THE IMMIGRATION STREAM DRYING UP FOR THE FIRST TIME in our immigration history we lost, in the fiscal year which ended June 30, more unskilled workers than we gained. Six European countries failed to fill their allotted quotas, and sixteen received back from the United States more of their ovn nationals than emigrated to this country. Is this striking evidence of improving economic conditions in Europe, or are we getting unpopular? What is happening to immigration? The conclusion of the Indianapolis ' Star is that the present Immigration Law, which limits immigra­tion, with certain exceptions, to 2 per cent, of the number of foreign-born from the same country who were living in the United States in 1890, "has not only checked the influx of aliens, : but it has done so to a much greater degree than was expected." 1 The fact that natives of practically ali the countries of Southern j and Eastern Europe returned home in larger numbers than they arrived is evidence to the Providence Journal that "the aims of the sponsors of the law have been achieved." But what of the economic import of these statistics? "This aspect deserves serious thought," believes the St. Paul Dispatch, "particularly at a time of increasing prosperity and growing s need of labor." Manufacturers and other employers, observes the Manchester Union, "say the greatest immigration problem just now is not too much immigration, but too little." This leads the New Orleans Times-Picayune to predict that "the , clamor against our restrictive law may be renewed at the coming ' session of Congress," while to the New York Journal of Commerce: "Figures for the first full year of the operation of the existing j. Immigration Law, particularly when coupled with the rather evident intention of the American Federation of Labor to go to further lengths if it can in excluding foreign labor, certainly suggest some very real dangers. The pertinent facts are: Total incoming aliens, 294,314; total departures, 92,728; leaving a net influx of aliens of 201,586. Net inflow of 42,422 skilled laborers, as compared with 143,616 during the preceding year. Net farm- labor immigration 14,762, as compared with 27,233 during the year before. Net loss in unskilled laborers 15,106, as compared with a gain of 70,742 during the previous twelve months. There was a substantial net outflow of peoples to South and Southeastern Europe, including departures to Italy of nearly 21,000. Some 130,193 persons over and above departures came in from Mexico and Canada, nearly two-thirds of the total net inflow of aliens. On Friday News and Views made reference to the American­ization and night school, con­ducted at the Ogden High school. Since then Prof. F. T. Wiggins, director, has supplied the fol­lowing information: "The state law requires all for- eign-born persons, between the ages of 16 and 35 years, to go to school at least four hours each week, unless they can pass the fifth grade reading and writing test. f "Our Americanization school is divided into three departments- beginning, intermediate and ad­vanced. Students completing the advanced class receive a diploma certifying that they have quali­fied themselves for citizenship. The district court judges have practically exempted our gradu­ates from a court examination on government. "We have represented in our school 13 nationalities. They are: Japanese, Danish, Swedish, Nor­wegians, Hollanders, Germans, Polish Jews, Russian Jews, Greeks, Italians, Austrians, Mexi­cans and Belgians. A total of 77 have reported for this year. "Our graduate class this yea will number about 30 students. During the years our Americaniza­tion school has been held in Ogden, we have graduated from our third-year class over 125 stu­dents. The graduation exercises will be held the latter part of May." The night high school depart­ment closes a very successful sea­son on next Monday, April 12. Here is a list of some of the classes conducted by the school, with a number of students en­rolled during the first semester: J lettering 26, penmanship (Thurs­days) 15. The evening school students have totaled 344. Then there are the University of Utah extension classes, as follows: American history 30, master­pieces of fiction 12, historical ge­ology 15, French 10, Spanish 10, English (1 and 2) 12, the Bible and character education 150, bankers' class 30. The Utah Agricultural college classes are: Short story 16, geology 25, so­ciology 17, science of education 12, accounting 28. Business English 36, English (third year high) 21, oral ex­pression 10, domestic art and mil­linery 89; teachers' art (Mon­days) 22, domestic science 10. Meal planning and table serv­ice (Thursdays only) 10, stenog­raphy 53, office machines 39. Commercial law 11, typewriting 118, steel square and woodwork 20, electrical construction 16, bookkeeping 44, mechanical draw­ing 33, Auto mechanics 36, business arithmetic 27, clay modeling and Ruling Made on Perplexity in Americanization Law Sept 13-21 What is evidently a "ball-up" in the state's Americanization law, as amended by the last legislature, does not weaken the law to any material extent, in the opinion of the attorney general's office, rendered at the request of Jordan district school board, yesterday. J. H. Greer makes the inquiry for the board and points out that while apparently the leg­islature intended to provide a penalty for aliens who refused to Register for school