New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 22, 1923, Page 3

Selective Immigration As Aid lo Solution of Labor Problem F. M. Holmes and Rev. 8. A. | ToNTiCrURER FAVORS Iciek Tell “Anchor Brand” | [SELECTIVE IMMIGRATION Banquet Audience It is Best Method for U, 8, Selective Immigration was ad- vanced as one of the solutions of America’'s labor problems by Presi. AMent Frederick M, Holmes of North & Judd Mfg, Co, and Rev, B A, lciek, editor of the “Catholic Leader” @t the annual Washington's birthday banquet of the “Anchor Brand" elub last night. Both Mr., Holmes and ftey, Telek discussed immigration at some length, The former also spoke of business conditions and sald that business during 1923 should be as Kood as during the closing months of 1922 unless’ conditions are unsettied by serious changes in world politieal conditions, Rev, Father Iclek de. voted the greator part of his address to conditions in Europe, treating the subject from all angles, | ‘The banquet was the most success- ful in the history of the club, a splendid roast turkey dinner was served by members of the “Anchor g 08 Brand" Girls' club and an entertain- NIRRT W BOLARS ment was provided by R. J. McKer. nan, planist; Carl Edstrom, violinist, |shall not perish from this earth,' and Willlam Chapman, soloist. Re. “Nearly four years passed since marks were made by M. J, O'Hayer, |the peace treaty of Versailles was superintendent 'of the factory, who |signed. Since that time some 20 or has not missed an annual banquet of [more international conferences in the club for 17 years and who de-|Kurope and America were held. The clared that “every day in every way |world is yet a long way from peace I am getting stronger and stronger |and universal prosperity which we all for the foremen." so desire. Europe even now resem. The committee in charge of the af- |bles the turbulent ocean, whipped fair consisted of James A, O'Donnell, [into fury by the cross currents of H, C. Hammarberg, H. E. Hill, T. E, [vational ambitions, racial hatreds, Salmon, James Byett, Jr., James P, |financial rivalries and religious preju- McAvay, E. E. Morse, Fred Blanchard | dices. and Albert Laskowski, France and Emgland Struggle, Michaol J. Clynes, president of the | “The first three years since the club, welcomed the members and |termination of the war can be de. guests and introduced James I, |scribed as a struggle for European O'Donnell ag toastmaster. supremacy between France and Eng- Trade Conditions. land. It must be clearly- understood, Mr. Holmes spoke about domestic that permanent and lasting alliances conditions and said in part, that dom- | €1 only ba/made whetp < colntries estic trade during the last half of have common and lasting interests. 1922, at least, was good and surpius|SUch 18 not the case, however, be. stocks that had been carried over|!Wetn France and England. History from the period of inflation had been |te!!8 us that they have fought each nearly, if not wholly, consumed, so other for centuries and became allies that from the beginning of the year only to conquer a common and dan- it was neccessary to meet demand |BCrous enemy—Germany. The enemy from current production. Both job- is now vanquished so far as England bers, and retailers wisely pursued a|l8 concerned; stunned and tempp- policy of caution, buying only for im- | Farily ‘hors de combat’ so far as mediate requirements. During the | F'rance s concerned. England must iulter months of the year more cont |live by trade—I"rance is self-suffi- .ience was shown and the total trade | cient—there lies the fundamental .ur 1932 was in ‘excess of 1921, both | difference between the policies of the i physical volume and in value, two countries. The moment that the In connection with the prospects|German battle fleet was sunk in and problems of 1923 he said that if [Scapa Flow, its coastal deferises at serious changes in the world's politi- Heligoland dismantled, the Kiel canal cal’ conditions do mot occur, business [neutralized, aerlal devclopment lim- in the United States in, 1923 should |ited, colonies occupied by British not fall below the levels of the clos- |troops, England Lecame Germany's ing months of 1922, but that it would |champion because she needs German be charaéterized by dependence : on |trade and goods. The Germans who domestic demand with moderate ex- [°nce sang the hymn of hate—'Gott ports. A ’ strafe liggland'—are now chanting Every unit of the business commun- | Pralses. France on the other hand ity will find it imperative to exert|Was in a different situation. Across every possible effort to reduce costs |the Rhine live §0 million Germans Voth of. production and distribution | Seeking revenge,: There are only 40 by. means of. better equipment, im.