New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-28
UNEXAMINED IMMIGRANTS.
HOW SOME OF THEM SLIP INTO THE NEW
WORLD.
SUPERINTENDENT WEBER WOULD LIKE
CLOSER SCRUTINY OF ALL ARRIV.
ING ALIENS.

Secretary windOn has been asked TO decide an OLD
but interesting question that as long been source "
trouble between ilir Officers Of the immigration Ser
vice and the agent, OF the transatlantic steamship
companies. II often happens THAI all the STORAGE
pas ScnCerS who arrive here the large TRANSATLANTIC
steamers are not registered 1t the Barge Once. ana
thc Government tina, los 30 cents head tax for eaeh
Immigrant who NOT registered The difficulty Is whero
10 fix the responsibility for .hiS loss OF income ana
evasion Of the ,cnger Act Of 1897 Supeihtehoehs
Weber c, hIbed some figure, tie other day chosen al
random which showed the number OF Immigrants
registered al the barge Oc" in ten or twelve consccu'
tive days as compared with the number OF steeraAs
passengers which tran>ai!a,c steamer, LAD repor"o
bv their passenger S- that they had brought mere III
that time. The discrepancies were Startling II he'c'
tell the truth. some passenger agents argue HOW
ever that in this they lie. But here were oii'
fcrcnccs shown day after day. running from rev
peope mn 10 hfty and In several instances nearly 10
100 And This state OF affairs has existed fOr years.
Int Colonel Weber think, that he has discovered t's
crevicc through which these llarcoun'eu-ior ''"'
grants sin into the country and he proposes TO pug
1t up. The remedy is simple. as II Is now on,
passenger, arriving here In the steerage IRE copehea
10 undergo examination by the officers Oh INC i"'''
grafton service whose duty it is TO dctcc; and repor'
all immigrants coming here who are among tue pro-
hih,tcd Ella. ,es Now az all Immigrants are reqiireu
10 be examined and registered at the Large o'"oe s''
the steamer has landed her cabin passengers a' r
pier what is TO prevent wideawakc immigrant, l'o".
mingling with cabin passengers anu lro' '9pe
ashore with thcml Many do escape examination III
that way bcca,s" They do not appear again anu .
their baggage which they abandon OH the pier o'of'
uho euIc TIE vigilance of the Government occr' COIL
firm, the theory by cUniIy back Tor tneIr oatssse
when thcy are CAUGHT and taken to the Barge omoo'
But a gravcr question arises from tn'S i'o'e .'
ton Of anhrs An immigrant IL an Immigrant ~i.'r
no or ,he comes TO the New World Ill the "'>' VI
second cabin or in the STORAGE. and de'idcdly opeo
tionable people often arrive in the cabin VINO ",o
.,,..,ra-d heard from at the Barge once Frlehas
or relatives send them out OF their country VII" d"
object for il is we'll known in some parts vi H''P
unfortunately that the United 5es'c' 'o''''"o''' "
not inspect cabin passengers 80 closely a. ny ~
n arriving in the Storage But II should not oe sup
,,o.ed for a moment that Colon'l WrDcr p''P
catfish M unu,e.aut system Of official mp rtlne"os'
H., uould Ink, 10 have the customs INSPECTORS ASH .
few more questions Of all cabin passengers ""e' w
l,..r make their declarations as 20 tI' '"'"
,,,r ,urgace Aliens could be quickly ana q"r'f
examined Oh the steamer oa her wa! 10 he' pe' "V"
Quarantine. as 70 their purpose IN c'm'h- nee' on"
uh other questions as would determine "he'''c' NV
'.h, Ga. nrohi,ired classes, ii i, believed thit
,,, ,.,.r, would lessen the opportunities u i"'''s
objectionable people into III" country anu "o'i or.
,,,,ro, - t,c Governments source Ol 'hc""e ''' ~
Immigrant head TAX , ., sottis
c.t,rcl Weber, n.w scheme s'",n'- 'c''''" =" -
o., od ,r,,,h, about Immigrants c>'ap.'s Ir"i ''''
.,o,n,,r, a, .l,r piers. \ defcDce mae D' "''r "
,r,rsatlantir company that often SLOWS All "'o"'"
,,,,irr,t,,, account. j. that MANY people WIZ 'o'.
l., ,hc .,o.ragc, OF their steamers are Ahi''l'' "
.,r. who cannot he held on fhe steamer i'r c'hi'
,.,, h.c,,,c they ar, \M.:icdr'. y case III MAJ" ~
o,., Early last summer several h"h"'c" = ~
,y,,ns Win, were :lauiali>-d Americans -"''" ="
Enr,, ON a pleasure trap 70 r"vi,I' t'r''' on "'.
,,, and ctlrr,ing a. storage passenger. nv
,hv oniec,cl when they wc:e a>ne| 10 "I'"' ''
r.uu examination that immigrants are 'up!e''' w.
,,c.,use they said thai they were \n'erhan '''~s
.rn.v said that they did not have th'v ""'n'i. w."
Nor. ,,c,;N,.r they afraid 10 carry =" '"''
documents with them l"t they should lose Ue" p"'
some steamship companies assume that t'c'r rcSp''l
,,,cs cnd with tleir passe' gers when tielT
o tied I'D al rher piers. and me rc>u!. !, ,at ,r
W,ccrs an, tli, Immigration >crvl'c ntiu'II" mn
.vc IN, or no a.si-snc" from fr'S' i'' i'.c 10 w.
, .,.ycd that he con! pa''> are Ei", W nov i
,n,ar,n,s cscape tcrsusA II ic>'cu> tNc '"t'c wv
"n,.ry cling Obliged 81 - 10 IN expense ~ ~.
,n' thern 20 Eurppr Their" J. f'eter' oi oP,,on ,
~ .s N .le correct Interpretation oil tie @ G
A., ~ i1-! which imposes pc'iatN o: -. " ~.
o., Immigrant whom @f"a'n- tIp '"ihp'n!. a1Io
Inorinry 10 e.rap. I'nt the 'h''"l St' ~ 'u'
ha. he.n requested ~ give IN op'n"h on t'e iam
Whcu :" IN. one" toloEel Weber says VII" A''o'"
last will laugh best