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THREE The "Invasion" by the Jews Progress of Hebrew in United States it the Basis of a Remarkable Story of Industry f"T"1llK Western Jewish Immigrant 1 union u a new organiaatlnn formed recently ui Ran Fran elsco. It reason for Inrlng U tliu plan of the Jewish Kople of tlia west to reeclvo nnil properly euro for tho thousand of tlitlr coreligionists oxeetei to emigrate licro from KnrnjHi aiirr mo opening or inn i'nnnma canal Tho organization was twfcctrd by rcn resontallvra of 60 Jowlsh charitable nnil benevolent orgnnlrntloiis of tho Pacific const. Ono of tho nrincinnl ob- Jecta of tho union Is to prepare homo In tho country for Immigrant! ami thus prevent tbo formation in Pacific-coast cities of nny suck districts ns tho chot to of Now York and othor motropoll oi mo united mates. Thla movo serves to call attention to tho fact that thoro nro moro Jows in ono city of thla country thnti wero over neroro colloett.il in nny ono place, Thoro nro 1,000,000 Jews In Now York) In nil tho United State thcro aro just twlco that many. Thcro nro 100,000 In Chi cago, 100,000 in Philadelphia, 75,000 lu Boston and 30,000 in tit. Louis. Thnto figures nro given by McCluro'a mnga zlno, ns introduction to nn artlclo by Iturton J. Hcndrlck on "Tho Jewish Invasion of America." Thla wrltor snyai "Tho Incrcniilng Importance of tho Jewish pcoplo In all tho largo cities of tho United States is a matter of ovory-dny observation, Ono distin guished student of tho subject, Profos sor Werner 8ombart of Berlin, oven goes bo far na to say that in nnothor hundred years tho United tntcs will bo peoplod chiefly by Slavs, negroes and .Iowa. Extravagant and absurd as this statement Is, tho fact remains that tho influonco of tho Jews lu tho United Stntoa in another hundred years prom ises to bo almost preponderating. Though they have been hero in largo numbers only 30 yenrs, they havo nl rondy shown infinitely greater capac ity for economic progress than any of tho other great immigrating peoples." Clothing Control Mr. irondrlck goes on to toll how tho Jews havo count to control tho clothing industry of tho country. Ho cnlls It their "unquestioned domination in tho clothing tmtlcs." Ho explains that tho immigrants of tho early days of tho "Invasion" were In a mnjorlty tailors, that being principal of tho few occupation!) that Kuropoau oppression ,hnd pormittcd tho Jews. Tailoring had boon a traditional tradn among tho Jews, from tho mlddlo ages down. Thou, when tho .Tow enmo to Now 'York, ho applied his cnpaclty for Infi nite economy and unmeasured Industry. Soon ho was a power nnd then all powerful in tbo clothing business, !et Mr. Hcndrlck explain: "It was by the utlllratlon of mlnuto method of comKtltIon that tho Jew, in 30 year, swept aside all other na tlonalitics In the clothing industries. They have entirely transformed tho business In all its details, lleforo they pjcaro'l, rendy-mado clothing was manufactured on what was sometimes described ns tho 'family system.' This was largely tlui creation df the German manufactures and artisans, Tho largo manufacturers purchased tho goods, had them cut into gnrmcnts nt their own establishments, and delivered them In bundles directly to tho workmen for tho larger part, Germans and Irish working at their own homes, Tho head of tho family, usually an experienced tailor capablo of making an entire gar merit. Impressed his wife and older chil dren into service. Under his supervi sion, tho family would put togctbor tbo gnrmonts. At stated intervals tho manufacturer's wagon would stop be fore tho house, collect tbo finished clothes, pay tho family head by tho plcco, and tako tho articles back to headquarters. A manufacturer, in those days, was n man who had n plant of limited quarters, and an nrmy of worklngmon nnd worklngwomeu scat tered throughout tho city in their own homes. Ills rolutluns with his em ployes woro almost ns close nnd Inti mate ns though they worked under his immediate supervision in his own fac tory. Tho very essence of tho systom wna the lack of tho mlddlemnn; tho manufacturer dealt directly with tho pooplo whom lie employed. "Aa long ns an Industry was organ ized on this basts, a man with n small cnpltal would naturally havo tho ut most difficulty in training a foothold. Ono must bo either n journeyman tailor, poorly paid and overworked, or ho must bo a manufacturer, with cnpltal largo enough to equip tin establish ment, enrry n lurgo stock of raw ma terial, and meet n good-sized weekly pay-roll. With tho employment of tho Jew, however, a