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Show oo IMMIGRATION TOPIC AT A. A. E. LUNCHEON H. E. Webb, Instructor In economics econom-ics at the Ogden High school. was the principal speaker at the weekly! luncheon of the ugden chapter of the, American Association of Engineers held at the Weber club today. He spoke on the Immigration problems of the United States. Tj In his address he brought out slxj reasons which led thp people of Eur-i i ope to Immifrri;. to the L n . f U j Slates. These reasons ho stated, Infill kack of food, lack of territory, because be-cause of w.ir. labor mo em e n l . 1. id government and religion oppression, j He vouched on statistics furnished) IlJfij by the government and stated that .ur.ng Hi.- i st .",0 years the immigrants immi-grants Into this country had in a i large sense settled in the thickly pop- I ulatod centers. He told briefly 0f the workings of the Ellis island center and also ueau on immigration at the present time. |