The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-07

trIplscste appiicstioas TO the port where the
plicane is expected 10 Land AID tie one IN Its
own Office.
Fifih-when the immigrant arrives he shall
present his admission card. The efiicer IN
charge OF the port shall satisfy himself that the
immigrant 10 the rightfu. holder of said card by
various tests, such as comparing the handwrit-
Ing, asking questions at random and seeing
whether OF not the answers correspond with the
application on de and II 80 satisfied Ad init him.
This is my plan. II is doubtless crude.
but believe that whatever defects it may
possess could be remedied on its embodi-
ment into 3 statute. Certain exceptions
ought 10 be made. l should not have the
law apply to tourists or merchants, but
should give the department power to sat
Isfy Itself that persons seeking admission
under the guise of tourists or merchants
are really what they represent themselves
TO be. Nor should have the law apply to
the family OF foreigner residing here,
but every foreigner wishing 10 bring In his
wife and children shall ME at the
port where they are expected TO
i iara ,b n sHo5n statement ~ ben family CIV,
and as accurate description of them IS
possible II a foreign resident attempts 10
smuggle IN some of his relatives or strang-
ers under the gu;se of being his children I
should punish him as having committed 4
misdemeanor. As 20 the political refugee.
who. being persued. wishes 10 land st
the president. letting him he the Judge
whether or not the applicant under the
gulse OF political refugee IS deserving Of
our pity ana hospitality, and If the rresl-
dent is satisfied that the applicant is oiher-
wise worthy then ne shall have the power
10 admit him.
Let rs now look at the advantages or
disadvantages thai ara liable 20 accrue 70
us if We adopt this plan. VIII it be ex-
penslye? Yes; | have no knowledge of
clerical work, but think the salaries of the
necessary twenty extra clerks and zen srav-
cling special agents, together with printing,
postage and office expenses would not ex-
coed So, coo per annuEn. This NAV seem
large sum Of money. but when we re-
member that our people cheerfuI.y nay
hundreds OF millions OF dollars IN tariff IN
order to protect home industries. il IS safe
10 assume that they w!li gladly pay COM
p2ratIyeIy pa!try sum IN order 10 protect
the industrial masses. VIII IL cause the
immigrant delay9 Yes: that is precisely
what this plan aims At We do not want
10 help every ahsConder. wife deserter or
genera. thief 10 outwls the police and md
Al asylum in the United States before he
can be caught. We do not want the
floating population OF Europe: We do not
need that class: We have too much of il N
this country already. We do want the
farmer. the mechanic, who IS steady and
industrious and stays IN one place rs long
As he can make living Ny Plan Will
encourage that class OF people 70 inlIni-
CRATE. By inluirlag where and how be
was employed the preceding five years. We
can form an opinion as TO the immigrants
habits By observing the pos;marks
Throughout. his correspondence with the
immigration department We can learn
something about his sieadiness. Beyond
a., this plan Will effectually keep out the
criminal. because the police wlH capture
L.. l. - -.
The criminal who IS lodging the police
will not dare 70 apply 70 Us for admission:
he viii fear that by so doing he " III be ex-
posed.
Perhaps objection will be raised to this
plan owing 10 the fact that II viii Gebar
European army deserters. Well, I have
no sympathy with 6eserter Of any Ain1.
nor DO think him desirable immigrant.
As to the English army deserter. We need
shed no tears over him. He enters the
army voluntarily, IS paid for his services
and We olght not 20 help him 10 desert I
am aware tina; the continental European
is forced oy law 70 enter the army. / have
no sympathy with the system. think j.
Is unjust 20 force young men TO enter the
army IN time OF peace, but | hold the
young man u no has pog enough sense 10
provide himself with an adnllss;an card
aud come here before be reaches 8 military
age can serve his three years active ser
vice, ana then come If be wishes. he will
BE the better for the schooling and disel-
pine tina. the army gives him.
/. might De said thar this plan will en-
courage smuggling over the Canadian Dor
der. This | should control ny giving
every Immigrant on taxing Up his aGllls-
sion card, : certificate stating that he
Landed lawfully. and giving minute de-
scr!psioa Of him anu tell him be must
keep the certificate until natlrs.i-ed, so
that whenever s fo-si sner - suspected az
unlswfaIy landing / should make him
show his admission card. and IL he claims
he had lost It would require him TO pro-
duce evidence from the port Of entrance
that he landed lawfully. Falling 70 do 80
[ should send him back 20 his native
country. The rigid endorsement Of this
provision would soon discourage snug
cling.
Again, If we adopt this pan We shall
have the hood OF immigration IN our own
hands. We shall Dc able 10 regulate L. I
should arrange the matter as follows:
Place the applications from each country
N The hands o. clerk who must Dc .ao--
oush,y familiar with that eoan.ry's Ian
suass, habits. people and geography. #
possible les that CLERK Re nsIurai;zsi
citizen and 3 native Of that country.
should have him read It's daily press and
ether eu-ren. literature. so thar. sit
ting in his Office. be can knew
exactly what occC-s there every
day. II Al anarcai>tic O. coamunIstc
demonstration - reported in 8 village or
country under his charge, and numerous
applications arrive from that region, tasa
should have HIN Use caution II acting
Gpon them Ii number o. appll-
cations come from = certain section.
a. bearing The sa-alA-Ss Of sa exact Ssyls
o. .ute sse then I should have him IN
CURE into the motives taxs prompted the
Instructor. Ifthe-s be any Fraudulent or
unfair motives underlying. I should hare
hlna cease issuing admission cards to- n
region anti satisfied ina: everything Is ii.
7lsh-. Such systems wol s3>o aid ~
finding Ont n AsT2s- some 1Snsyo2sa. So
clssy or pNo-aoGss Is sending IS i nun Der
~ Is wards As TIE Clerks Get accas-
TONED - their labor they vo2ld become
exDs-ts II Gs1scsjng the slightest srresG-
.a.Stv. n discovering the smallest fraud
In estimating the probable expense %
1he pan I have mentioned to- special
travelling SseGtS 70 = perhaps vel that
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as >ec.2oI. So2-;se him q any unusual
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himself n readiness - lnyss1l-2-e a1x-
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