now figure rapidly forged to prominence In tho clothing Industry. Tho middleman wedged him self between the artisan and his em ployer. Tho lnttcr no longer sent his garments directly to tho worker In his homo, but bunded thorn over to n third pnrty tho Jewish contractor. Tho workman, who for years had main tained rather close and friendly rela tions with the manufacturer, now novor saw him, What gava tho contractor his opportunity, and madn him almost Indlsponslblo to tho manufacturer, was tho fact that this new Immigration en tirely changed the character nf the la bor market. These Half-starved now ar rivals, a hns already been said, had a natural aptitude for the tailoring trade, and their pressing necessities mndo them willing to work fur wages mate rlally lower than the Irish and German artisans received. In a few years. therefore, they had crowded out prac tically all tho old-time workmen. Hut the German or American manufacturer could not handle this now labor sup ply. Ho did not speak its innguago nnd did not understand its peculiar soclnl nnd religious customs. As tho influx of Itnllnn labor for railroad work gavo tho opportunity for tho Italian padrone, so tho influx of Jew tsh nrtlsans In the tailoring trades gave occupation to tho Jewish contractor who, first of all, was tho controller of immigrant labor. "Tho contractor was hlmiolf nn Im migrant. Ho hnd reached this country poor and wrotched, and had spent his few years of apprenticeship in tbo tail oring trades. H was usually tho ex ceptional workman tho typical ambi tious Jew, who early saw In tho tnalo At tho beginning this feverish ambl dorous sweatshop the road to fortune, tlon was practically his only stock in trndo. Ho had a room or two In a tenement perhaps his own homo, por- haps n rented npartment. Ho wont out upon tho public hlghwnys for his employes; ho would persuade his rela tives his cousin, his undo, his broth-cr-ln-law to join his forces. Ho would stop a push-cart peddler in tho stroet and show him the possibility of im proving his condition -by running a sowlng-machlno. The System "In this way tho contractor would got together a working force of ton or a dozen people. Ho would put in n machine or two, n pressing-board, and small furnace for heating Irons- getting them Invnrlably on crodlt, with tho expectation of paying off In In stalments from tho profits of tho busi ness. Ho would then mnko periodical visits to tho manufacturer, receiving nn armful of cut garments; tho forco would at once start Into activity; on Mondays the enntrnctor would enrry back tho finished product nnd recelvo u new supply. He financed himsolf in tho most haphazard fashion. Tho neighborhood pawnbroker beenmo hi banker, ndvnnrlng on Friday money for tho weekly pay-roll, tho contractor reimbursing him on Mondny, whon ho himself collected from tho manufactur ers. "An essential part of his success, the Jowlsh contractor evolved or, more prepetly " adeftwl wt mo In be kiMOTM a the "tk" ar "tram" ay-stem. Tnw bad W sweaters" in tho rlotking witness leng lefnre I J Jewt, ns reader of Klngsley' "Alt Ltteke" need j ) titfcl, but 4r thotr dem taatloH this system Weawe prnrttatlly general in New York Ih a few yrors, indeed, the Jewish "team" Idea bad Mlilllfatit.l thtt rB&illi .v.hun" of the Germans. Ten or n dozen men were Jniddlcd in a single tenement rwomi In wMtertlw, when tho win dows wero closed, there was practically no ventilation, nnd tho heat was in tense. The business was minutely sub divided. Under the Germans nnd Irish, tho tailor and hi family made tho whole suit; under tho .lows, how ever, each contractor specialized in a slnglo garment coats, "vests," or "pants." Tho contractor, who was nimsoli ono or tho hardest workers in the "tenm," would tnko a coat, per form his "task" (perhaps tho mnchlno work), and then toss tho garment over to tho noxt man. This ono would add his mlnuto contribution nnd pass it to his nearest neighbor. In this way, tho clothes woro kept in rapid circulation. Tho man nt tho head, usually tho con tractor, set tho tiacoi tho others had to keep their allotmonts moving, or drop out of tho tenm nnd loso tho job. Tho tenm worked, in those onrly days, at nn Incredible rnto nnd for Incredible hours. Tho machines started speeding nt six in tho morning, nnd seldom stopped un til ton in tho evening: thcro nro stories of "teams" who kept tirelessly nt work for 20 hours n day. "It is hnrdly surprising that, under tlicso conditions, tho Jews soon ob tained complcto control. No othor Im migrant people could stand against n steady, Inovltnblo