|million Frenchmen to oppose th_em. proved processes, and every possible [ French cities, villages, farms, mines cconomy, he said. and factories were lavelled with the The problems of the new year ‘are |8round. On the other hand, Gexman unsettled foreign conditions, and the |industrial centers, just across the upward tendency of wages and prices, |Rhine, have grown during and since In speaking of the farmer, ‘among the war to tremendous proportions. whom "Anchor Brand” products are |Great ammun.mon factories are near very largely consumed, he stated that |the border—right handy. The peo- while the position of the American|Ple of victorious Irance are paying tarmer is somewhat better than it|ten times the taxes that are being was' a year ago, there is. no doubt|Pald in defeated, and coutinually about its still being unsatisfactory, Whining Germany. France expects but it is on the mend. Germany to fulfill her treaty obliga- In connection with the labor prob- |tions and pay her war indemnities. lem, he stated that the sitnation calls| When the Bolsheviks were at the * for. concentratign of effort. on in- creased labor productivity, directly aud indirectly, through substitution of machinery for man power, and that the limit in this direction had by no means been reached. which labor saving machinery is de- veloped depends primarily on the re- lation of cost of man power to ma- |trying to expedite their shipment. chine power. I'rance knew that if Poland fell, the «In connection with labor supply and E,:firone&n structure would ecrumble, immigrations he stated that the rapid | England hoped to get good trade agreement from the bolshevik govern- industrial expansion of the United i States had been based on immigra- |ment. Poland defeated the invaders tion. The war crystallized the na- tional conscienco and a hostile senti- |her rival, England. ment developed toward admission| “The third ‘hattiefield on ,which into this country of immigrants who [France and England are still fighting might fail to accept American stand- ards and ideals. While ‘there are varying opinions, it is nevertheless be- coming increasingly clear that the re- strictions on immigration which are now in effect require modification if we are to have a supply of common labor adequate for the development of the country's industries' and business. The problem is that of selection. Im- migrants who may not immediately speak the English language are not necessarily hostile to the ideas and|a final triumph and has the political ideals of the United States. The de-[field all to herself. Since Germany sirable immigrant is he who, regard- | had been defaulting on her indemnity less of race or language, has within |[payments, France proceeded with her him the ‘spirit of individualism in|plans of occupation. which the country was founded and Occupation of Ruhr Valley upon which its future depends. ““The minute the French troops be- Rev. Father Iciek’s Address gan to occupy the Ruhr basin a great Rev. Father Iciek spoke as follows: |wail went up from the German capi- “It is well for us at this time, on |talists about provocations and bank- the anniversary of Washington's|ruptcy. English and German propa- birthday, to give a few moments’ at- |ganda was so strong in America that tention to the general survey of [for a while the whole country was up world events; to see how our one-|in arms against French militarism time allles and enemles, as well as our |and in deep sympathy with the poor other European neighbors are_ get-(innocent and ‘harmless’ Germany. If ting along. It is proper for us to re- [our country was ravaged by the flect on our own progress at home|cnemy as France was in the great and abroad, so that we may know|war, if we in proportion had about the goodeand the bad, and by know- |five million killed and some 25 mil- ing the true situation we may|lion woulded, we would not be half strengthen our determination to work |as patient as France is. For a time and struggle for the same ideals that|we were scared stiff. Many people prompted George Washington and|thought that there would be another his comipatriots to those superhuman |war. At least that is what the British efforts—to toil, struggle, fight and|and German propagandists told us. die in order to establish a new re.