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Show I LOOKING TO AMERICA Writing from 'oblenz, an Ogden boy who is in the military gerv-ice gerv-ice of his country, says there will be a great exodus from the Rhine provinces of Germany as soon as the people can free themselves from the restrictioi - flow upon them The American soldiers spread the news of the big wages being paid in the United States, and every young German who has money enough to pet across the ocean is looking forward to the daj when he can say farewell ! the fatherland and depart for the wonderful countrv of plenty Wnen the Germane are told thai laborers are receiving as high as $S a dav. thev begin lo figure the wage back in marks at the present exchange' rate and they see wealth before them beyond their fondest dreams All Europe would come to America, if the waj was made eat) and millions of the distressed i pie will arrive on our sh b within the next few years, LI some determined movement is not made to check the inflow There are now in this country, millions oi foreigners who nave not been assimilated or Americanized even to s small degree, and: this is evident e that the ini usii lias bi en at a rate too rapid ft would be well for America to have a breathing spell during which methods may be devised i" put this country in order. |