Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...immigrant who comes to our shores today does not contribute to our political, economic and social problems sufficiently to demand total restriction. Of the immigrants already on our shores, it is the immigrant of the old type, the type that came in greatest numbers 50 years ago, who contributes most to our problems. Since these races have a relatively low rate of illiteracy, the illiteracy test once effected, would not affect them much and hence our problem would in noways be lightened...
...political and social evils of immigration call for further restriction. The literacy test is the most logical means of securing this restriction because it is in aceord with the principles on which our past legislation has been founded, namely, the exclusion of the undesirables; it has immense popularity, being favored by practically all opponents of restriction; it is definite, practicable, easily applied and unavoidable. It requires an amount of preparation, which tends to make the immigrant appreciate his privileges in being permitted to enter, and his duty toward the country. It restricts immigration in the most logical way--by barring...
...affirmative maintained that the illiterate foreigner aggravated the social, economic and political problems of our country. The literacy test would go far to cure this, and would not bar out classes, as the negative claimed, but would affect the individual alone. Because of ignorance the immigrant goes to the slum, but leaves it as soon as he becomes more educated. By the literacy test, this would be done away with; wages would be increased; crime would be lessened, and politics improved
There will be a dinner of the new and old Social Service Committees of Phillips Brooks House in the Guest Room of Memorial Hall, next Tuesday at 6.30 o'clock. Reports will be read at that time...
James Ford '05, Ph.D., Professor of Social Ethics, has recently presented his report on Conditions of Inebriety in Massachusetts, acting as expert for a committee of five appointed by Governor Foss last August...