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Show I, FREDERICK C. HOW"E, commissioner commis-sioner of immigration, -wlio pre- diets big flow of aliens from j America. i-:LJ ' . ---") i " J . MANY ALIENS TO LEAVE U. S. Immigration Will Become Emigration, Department Head Declares. By Universal Service. NEW YORK, Dec. S. "Iiistea-d of oui receiving hundreds of thousands of foreigners for-eigners a year, we are to face a flat reversal re-versal of that condition. Immigration will become emigration," declared Frederick Fred-erick C. Howe, commissioner of immigration, immigra-tion, today. It was pointed out that reports had been received from steamship companies that during the last four years applications applica-tions had been received from upward or j 1,250,000 aliens for passage to their na- ! tlve lands as soon aa tho righting was , over. Commissioner Howe expressed the ; belief that so far from the end of the j war inspiring an exodus from war-weary Europe, America must face the loss of a very largo number of her alien population. popula-tion. "I have learned from bankers," lie eaicj, "in Pittsburg, Cleveland and tho anthracite anthra-cite regions, that the aliens aro saving a considerable portion of their high wages in a plan to return to their native Russia, Rus-sia, Poland and Bohemia because of the freedom they foresee in those and other countries as a result of the allied victory. "We must realize that there are 15,-000,000 15,-000,000 aliens here who have not eeen their relatives and friends in Europe for four years and are anxious to return to them and see whether they have survived tho ravages of the war. Had communication communi-cation been maintained throughout the war, they might now bo content to remain re-main here. But they know littlo or nothing noth-ing of the condition to which their relatives rela-tives in Europe have been reduced, and, quite naturally, are anxious to hurry back and learn." Questioned as to whether emigration from America will not be balanced by the, rush to these shores of millions from the war-worn lands, ho replied: "That won't be the case. In fact, you may expect to tcc the war countries ot Europe passing laws restricting emigration. emigra-tion. All available man power will be necessary for reconstruction purposes. "Even the Irish, who have furnished a large percentage of our annual number ot immigrants, are likely to stay ,tt home If assured of better conditions." said Commissioner Howe, after rir.vrlliinK plans of European nations to provide letter let-ter conditions for farm labor. ' Australia, he declared, is especially kind In Us treatment of itR farmers, the Austral tun state of Victoria even goinc so far as to build a house for a farmer, give him several head of cattle and other farm livestock and accept payment by easy instalments. |