driving power of this kind. Tho Gorman, tho Irish, 'nnd tho Anterlcnn workmen, who hnd domi nated tho tnllnrlng trades up to 1880, retired from this now competition nn from tho blast of a furnace, By 1800 thoro wero practically no shops in which other nationalities than Jows woro employed. And from tho control of tho nctunl manufacturing tho .Town spcodlly advanced to a monopoly In tbw turn nwmtoltswUcMi tt tb i-nxlnrt. RtartiMg vrtik HM tSSMSt, " n tm ytwr tto esmtfueter mmUy k I lo xr ttir. no tm iiMwiww my dl rcrttoti, fvel evrry fsnray, asm! rimer fully Mkjwll MsaMf sad bw family to every prtrntMHi ih hi rfeU-YmlimUsm to smxl. In thin way, In stawly paid nff his debts and "d bis profits to open now simps. Oae fairly ostab llshnd hv fimml Utile difficulty In jumping from the position of een tractor to that of mnnufneturcr. Ily 1S0S the .Tew controlled every branch of tho industry." Aggressiveness Shown Mr. Hcndrlck follows this illustrn tlon with many moro that concern tho commercial aggressiveness of tho Jows. Ho tells of how they are acquiring n monopoly of Now ork real estnte, of how they are serving tho govern' mcnt by thousands in clvll-sorvlco po sitlons, how they nro becoming police men nnd school teachers, how they hnvo gnlued control of tho theaters, how they bullded great department stores, how Jows are gaining control of the whisky business, how they nre powerful in tho tobneco business, how thoy havo become railroad magnates and bankers. Theso fncts would load ono to bo llovo that the United Stntcs must bo a pnradlso for the Jowlsh people. This is the truth, In n measure. History is replete with the achievement of tho Jows, of thoir commercial successes, of tho literary nnd musical triumphs, but, on tho other hand, tunny a story of his tory is limned In Jewish blood. In tho United States tho Jow hns not boon persecuted; tho Ynnkeo hits let tho Jew work out. his own salvation, untrnmmeled. Just what effect this Is to have upon our national development is uncertain, but It Is sure that the Jow will mnko himself it factor lu the busi ness nnd politics of tho United Stntcs of tho future. Your noluhbors tuny know thnt you hnvo money, but what they may not know Is how you -got It. l-'ow men enn look back nt their past without wanting to dodgo up nn alloy. A Special YOUR for Retailers Course in ADVERTISING nnd Saleimen Learn to wrlto advortlsomonts. Comploto course of fifty two weoks. Instruction by practical export. You write actual ads from tho very start. Apply your knowlodgo to your own business. Pays a profit from tho first. 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The Only White Leghorn Farm in the World that can rnako tho folloirlnc statement: Storri Agricultural Kxporlmont Sta tion, 8torrs, Conn,, Aug. 4, 1011. To whom concerncdt In tho course of our Whlto Dlarrhooa invostleatlon durlntr tbo past season, wo havo used a largo numbor of egg from tho flock of S. C. Whlto Leghorns, owned br Mr. A. M. Pollard. Wo wero unable- to dlscsver, olthor by bacterio logical examination or practical test, any evidence of bnclllary whlto diar rhoea infection. LEO F. RETTOEB, Bacteriologist, ShotTlold Scientific School, Ynlo University. P. H. BTONEDUnN, Professor of Poultry Husbandry, Connecticut Agriculture College. All stock havo froo range on 80 acres Wo aro booking orders now for 1013. EdCJB 13.60 per 15 f 10 per 100. The Grandview Poultry Farm A, M. Pollard, Manager, Mansfield Centre, Conn. Member National S. O. Whlto Leg born Club. Solving the Problem of a Better Living-More Money For ALL on the Coast Tot year, the cry has been, here on tho coast, "BUY A FARM OE AOBEAGB, AND YOU'LL MAKE A GOOD, BABY LTONO." In a Measure, thla la true. But the fact remains, that to get tho most out of farm or pieco of land, or out of a store, or whatever other profession or buslneaa wo may bo In, THERE MUST BE SOMEONE WHO WILL BUY THOSE THINGS WE HAVE TO SELL. Tbo man who buys theso things is practically always tho man who cannot produco them himself. nro In tho West, wo need moro men who are engaged in manufacturing enterprises men who work in mills and shops. Theso men and their families need all such things as aro now produced on tho coast and moat buy thera of those nearby who produco tbem. It ta plain, therefore, that to reap tho greatest amount of good from tho business In which wo aro engaged, THIS BIO WESTERN COUNTRY MUST BE MORE PERFECTLY BALANCED IN THE LINES OF BUSINESS IN WHICH ITS INHABITANTS ARE ENGAGED, Did you ever stop to think That only a very small part of the manufactured goods that we buy