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Show UTAH LABOR NEJFS Saturday, Mar . 31, 1917 ' MG MINI ILL : BEGET Never in the ivorld have there been as rnwzy cunning things for the nursery, says Madame Maison . A soft French gray is the color scheme for the charming room . she has designed. LOVE Immigration Commissioner Points Way to Make Foreigners Love Country of Adoption. Rage Nine ! You cannot teach, a man to lov his country when ho Is forced to work for small wage? from ten to fourteen hours a day In a factory he hasnt time to develop a love for the country, said Dr. Frederick C. How&, United States commissioner of immigration at the port of New York, Tuesday night before the Bonneville club. Continuing, he said: The kind of citizens America makes from the Immigrants thrown Into this country depends not on what the inf migrants are when they arrive, but what America does for them. A system of land tenure in which aliens shall be given the opportunity to get away they crave; an from landlordismopportunity and the feudalists systems of the old countries and be; come landlords In their own right; a y System by which foreign. Crs may be able to acquire farms and pay for them on long-tim- e payments With statute protection from exploiters such, and only such, will make citizens of the immigrants. In fact," he declared, unless condi-tlechange mightily for the better, the close of the present war in Europe will see America become a nation of emigration Instead of Immigration. As to this, he pointed out that all land-hungr- de-sira- ns the warring nations are making plans to keep their peoples upon the land. England, he said, Is breaking up the old feudal system In England proper, and in Ireland and Scotland. That na tlon Is preparing to support herself; to have her own people supply her needs, The Germans for some time have had good land conditions, and these account for ability to continue the war despite a food shutout, France, he showed, is iweeUcm of peasant proprietors. He asswh that all these nations and most of the others will so establish conditions that there will be no need of their citizens lear-in- g for America, and that the nations of southern Europe, the ones which have so largely fed American immigration In the last twenty years, may prevent by law their people leaving for this country. The occasion of Dr. Howes address was the annual banquet of the Bonneville club the sole function of the year to which the ladies are invited. The dinner was perhaps the most splendent occasion of the formal social season in Salt Lake, about 400 being present. Including all the social, professional and business leaders of Utah. Dr. Howe divided immigrants into two classes, the old and the new. He showed that America is a nation of immigrants; that he and every member of his audience are descendants of men and women who emigrated from the old world to find a home In the hew. But those Immigrants, he said, were of a vastly different type from those who have come of late years. He fixed the dividing line of the old and the new at about 1890. Prior to most of the comers were that, from Scotland, Ireland, England and the northern part cf Europe. They came for economic reasons, and most of them fulfilled their wishes by gainafing the advantages a new nation north the forded. After that period, and Celtic Europe, the Angle-Saxo- n to off, the drop immigration began Latin and Slavic peoples of southern Europe to increase the numbers of seekers for American freedom. By reading American history, Dr. Howe said, you will learn that nearly all the people who come to America came for religious reasons to escape own religious intolerance in their countries. Such is not the case. The reason American history sayB so Is that most of the histories were written by Puritans or those of Puritan descent New England folks. They like to But the facts are that believe that. only a email per cent of even the earlier settlers came for religious reasons. Economic were the causes which led to their migration here. They came to escape the feudallstic system of land tenure. Just as it was with the old ImmThe igration, so it is with .the new. Italsouthern Austrians, Hungarians, ians and Russians are coming, and have been doing so, because they fancy there is an opportunity in the new world a glimmering chance to give their children an education and for themselves to have, perhaps some day, a bit of property of their own. But what becomes of many of that-natlo- he-sa- id, ns Tf all the world loves a lover It is just as certain that all the world loves a baby. Of course there may be exceptions in cross old maids and crabbed old bachelors, but I am sure none of that class read this page, so I fee! very sure of my statement Never in the history of time have there been such charmingly fascinating articles for the wee folk. It is quite amusing to g'o into shops devoted to these alluring furnishings and hear the exclamations of Oh, isn't that lovely,1 or, isnt that too sweet." I am delighted to describe the dainty nursery prepared for the arrival of ft young prince or princess. As doctors agree that pure white is too glaring for an infants eyes the walls have been painted a very soft French gray, the ceilings a deep cream and the woodwork gray, too, but a shade darker than the walls. A wash rug of gray with rose pink them? They settle in the crowded eastern cities. They work in factories of wool or steel or In the big packing Their children work there, plants. too they must, or starve. 'Sometimes it is even worse than the place from which they came. The speaker narrated an incident in which be discussed with a Hungarian his reasons for deciding to go back to Ilungary, Here I am nothing but a rag My children will be children picker. of a rag picker perhaps, they, too, will pick rags. I wanted to get land. It is hard to get without money. I will go back to my own country. Maybe there I now can get some land, the alien said. There is an actual condition. Another was one I noticed in Pennsylvania. I was riding through on a local train. It stopped before a big building, and hundreds of children little hoys and girls with their lunch pails climbed on to ride home. Is this a school? I asked one tot. 