Yes. so we may expect 75 per cent of all the new immigration that comes to this country from eastern and southern Europe will either seek employment in these industries .or settle in the already overcrowded cities of the country. Mr. President. during the war. when immigration from Europe was practically suspended. when the demands of our own and of foreign Governments upon the mills and factories of this country necessitated a tremendous expansion in our .manufacturing activities. in order to secure labor to compensate for the loss occasioned by this temporarily suspended European immigration and -of their employees enlisted in the miflitary or naval service. it became necessary to recruit from the rural districts of the country the large additional force needed to meet and successfully supply the great demands made upon them during the war -period. And it is further In evidence that these young men. the very flower .of the rural sections of this country. having acquired a taste .of city -life and become accustomed to the work of the factory. show a decided indisposition to return to the farm. The sudden stagnation which has come upon our industries has thrown a large number of these young men out of employment.
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