every day of onr lives are made here on tbo coast! Tho peoplo who should be using thoso things which we produco are not living sear us. Just think what it would mean to tho small farm owners alone if most of tho furniture, cereal foods, clothes, etc., which they buy were mads right here at home by men who, In turn, were buying their vegetables, butter, eggs, otef Think of the advantage to overy man, woman and child who now lives here if, with mills and factories located along our rivers and in our cities, large and small, thousands upon thousands of families were living hero employed In these mills) The result would not only bo a better market for what is now produced, but a better price on those manufactured articles which wo are buying overy day. Instead of paying for high transportation rates from tho East, the raw mate rials would bo manufactured into the finished product and sold right here at home. It is plain that what wo need is moro and larger manufacturing institutions. The result in increased prices for what we produce and cheaper prices on the manufactured goods we have to buy is sure to follow. Prosperity Problem Solved The question is, "How can we get to that statof" The answer is slmplo. Wo, oursolvos, aro respouslblo for tho present condition for tho shortage lu mills and factories. We aro to blame because there are not right uow thousands upon thousands of families drawing good weekly pay envelope, enabling them to put a largo amount of mouoy into circulation among us. It is our own fault thut wo huvo to pay excessive prices for many articles. It is our own fault that wo send our raw products Kast to bo mado up, then briug them back hero and jwty Rastern fac torlcs and Hastorn cities to make what we ought to havo mado right hero, The factories on tbo coast are anxious to go ahead to enlarge, to employ thou sands moro of mon. Hut tho territory lu which they can sell their output Is limited to this coast alone, in almost every ease. Thoy cuuuot compote with big Eastern manufacturers. They cannot soil In tho Kastarn markets. In many cases, they havo not tho largo amount of capital to advertise extensively, oven in this, their homo territory, Thoy cannot go into tho papers and magazines and convince you that tbo goods thoy mako aro as good if not bettor, n cheap if not cheaper for you to buy, as Eastoru made goods. We know it is the desire of almost every family on the coast to boost for coast made goods, because it helps overy family living here. It means better times, moro money for everyone, bettor property values and increased prosperity if we can make our own manufactured articles from our own raw products and keep the money circulating among ourselves. In the past, however, it has been impossible for us to know tbo Pacific Coast mado products.. Wo' could not ordinarily tell whether what wo wanted was made on the coast. To let overyono know plainly, in advance, whother a produet is made on the coast, manufacturers are now uniting and using the stamp which Is shown here to designate a coast mado article. Whatever you wish to purcbaso, ask for such an article bearing this stamp, Almost everything you can think of that you may need is made on the coast and made well. If you boost for it, the result will bo that such factories making such products can grow, can givo work to moro people; can help YOU to better times. Better Living Conditions for AH Snow this artlclo to your friends. Tell them what it means to everyone on the coast. Explain to them how it means money In their pockets If they will Demand this stamp on every article they buy. Ask your dealer to show yon this stamp on the goods he wants to sell yon. Remember, every time you insist on an article hearing this stamp, you are helping several Pacific Coast families Your Own, and all those Interested in that product. DEALERS: Ask your Jobbers to supply you with goods bearing the Pacific Coast Products Stamp. Your customers will bo asking for them. Special Prize Contest Win Part of ThU $10.00 Each Month Write a story of not to exceed 600 words on the following subject: "HOW THE PACIFIC COAST IS PROFITED BY BOOSTING FOR COAST MADE GOODS." Send in your story not later than tho 2QUi of the month, together with two stamps cut from coast made goods. The stamps will bo like the one shown herewith, though they will be of different size3. Prizes will bo awarded and announced tho first of the next month. First prize, $5; second prize, $3; third prize, $2. Co-Operative Advertising Association of the Pacific Coast 303 Phoenix Building PORTLAND, OREGON