|Our government, on the spur of the public and to preserve and protect it {moment, removed the balance of our %0 that ‘government of the people,|troops from the Rhine, in such a hur. for the people and by the people ry that half of the boys did not get to save Poland from Bolshevik in- Gdansk was interfering with unload- ing of munitions while I'rance was Greeks were crushed in Asia Minor and with them the British policy was Furope, was compelled to resign. from the political affairs of continen- Thursday, March 1 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1023, Problems st Home certain securities and incomes, has | farm bieo, presidential elections and have laber prob. ago it took months for a ship fo/the war on stocks and inflation and old-fashioned artisane that we used te have, because people do not take the interest work and & They are being continually agitated by the imported who makes his living We are likewise losing the good old fashioned New England home and the good old fashioned tras- our business to be in toueh with her; | not panning out as well as was ex. ditlons that went losing Christianity, staging |her fallure will direetly touch our [ water, but you ean't make him drink.’ prosperity and wells being of every nation gnd this nation war and likely won't he, and we are ling off from the great |Thefe is still & large number of un scare. Benator Reed was one of the [employed bhecause ltaly is poor In first to tell the peopl France is in the' Rubr, army was very tactful, considerate and patient, but Germans must not try her [must emigrate 1o other countries. Am- |and isolation is not pessible patience too lo France has a ‘toe |erica being eloped, Mussolini has no |eireumstances. Furthermore Burepe | have many hold' on' German industry and will [small job o solve in this ur keep it until Germany pays what she owes just as German troops remained | Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Bohemia, in France in 1871 until France paid jthe last farthing to Ge and everybody el “In Russia things are as bad as/of the land on the battiefields must be The bolsheviks realize that pro. [spaded by hand en account of the |In a word, Europe, not produce | 'duds’ crops, run factories, operate trains was told when in Bolgium, that the paganda alone standing army in Europe and Trotsky onee In a while resorts to a lot of will take many years before Russia world trade center, have squandered Russia's w: even rohbed the churches and the| “The Near East question and strug- | Z *|suade people to quit fighting and f::\;;'y':r;i:qn“n‘: it will soon be time [gfe between Greece and Turkey or if |start working? How ean weo prevail “Poland is to be viewed from two pects—economical and political, Eco- nomically speaking, Poland has stag- ed a, wonderful come-back. Most of |!1°8 1n Mosul, considered as a rich ol | Polish proverb says: ‘He who gets|800d ones and send us just what we the territory devastated by war s re. to get the oll. Ho are France, Am- |4 cold one.’ We loaned Europe some | 4Ny other buildings were destroyed and close to eight hundred thousand have bhoen Her fields are again under This year Poland is an exporter of grain, pork, oil, timber and textile materials. In a very short time Poland's imports be balanced. The political situation is not so good. The bitter struggle between political par. ties, races and creeds hinders the uni- potatoes, sugar, exports will 2nd socialism was replaced with na- gates of Warsaw, England was dick- | ering with the Soviet representative— | Krassin. France on the other hand| was sending officers and ammunition | The extent to|vasion. The British commissioner at| and France again triumphed over| is the Near East. France to a great| extent, supported the Turks. England | used Greece as her catspaw. The | defeated, to such an extent that Lloyd | George, the cleverest statesman in| | With his resignation England retired | tal Europe. France, since the failure | of the conference at Paris, achieved @ chanece to capture their German war alism, Under Mussolini's premiers [ehanees by golug in Al one time hrides and bring them heme as prise [ship government expenses weré cur. |0ceans and seas separated. Now they Binee the war a great deal war trephies. Fut as yet there is no [talled, finances are being reorganized [unite and are world's greatest and | been accomplished at home. We lost | Many others and dtaly Is on the road to recovery, [cheapest highways. A hundreds years | most of the money we made during lems. We ars mechanie, the | over again rting come across the ocean, now it takes now we are @ what is what |natural resources and must depend (days and perhaps before long the Cne thing that must be mentioned is sympathies [for her coal and iron supply on Ger. |acrial route will cut it down to hours. | the halancing of our national budget, 90 net enjoy to countries Proud of thein laber, #0 far her|many, England and other countries. |We are practically within speaking something the European Consequently its