as provided by law, the wrong sec­tion is named. Assistant Attorney General L. A. Miner, however, points out that there is still a perfectly valid penalty provided for il­literate aliens who fail to attend classes for aliens, and says that if this penalty is enforced it will accomplish the same purpose as enforcing the penalty against failure to register. However, in his opinion, it would be proper construction by the court to substitute the section evi­dently intended by the legislature for the one actually named, which requires no penalty and merely provides a form of mocfiflure for the school authorities. CALL ISSUED FOR ALIENS 1925 Campaign to Promote Citizenship Work Suggested c j Registration of aliens will be conducted at the Central Junior Junior High school on Friday. F. T. Wiggins, director of Americanization, issued the following statement: "All aliens between the ages of 16 and 35 years, in Ogden, must register on September 4, between 8 a. m. and 8 p. m., at Central Junior High school, 538 Twenty- fifth street. ' 1 j "The United States government census for 1920 shows total foreign born persons in Ogden, of : 'all ages, 5023. We also have in ' ' j Ogden a total of 1904 adult aliens, j 21 years and over, who do not have United States citizenship. '' This shows that we have an alien problem in this city and it is our , duty to urge these persons to go to school and become equalified for citizenship. I "In the state of Utah we have L a total alien population, not nat­uralized, at 22,340. This is too many in view of the fact that the restrictive immigration law has been in effect for more than a year. "A campaign should be inaugu­rated that would encourage all foreign born persons to attend the Ogden City schools, beginning' September 17 at 7:30 p. m. "We have three groups or classes in which beginning, inter­mediate and advanced work is given for foreign born adults." ALIENS SUMMONED TO CLASS TONIGHT Sept 17 Night school work for foreign born adults will be held each Mon­day and Thursday evenings at 7:30 o'clock at the Ogden Senior High j school. Beginning, intermediate ! and advanced courses will be of­fered. Director F. T. Wiggins said: "All alien persons between the ages of 16 and 35 years should reg­ister and attend school tonight. Those persons subject to th law and not registered by September 21, will be prosecuted and subject to a fine. More than 300 persons in Ogden are subject to the Americanization law. Less than half ; are at the present time registered i for school work. "Ogden City by the 1920 feedral . census had a foreign born popula­tion of all ages of 5,025. There were 1,904 adult foreign born who ; were not natuialized. About one i person out of every 20 in Ogden : is not a United States citizen, i The state superintendent of pub­lic instruction, C. N. Jensen and Attorney General Cluff have ruled that the Utah school law is binding on the Japanese as well as all other aliens. . The Americanization law should be enforced to the full­est extent possible." 1935 UTAH SCHOOL LAW BINDING ON JAPANESE (Special Dispatch.) SALT LAKE, Sept. 16.-In an­swer to an inquiry from Charles R. Hollingsworth of Ogden, Attor­ney General Cluff ruled today j that the provisions of the Utah Americanization law affect the Japanese as well as other aliens. The attorney general rules that the Japanese, since they are sub­ject to the law, must devote at least four hours weekly to Ameri­canization schoolwork if they can­not' read, write nor speak. English j equivalent to fifth grade school- work. Those subject to the law in­clude all sound mentally and phy­sically between the ages of 16 and 55. Mr. Cluff does not seek to pass an opinion as to the constitution- : I ality of the act. Friday Apr 9-26 NEWS VIEWS by Frank Francis Evening classes at the v high scl. ol are devoted to American­ization, dressmaking, mechanics, mechanical drawing, university extension work and other activi­ties. News and Views was before the Americanization class on Thurs­day evening and found sixty-five earnest, energetic men and women deeply engaged in adjusting them­selves to their new environment. Thirteen nationalities were rep­resented, including men and wom­en who were born in Kiev, Rus­sia. One of the men had served for three years in the world war, as one of the kaiser's shock troops. Another was from Sweden and several were from Italy. A Japanese woman recited America in a most capable man­ner, having been assigned the task at the last session of the school. A young man who had never had the advantages of a home in this country was being taught the language. All were intensely interested and gave close attendtion to the speaker, who urged them to be­lieve in themselves and to strive to find contentment. Young men from the factories and shops of the city were at­tending night school. One group was in the mechanical drawing class and another had gathered around an instructor to build a radio set. Over sixty women and girls were being instructed in dress­making and millinery. If you desire to be inspired with greater faith in humankind, visit the school. There you will see boys and girls, men and women filled with a desire to better their condition and laboring to prepare themselves to do their full part in the world's work. Professor Wiggins said the av­erage attendance at the night school last year was 333, and the results achieved were highly en- j couraging.