Shipping Companies Losing and No Cheap Labour New York, June 26.
The "New York Journal of Commerce" states that ocean travel by steamship lines plying in and out of Atlantic ports during the year ending June 80 totalled $23,338 persons. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1921, the total travel was 1,303,979, showing a net loss for the year now near an end of 480,641.
The comparison of this year and last is indicative, in a measure at least, of the effect of the 3 per cent. immigration restriction laws. The year 1990-21, it is pointed out, showed an increase of arrivals over departures of 360,371 persons, while tiffs past year, with the immigration provisions applying, the total westbound was 386,682, with the eastbound 436,656, or a net loss to the country in immigration through Atlantic ports of 49,974. From a steamship point of view the' figures indicate, a representative of the steamship companies said, a loss of approximately one-third of their business Discussing the situation generally, one of the steamship men said that from an alien labour point of view and the purpose of the law to restrict immigration, it appears that the Jaw has overreached itself.
"It was the intention of Congress," he added, "to restrict immigration by the 3 per cent. act to about 350,000 a year but. on account of no allowance being made for the departures in reckoning national quotas the net immigration for the year will he less than 100,000. The steamship companies not only lose a considerable volume of—business but it is evident that industries will be deprived of about two-thirds of the number assured them by the 3 per cent. act."—Reuter. ground for a duel, the two seconds drew up a statement, in which they declared that, as Dr. Worth refused satisfaction, the affair was settled on one side only, meaning, accord. ing to the duelling code of Barbasetti the recognized -author in such matters, that Dr. Worth might be thrashed by his opponent or was at least incapable of giving satisfaction.
Dr. Stein gave expression to his feelings by glaring at the Jand-lord and his wife whenever he met them in the passage. As the household was not a little upset by the whole matter, Dr. Worth took the fairly nature] course of giving his lodeer neties, but as in Vienna the rights of the tenant are safeguarded by the law and a landlord cannot eject his tenant without right and pr per grounds, the case is being brought into court and is being tried in proner form to the general amuserhent of everybody.
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