Returning Home from U.S. to Work The repatriation of Filipinos is rapidly progressing, and jobs are being found for them in the Islands, Mr. W. E, Walsh, of the U. S. Department Labour, said on August 2, when passing through Shanghai in the s. President Lincoln, He!s en route 10 America after having brought 112 Filipinos from San Francisco to. Manila under the repatriation scheme of the United States Government that was put into effect shortly after independence was granted to the Philippine Islands last November.
The shame of repatriation voluntary, Mr. Walsh stated. The Filipinos could remain in America If they wanted to, but if they thought that they-could find more opportunity.
the Islands, the Government sent them to their homes at Federal expense.. Filipinos throughout the country who had professed a desire to return home were transported by. train to San Francisco and there put on board a Dollar Line ship to be taken to Manila, Mr. Welsh said that. contrary to the general belief, the Filipinos who go home are rot entirely the young and the old, the former seeking oppor tunity, and the latter wanting to be among their old friends when they died. Many middle-aged people made the trip, and, of course, children with their parents. Of the batch of 112 Mr. Walsh brought over, 38 were Jchildren, Whole families are taking advantage of the Government's scheme to return home.
Economies, Mr. Walsh said, had a great deal to do with the decision of the Filipinos. "Those with good Jobs In America naturally stayed in. the United States, but others, thinking perhaps they might be better off Jat home, have made application for repatriation, "A great many university graduates are among those returning, and Mr. Walsh had a number his group. They all had degrees, mostly in agriculture and engine ing, two fields in which they are sure there will be opportunity in the Philippines. A great many of the reluming Filipinos yet to come are agrarian workers, although not college men. They have not left America as yet, but intend to rem there until the autumn and there no more work for them to do in the fields and orchards, So far, about 250 have been ro patrioted, Mr. Walsh estimated. It fakes about two months to round up.
parly, applications having to be made and approved by the Government, and then arrangements. made to provide transportation.
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