'No, it's a silk goods factory, she replied. How long do you work?' " From 7 in the morning to 6 at night. I get $6 every two weeks, and some of them get only 5 every two weeks. " These were practically all foreigners children, the speaker pointed out, and he drew a moral to the effect that America must end poverty by legislation, must adopt the Australian land tenure system, must see to it that the alien poor and the. poor of American birth, too are given an opportunity to be free, to be their own masters. Dr. Howe, answering the question, After the war, what? forecast the shortage of men in Europe and the socialization of those countries would result in perhaps 3,000,000 foreigners, or even citizens of now residents America, emigrating to Europe. He said this would intensify the servant problem, and might even affect the birth rate by driving families from homes into apartments and from apartments into hotels. In the border covers the entire floor. While these large rugs are difficult to handle at home, the laundries do them perfectly and for a most reasonable shm. There are several designs of beds for the baby, one in wood and wicker painted gray and cream with a tiny ornamentation in pink and blue raised flowers, which would insure d sleep to any youngster; a basket with a half canopy with a stand on which to place it makes an attractive nock; It Ls most practical as it Is e&y to pick it up with the tiny occupant, and thus he or she may be shown Off (without to adoring handling) friends and relatives. Then there is a wardrobe quite ample to contain the layette. It keeps everything close at hand and on the top the weighing scales may stand; they come with a capacity of twenty-fiv- e pounds, plain or trimmed, just as light-minde- His criticism of the present system of land holding In America was directed principally against speculation and high taxes. He said that immigrants find wherever they turn that as soon as a considerable number settle in a place the price of land goes up. They find land held at speculative prices. They have difficulty In marketing their products. He pointed to western Canada as an example of one eolutlon. There, he said, taxes are being taken off of houses. Improvements and farm products and a heavy tax ls being placed upon idle land, with the idea of breaking up speculation In It. Dr. Howe might have said with equal truth that the conditions found by the aliens are those constantly endured by millions of native American workmen and that they Jive under conditions that are the caus of perpetual disappointment. When the United States shows a genuine interest in the welfare of its working class and less frantic concern for the right of the almighty dollar owned by the few, there will be no question of patriotic loyalty of workingmen to the United States. desired, or as ccstly as the purse will allow. The layette stands or baskets are just the thing for holding all the diminutive toilet articles, each compartment swinging out, making the individual containers easy of access. When ' ordering these pieces either a pink blue decoration may be selected, but J'r the plain rich cream or gray 1? always satisfactory. Then blue or pink ribbons may be used to give the requi- site hit of color. Casement windows and French doors leading out to a sleeping porch may be curtained with several layers of pink and yellow tarletan tightly shirred to rods at top and bottom. This gives a delightfully soft light when the shades are up. There ls not space to tell of the tempting chairs, tables, desks and what not for the lads and lassies whS are out of the cradle hut not of school age. in Ogden last week. John A. Warniack, who recently made a trip to Anaconda and othc Montana cities, says that he met eeV eral former Salt Lake printers while there. Perkins and Colonel Pryor weri among those mentioned. The regular meeting of the Typographical union will be held Sunday at 2.30 in the Labor Temple. Much imi portant business will be before the meeting and a good attendance is expected. The executive committee will meet Monday following union meeting at the secretarys office at 5.16. According to an article in the Typographical Journal dirt In printing offices contains a high percentage of lead. If the dirt on the walls, ceiling, windows and in the corners of the morning newspaper plants will assay up to standard there must be several tons of lead in it. and lead is quoted at 9 cents a pound. George Darke has joined the thousands that worship at the shrine of Henry Ford, having recently purchased one of those popular cars. Messrs. Williamson and Hecker have been doing some spring housecleaning John K. Steen and Bernard Cash have developed an acute case of Delegate-iti- s, several others are showing symptoms and are being carefully watched to prevent an epidemic of this dread malady. Cultures of the various cawis will be made May 6 and a final diagnosis will be made May 23 (I. T. ij, election day.) Complete cure for soma May 24 and all others by September 1. J. L. Bartlett says that the slight abrasion on his nose is a personal matter and that no one would believe him if he was to explain how it happened, Jfc 4c sjt Walter Richardson, who will be remembered as the apprentice on the Tribune about five years age, was a Salt Lake visitor last week. Mr, Richardson, after leaving the Tribune mad an extendod trip throughout the country, finally locating in Goldfield, NevH where he has a good situation. Jilson and wife spent a fiw days It In rumored that Good and Fuller have also abdicated. . PRINTING TRADES The Gardiner Printing Co. is having their linotype repaired and remodeled. 4 The Salt Lake Tribune has a new model 19 installed and ready for operation. at their plant. A1 jf- |