. The National Civic Federation review . idence against the popular belief that that coun-try seeks to evade our laws on immigration. HerEmigration Department, about which so little is knownhere, exercises a positive check rather then an encour-agement to emigration. The Italian emigration law hasbeen called the finest example of modern social legis-lation, and if it were better known here many popularideas regarding governmental encouragement to emi-gration would be quickly disposed of. Official docu-ments are on record showing a serious desire on thepart of the Italian government to have our
. The National Civic Federation review . idence against the popular belief that that coun-try seeks to evade our laws on immigration. HerEmigration Department, about which so little is knownhere, exercises a positive check rather then an encour-agement to emigration. The Italian emigration law hasbeen called the finest example of modern social legis-lation, and if it were better known here many popularideas regarding governmental encouragement to emi-gration would be quickly disposed of. Official docu-ments are on record showing a serious desire on thepart of the Italian government to have our immigrationlaws respected. The annual reports of its emigration de-partment, and its official instructions to the mayorsof Italian cities, might be cited. A circular of theMinister of Foreign Affairs, issued last April at Rome,reaffirms an earlier provision that no passport be issuedto an intending emigrant who would be excluded bythe laws of the country to which he intends going. Itis in the public interest, reads the circular, that a. GINO C. SPERANZA,Lectures on Italian Immigration. migratory current should not be tainted by elementsconsidered undesirable by the country of last annual report of the Italian Emigration De-partment makes a strong appeal to Italian emigrantsagainst crowding in American cities, and urges theirsettling in agricultural States. Recently, while in Italy,I had many interviews with political men and leadersof thought, such as journalists, writers, professors, andmagistrates. Their opinion was practically unanimousthat Italy would consent to cooperate with us in theregulation of her emigration, provided the subject wereapproached in the proper way. In that last statement lies, in my opinion, the secretof successful international action, if we approach aforeign government in a spirit of suspicion, treating itas an inferior who is trying to evade our laws or as apoor cousin who wants to burden us with its numerousand incapable children, o
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