surplus population |distance of every European capital | have not done and mest of them will in such | not do for some time to come, We ! Propagandist oblems hefore ua, but 0 that way Pal prob- (was, is and very likely will remain, ' we will always have some questions Prohibition is lem |ene of our best customers and it is and puzsles to salve bring a horse to “Irgland is enjoying the fruits of |her prosperity affeets our prosperty; | pected You can : : sential for the Ny, There |ita well earned liberty by are strikes, but they can not last in- week-end shooting parties. Otherwise | Peckets. To quote a few fgures: Last | With humans just the opposite is trus The sooner Germans get[the country is recuperating from |¥*Ar we sold European countries 97 You can take away man's good whis. !0 partioular million dollars worth of meat, 210 key, but you can't stop him fr share of prosperity, Belgium is hard at work on her reconstruction, Most copper, 62 of sugar, 129 of tobacco, | pay her debt and that will help some. | his compatriots that are scattered about. | |unsettied conditions, bought over two ample |billion dollars werth of goods from the “The immigration yuestion is again agement [United States and that goes a 1on& | brought to our attention, Bome want | despair that he and feed the hungry and the wtarv.|land Is worth more for the steel that Arthough the holsheviks preach |I8 in It than for the erops it can pro. |Ways towards keeping our factories | more restrictions, others want more himself up to the enemy brotherly love and community of all|duce, Austria is trying its best to get [busy and our farmers produeing and | yoiaxation. To me it seems that ims Foods from farms to wives, they are /out of bankruptey, but it will always |selling crops. The people, the farm- | migration should work on the same nevertheless maintaining the largest |De & hard struggle for her to make €rs and manufacturers are gettng 10 | arder as buying merchandise. 1f 1, conquer and the gOVErn- need a pair of shoes, | want shoes benefactor and both ends meet and she can hardly |8ee the facts and even survive on her own scant resources, (ment is heginning to realize that Kurs | gnd nothing more. Why sell me u wind jamming and sabre rattling, 1t |Bohemia Is prospering, especially that |ope's troubles are, to no small €x- | hat, coat or some other article that 1| difficulties and it did not suffer any of the ravages|tnt, our troubles, {do not netd? If we need, say one Eels back on its feet, and become «[0f war as did Belgium, France and| “Op the other hand, the question hundred thousand railroad workers work in the The boll‘;hp'\;m..l'nllnd. X {arises—what would be the best way | and if Kurope has such a commodity, same . they ) [to help Eurepe? How ecan we per-|then et us get one hundred thousand | ering detormination laborers tor stipulated priee and time, 1zed George Washi you wish—France and England I8 lupon the armed camps to beat thejr | C00Ks and housemalds that ean cook, far from being definitely settled, The | swords into plowshares? How can | WAsh dishes, scrub floors and keep Grorge conference at Lausanne brought little | we stop France from exacting a just | 'helr iwouths shut, by all means let aries, the | us get them and let our consular au- Tunker Hill, if any consolation to Turkey, Greece debt and how can we persuade nd England. The bone of contention |many to meet her obligations? A | thorities see to it that they pick out want, If we necd artists, singers or fact all district, and England is most anxious burned on a hot stove will bhlow on | 8 of workers let us get Nearly a milllon and a half " erica and everybody else for that mat- [eleven or twelve billion of dollars and | that particular class, T seems to ter, | we are sure that a great part of that| Pe A reasonible way of settling the Currency Inflation. money will never be repaid. The|Question. If one hundred thousand | mortal words of Dr. McRay, who now “All war-affected countries are hav- | European governments, not perha lahorers are needed twenty-five thousand rag pickers or [elds . . . . ing enormous currency inflations. That [in exactly that many words, are say- does not help either their business or [ing: Lend us a couple of more bil- | t¢n thoy and holshevistic agi | think that If we apply busin eign currencies. Europe could stand |ticklish and risky proposition. Such u whole lot of improvement in her fi-|a situation no government in the liave many other problems that need | battle fields. . nancial and political difficulties. Many [world's history had to face and con. |©Ur attention, such as the taxation of | Faith! consolidation of the|of the countries are either financially [sequently, no government or states- | m.e The political strife was re- |bankrupt or on the verge of bank-/men know what to do, because it is| sponsible for the murder of the first|1uptcy and a bankrupt is,, as you |beyond the grasp of any single man PRGN ) O i 1 75 Al president, a crime unknown in the |know, a very poor customer. They, or cabinet, One thing is certain, the ~ = A = “, histor of Poland. This, however, [to a great extent, are America’s cus- | people in Europe must quit fighting | by z 3 E b B Z| = brought the politicians to their senses [tomers. If we're to enjoy our pres- [before America will advance any more | & Vo =3 3 = and the new president, Mr. Wojcle- [ent prosperity for a considerable |money, and yet everybody, even the | = 2 = >fT = = chnowskl, is trying to bring harmony |length of time we must sell our goods |U. 8. A., seems to think that it is such | - b~ s SRS = = and reorganize the finances which are [to Europe and demand payment in|a wonderful thing to fight, to carry = .. 2| v =5 z 5 in very bad shape. A loan of 400 mil- [reliable currency and that is where|a gun, to build the greatest battle- E 2 2 [ E 2| R lion francs granted recently by France [the shoe pinches. Many large busi- [ship, etc. ) Aol ’// AR EXTITPE i~ will help to stabilize Polish currency [ness and manufacturing concerns ure| «“There is some talk of calling a rng s 7O 7t and wlllphelp its economical develop- |anxiously scanning the Luropean|financial conference to Washington, oland in natural resources is|horizon for a clearer sky. which could possibly devise some way { perhaps one of the richest countries Amecrica’s Attitude. of coming lopHurapn‘s rescue without “Pape’s Cold Compound” Breaks a Cold in Few Hours in Europe, its coal deposits alone arc| “This brings us to a very perplex- [endangering our own financial situ- calculated to last at the present rate [ing question. Shall we keep out or|ation. Ome thing is certain, that Am- | of consumption, for a thousand years. |get into the European tangle? erican soup kitchens, while very much Instant Relief! Don't stay stuffed-|second and third doses usually break “The opinion in this country is di- [needed in the past and still needed in|up! Quit Dblowing and snuffling! | up the cold completely and end all “Italy for some time after the war |vided.. During the last presidential |Russia, will not solve the problem.|Take “Pape's Cold Compound” every! grippe misery. was being threatened with socialism |election, we decided against meddling | American statesmen seem to think | two hours nntil three doses are taken.| *“Pape’s Cold Compound” and bolshevism. The Fascisti move- |into European affairs. Since then the [that the time is not ripe for a con- | The first dose opens clogged-up nos-| quickest, surest relief known ment with Mussolini as its guiding|country at large has changed its sen- [ference. We must await the turn of | trils and air passages of head; stops| costs only a few cents at drug stores. spirit, brought a wholésome reaction [timent considerably. 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Bishop Eatire Precesds for the Ditor Aniiias ORPHEUS CLUB 150 Male Voices with T p Orphans of New Britain Lions Club OF SPRINGFIELD Ruth Avery Ray, Violinist R i busy and pay up, the better for them | rratricidal war and is enjoying a fair N "The world, Eurepe and Aw millien of wheat, 480 of cotton, T4 making and drinking moonshine. have many perplexiting and important of gasoline, &7 lubricating oil, 6% of | England has complacently agreed to problems to solve Washington and spite of the We hope others will follow her ex- mountable diffieultios Many a time he battied with discours there were such moment. great determination, strength of ehars acter and trust in God helped him lo Father of his Couns try, We likewise shall conquer the that are facing us if we set about to dogged persistence and unw o and his cons the foundation It we need two hundred thousand ' temporaries, who | of this—the greatest of all republics, Washiogton, his contempors soldiers burg, Antietam, Thierry and the Argonne Forest—in those who toiled, fought and died for this great repubs lic can well speak to us and generis tions that are yet to come, those im- why send |||’n|:-v~pn among the brave—In Flanders ors? I/ hands we throw the torch, be yours s meth- [ to hold it high. For if you break credit, The American public lost mil- |lions and perhaps we may some day | {ogds to immigration we will soon solve | faith with us who die . . . lions of dollars speculating with for- [pay you something back. That Is a | | : | the problem in a satisfactory way. We | not sieep—though poppies grow on . Let us keep the