture, finance and labor groups. Thej chief purpose is to determine upon aj i policy ol selective immigration that .will best serve the interests of ' tho country and to recommend the adop-i tion of such a policy by congress. I oo I |