The Archive · 1924

Germans Off to America

Remarkable Exodus from the Fatherland Conditions in, Germany just now are responsible for a remark-blo exodus to the United States. Tt is even easy for German women to enter the Stater—a condition which ripplies in, less degree to other countries, since women are considered more of a, responsibil: {ty upon the American nation than are men, The only reason that the German quota is not full is the enormous sum that it coote in German marks to buy the pas: side, This is a fax, more restric {ng influence than is the quota fell, Anybody, however, who baa: German relations in Ainctica doing his best to go to them. German-Americans themselves are, doing a great deal to help thole relations by advancing the pas fargo rooney. In places like Hoboken and Passaic and in, the big German centres of the Middle West Germans are arriving almost daily from the Fatherland, some fof them mere children, A' great many Germans in Germany have taken up the attitude of trying end their children to America, rather than mako any effort to go themselves. Their German rela ions will often take one child. where to help a whole would be impossible. With—the Fear of revolution, added to the hunger problem, German parents have min large number of cases, sent perhaps a, little girl or a lit-{Ue boy with the full undorstanding that they are probably relinquisling their child for ever. Ta any case the child will grow up American, and Germany in future will only loom up as a On the whole, those prospective citizens uro welcomed in America, If they are very young they will efrtainly grow up ta be American citizens, probably of. a valuable type. If they are older, they often have a technical edveation Which makes them exceedingly Valuable. Artisans of every" kind Find work readily, and while they are forbidden by American low to ome ferent made prejudice the opportun lof tha born or naturalized Amer n—jobs have, a knack of tura-up almost immediately after they have landed. Americans are exceedingly glad to secure the fzirls us maids, and. for a. time are willing to ae: opt sch positions. This period lors not Inst. long, however, for thos quickly find that they' can Jearn money" at occupations. more congenial to them than the domes: city for which they are usually 89 well equipped. This exodus of German Youth to Amerien Tikely to leave marks comparable with foreign invasions of Eng: land by the Hugenots or of Paria by the Rassians.

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