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Show SENATOR EDGE URGES INFLUX OF ALIEN LAROn Tells National Manufacturers' Ass'n Immigration Laws Should Be Modified. NEW YORK. May 19. Temporary modification of the immigration laws to permit an Influx of dcoirablo Immigrants Immi-grants to meet America's labor short-afro short-afro was urged here today by United States Senator Walter E. Edge, of Now Jersoy, in an address before the National Na-tional Manufacturers' association. He also advocated a process of Americanization American-ization to prevent new immigrants from falling under the spell of "worldwide "world-wide anarchists and Bolshevists." JtadlcaLs Capture Them. Quoting Commissioner of Immigration Immigra-tion Cn.mlnctti as stating that tho '"radicals have a wonderful organization organiza-tion for enpturing each immigrant, almost at the moment of landing and bringing him under their Influences." :he senator said that less than six weeks is needed to prepare "his mlna for welcome reception of communist doctrines." America needs common labor in all of its industrial fields. Senator Edge declared, adding that "industries of all kinds aro handicapped and in some instances in-stances almost crippled." by the shortage short-age of workers. He said that this was duo to "the graduation of elemental American workers to higher spheres of work." Lower Wajrc Scales. There need be no fear of immigrant labor lowering the American wage scales, Senator Edge asserted, adding that "it seems most likely thai these newcomers in the ranks will periodically periodi-cally demand higher and still higher wages without regard to the stimulating stimulat-ing effects on the high cost of living or the welfare of the millions of citizens citi-zens not combined to coerce employers employ-ers Into frequently advancing their pay." |