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Show I UNCLE SAM SOON MAY HAVE I TO PAY FOR IMMIGRANTS! BY IT P. BURTON, i j N. r; A. staff Correspondent. I NEWVrwK. Exactly how much. H in cold dollars, is each Immigrant H who arrives on our shores from Eu-, H tope, worth to the United states'.' H This is what I'ncle Sam may have ; H to figure out In the very near future. and. moreover, he may huvc to pay 'he price for eej: man who steps but H of the steerage onto the cngp .ink at L Bills lUnd. H The Inter-Racial Couneii of N-wri York, at least, says so: and thin or- saniz-ition, composed of son.' of t i , H oountry's keenest business men and Kl .-ocial workers, has just complete. i an Bi exhaustive study Of the new post-war attltudt of Europcn governments to- ward emigration. Most vt the countries of Euiopc owing to labor shortage since the war, now loot; upon emigration as a menace1 to national prosperity, and even COUn- H tries like Italy, with a labor, surplus.; Hl are IieglnuTnK to control and direct i Hl emigration, the American experts de- H?J clare. Ituly has started to make deals with, nations in moJloer, say the Idveatl-gator. Idveatl-gator. She recently completed ar-rangements ar-rangements with France, sadly in need of workers, whereby Italy will "-calve "-calve sL tons of coal for f .ery Italian mlnei who emigrates to France. Other European countries, not so prolific as Italy of man-power are taking decisis C steps tb prevent or .Ji-.-ourage emigration. Belgium par1 H llculariy, Is averse to her cltltens leav- Hj l,ig. and Poland. Czecho-Slovakla. j Juro-.sUvki and Hunger) ai'C now i-.oiiy debating tmi auestton Altp Hi cetber a new chapter Is about to e V. written In tbe history of European ciuicratlon. . GOA ERNMENT STEPS IV. The theme of this chapter, the Inter- j Racial Conneil says. Is that from now ; oh European governments are goiii'X to impose THEIR will upon their (nil-grants, (nil-grants, compelling them to go where and when they are told, and to leave them no longer free decision in the matter. How is this to affect America? The answer is It will cut down enormously enor-mously the volume of oui immigration, immigra-tion, unless we make it worth while to European countries to send their men here. Gocrnments in Europe ate not advising ad-vising their prospective emigrants to ! choose America as the land of prom- j ise. in fact, Investigators record the1 United Slates as THIRD, not first, on Italy's list of countries offering lh; best opportunities for Italian eVnl- ; grants France Is first on that official list and Argentine is second. Italy has no wish to "injure America, but her ministers say the American I government H apparently passive in , the matter and is not im lined to cntei I upon any deals or offer any premium or guarantee returns" for Italian Im- j migration, as will other countries vitally vital-ly interested in inducing man-power to come in Europe has lost 25,000,000 persons I Since 'ne outbreak of the war Includ-! Includ-! Ing JO.000.00ti through the dechno In I hirtb-ratr. This is the Influence back 'of the discussion on emigration now ! convulsing European capitals The 'outfome may be that soon the pres-lent pres-lent flood of Immigration will be greatly checked. This may, in turn, 'affect us mo seriously we may haw to Ipav premiums to encourage European workers to our marts In fact, we ma I have to buy workers from Europe |
