Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1928, Page 44

ASKSFURTHERCURB ONENTRY OF ALIENS Davis Urges Changes in Laws to Prevent Separation of Families. Further restriction of the flow of sliens into the United States is rec- ommended by Secretary of Labor James | J. Davis in_his annual report submit- ted to the President today, his sugges- tions for changes in the immigration Jaws also embodying humanizing fea- tures to prevent the separation of families and other hardships found in | many cases. Secretary Davis' report deals exten- | sively with all the activities of the De- | partment of Labor. It reyeals, with other things, that more than 1,400,000 | workers—men, women and children — | have been placed in jobs during the | fiscal year by the Government Employ- | ment Service. In the field of labor and industry the Government's agents of conciliation, directed by Hugh L. Ker- win, have intervened in 478 industrial disputes during - the- year, seeking o terminate alsputes that ~disturbed pay rolls on which 350,000 workers are counted. Referring to the high level of Amer- ican wages, made possible through the operations of the tariff and the changed viewpoint of employers, Secretary Davis said: “There is no room in our present state of society for the employer who believes in low wages and long hours of labor. He will soon be as extinct as | the dodo; and when he is gone, never | more to return, none will mourn his | absence.” | Optimism Expressed. | The report deals specifically with the work of the bureaus engaged in special gervice for women and children, for the supervision of naturalization of | aliens, and the statistical study of | wages, prices and industrial economics are likewise reviewed. Secretary Davis' | final word expresses great satisfaction | and optimism in connection’ with exist- | ing industrial conditions, and even fur- ther betterment in the future. With respect to the long-standing. troubles in the coal and textile industries, he ex- presses confidence’ that these will soon be brought into line with other indus- tries. The chief effect of the. immigration legislation Secretary Davis approved would be to cut the immigration from Mexico, now running at nearly 80,000 r year, to slightly above 7,000, while eaving undisturbed the movement from other countries of the Western Hemi- sphere. However, it would also com- promise the dispute between the “quota” and “national origins” methods of de- termining admissibility to the United States, and would relieve some of the handicaps now imposed on aliens who are admitted. He recommended a compromise be- tween the ?uom and national origins methods of determining admissible numbers and indorsed the proposals to fix a quota limit to immigration from North and South American countries, which now have no quota. Defeat Quota Laws. “Following the slowing down of im- migration from Europe, there was a large increase in the number of Mexi- cans entering the country,” the Secre- tary continued. “They took and are continuing to take the places formerly filled by south and east Europeans. Under existing law they can continue to come in increasing numbers, as they unodubtedly will do, thus defeating one of the main purposes for which quota laws were enacted, namely, to. prevent further overcrowding of our labor mar- entertain no prejudice against the peo- ple of any country, but being absolutely convinced that the barriers that have been erected to prevent the coming of unlimited European labor have proven to be highly beneficial, it is impossible to avoid the conviction that the indus- trial situation ought to be guarded against the difficulties and dangers which will almost certainly follow the unlimited immigration of workers from another source.” ‘To prevent the separation of families, the measure indorses suggestions that heads of families be not allowed to enter the United States until passports under the quota are also available for the wife and children, but proposes to let the members of now separated families be reunited under less onerous delay. Alterations Suggested. Secretary Davis also questions ‘the operation of the law favoring immigra- tion of agricultural labor, as having failed to attain effectiveness, and sug- gested alterations. Recent court decisions by which alien residents in Canada have obtained per- mission to cross ‘the border into the United States were most regretted in vhe report. “If these decisions are upheld, it will be impossible to prevent the entrance .nto the United States of aliens of any | race or color who may gain entry to Canada,” it observes, after stating that apoeals to the Supreme Court are still | pending. “If the final decision of the | Supreme Court is against the Govern- | menr, then the present immigration law wiil be no longer of any effect as a pro- tection to the wage earner of the United States as against the alien labor of forelen countries, whether Canadian, Mexican, or European.” WILL BE PRESENTED. U. S. Naval Officers to Call on King of Italy. ROME, December 6.—King Victor Emmanuel late today will receive Rear Admiral John H. Dayton, commanding | the Mediterrancan squadron of the United States fleet, and Capt. William K. Riddle, his chief of staff, and other | officers, They will be presented by Capt. Holmes, naval attache at the American embassy. Premier- Mussolini will receive the naval officers tomorrow at the ministry of marine. THE CHILDREN AT CHRISTMAS TIME Father John’s Medicine Keeps | Them Strong and Free | From Colds | “My four children are strong and | | healthy and I get lots of compli- | ments on them,” writes Mrs. John | Mayes of Port Austin, Michigan, “I | always give them Father John's | | Medicine. When my boy was seven | he seemed to get coughs and colds | | very often and Father -John's Medi~ | cine proved very effective.”—Adver- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, EGG CONTEST STARTS. Michigan Has Most Entries in 51- ‘Week Trial in Florida. 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