The Survey October 1916-March 1917 . f restriction is desirable and even inevitable, since atlast the federal government has begun to take seriously theproblem of unemployment, it would seem almost as thoughthe time were ripe to consider our immigration plans withsome show of constructive imagination. Why should we go on dallying with makeshifts? Why notface frankly the problem as Carver and other economists arefacing it and admit that one of our first moves toward solvingthe problem of poverty is to make the laborer precious, tomultiply his productive intelligence and to give him at leastthe
The Survey October 1916-March 1917 . f restriction is desirable and even inevitable, since atlast the federal government has begun to take seriously theproblem of unemployment, it would seem almost as thoughthe time were ripe to consider our immigration plans withsome show of constructive imagination. Why should we go on dallying with makeshifts? Why notface frankly the problem as Carver and other economists arefacing it and admit that one of our first moves toward solvingthe problem of poverty is to make the laborer precious, tomultiply his productive intelligence and to give him at leastthe protection of scarcity value? I am convinced that some such scheme as I have -outlinedand have been teaching for several years would not only im-prove the social status of the immigrant and eliminate muchneedless shame and suffering on his part, but would likewisetend to stabilize our domestic labor market and enhance theworkers economic position without in the slightest degree ham-pering or crippling legitimate productive rT1 EN young women from as many countries drove the first nails in the-*- international platform which was erected in Washington Square, NewYork city, for the great peace demonstration of the American NeutralConference Committee on New Years Eve. At midnight on the first ofJanuary the crowd, gathered in the square, recited a litany of peace whichhad been written for the occasion, and heard from all over the world mes-sages of hope for an early peace. Bells Are Ringing, Sailors Singing By IV. Gladstone Fuller HOW would it be, if, when an ocean liner boundfor Europe or South America swings out into theharbor, all the longshoremen should gather togetherand sing a rollicking goodbye to the ship and theircomrades on board, the sailors on the departing vessel joiningin an answering chorus of farewell? And when a ship comeshome from her long voyage, suppose she were greeted withsongs and cheers from shore. Would not such gay events markworthily the going
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