The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-14
BONDING RUSSIAN HEBREWS.
4 SYSTEM THAT SENATOR CHANDLER
rs ATTACKING.
He Says II IL n Sabtcrfupe for Defeating
the Main Object OF the Inv Excluding
Destitute Alieus from This Country.

lIe Says II IL n snbteriuue for Defeating
the Main Object of the Inv Excluding
Destitute Aiieus from This Country.
WASHINGTON. March Ex-senator Chandler.
tho Chairman Of tho Senate Committee on I'm
migration. Is especially Interested in the i'm
- migrant bonding system. which has been
largely applied during the past half year to
Russian Hebrews landing at tho port of New
York. MANY thousands Of these immigrants.
who would have been dcbarred from this
country under strict application OF tho law
excluding destitute persons who are likely to
become n public charge havo been permitted
to land whenever certain societies gave bonds
that they would not become public charge.
1t is II peculiar system the operation Of which
has brought about surprising results. and it
has. in n largo measure. undermined tho p'ir-
pose and invaidatei the intent Of the immi-
grafton laws.
As far back az October Of last year Senator
Chandler Eavo 1t to DO understood that ho
would strive to got Congress- during tho pros
ent session. to adopt legislation for tho aboli-
ton Of tho bonding system. which ho charac-
terized rs a nero suhterfuSo for defeating
the main object of the law" 1lc regarded tho
bond or guarantee that is given as worthless.
because OF tho difficulty OF enforcing its terms
through acourso of years all over the country:
but oven il it could DO enforced. tho bond
ing system would DO bnnctul. as
multitude OF undesirable persons wcro
and always would be admitted 10 tho
country unicr it. immigration Supcrin-
tcndcnt Owen took tho same Wow OF the sys-
tom at that time. and expressed his opposition
To- it oven moro earnestly than Secretary
Chandler did. lIc said that il II was kept up
its evils might become ntolerablc. and Con-
gross would surely adopt restrictions upon i'm
migration far more stringent than any that
had ever existed in the United STAGES %.
in which The Immigration authorities nj the
n"rt Of New York rstnSoi (" aeI,rr; the bonds
grants. Abou, The Ih Of Tia, mnn,h Assistant
Secretary OF tho Treasury Ncttlcton sent an
official order to the Commissioner ot ln!mgr"-
."Herea',er. aud until otherwise directed.
whenever an alien immigrant arrives at tho
to he Of tho class Of persons rrohiJtrt from
landing. by the laws Of III. t3iscd states. YOU
Will not. unless 80 specifically authnrl:ci hr
this department. In each cas- :, .rr,n,t such pro;
h!hiteh alien to land unop htstendrriHs a hHnH
The Treasury department reserved to itself
ca'e Upon arn"nl sent 10 Wn%in:ton hit the
instrurtionS to the Commissioner in regard to
The application OF this order was strongly
resisted oy nor,is nt"rSsS in tMG hn n9ndn
t. intGrpret tho law gave i'm. an opinion i in"t
practicaily reversed tho TIcasTrv ,ori%r
nSr MSn @ at o. our 'Y@ oIt .9
mitte.i. He said that it could not be deter
W mnei' n nnasr any r rS w .arc an l ib
officers 1T ~" landing places must determine
nsh ndiv,hn' cas- IN Ter t",'2n, Sar%
desiIous that Congress woull frame coric OF
T Tn tM5 WGnI r re- fnf ni
by reason Of tho fac; that immgrat2n is undrr
IN iull operation at our ports. aud macy
destitute aud undesirable" immigrants arc nd-
mtto'; under it every W"ef some SOM ,,mY ago
rnty 81 them. hut his object ion WAS inrtfrctua!.
Iie said he could not So" ,whyitho Immigration
law should be suspended in their case while it
was enforced against other storage las.,'n-
gers il, like condition. but INFLUENCES wrro
h,eM:!,; to near II their behalf a"d his l"d:-
~, n his .leerA in the senate on tn" 15th @
tnntion to the case, Of thH Steamship ,Massi!in.
Which hrouSht to Sew YORK infected rn-sen-
systcrS lis sail that the Commit siHnnr u
Immigration hid ns-ert"ined that thee las-
yet ne permitted them to Land after i!o had
been waited upon BY an agent o. t!r Hebrew
baron !iirs%H. tIis, assnt having given assnr.
ance that these destitute rcrsoNs would DO
fS I'll tn sy the sns ons system sal
not be allowed to expand without express stat
Ssag f"1 H lad
Treasury ,pcrartmemt Soon after making
ahmYI!,"s the SiasSiiIaS THsSSnsrrs, rWfI
thn case. and .'int. while he himself .yinpa-
thizAd with tn" russian Hebrew im9li@inut~
h"w"uld nnply to them the lawful supervision
that is applied To ether immigrants.
When thc Joint committee .: the two Houses
al congress TO inve"tgat' immigration went |
10 New York last week. Senator Chandler di-
rccted the special attention Of his fellow mem
hrrs OF the committee TO tho bonding system.
He is more than ever DESTROYS that its opera |
ton shall be thoroughly examined for the in
functtonari" as and alsothc bonding agents and |
the guaranteeing societies shn!l be called uron |
its practical results sha be made known.
Senator Chandler holds that there must bo !
legislation by Congress for the regulation or |
to be continued it must be made convenient |
and serriceablo for immigrants If al races |
from every Europnan country country and TINT there
anteeing societies can be held responsible.
There Is reason to believe TINT majority 81 !
agreement with Senator Chandler upon this |
subject. and that II larg. majority Of the mem |
bers OF boil Houses Of Congress are prepared |
tho American people Of nll parties will sustain |
any judciouS measure in regard to it that Con-
grass may adopt.
lnwS. and tho construction that is put upon |
them 1t IL impossible to exclude pnupe", or |
Hsny persons likely to becom.a nnhie "hnrGs.
arc got up for their protection. The commit
tee has not yet ascert aimed how many pc'iis |
guarantees. or whore they are MI located: Int !
mn ATTEMPT will be made to obtain such inlor- |
nation as Is dcsi-abl" about them;
Senator Chandler dwelS upon the great I'M |
pnrtnncc Of bringing tho bonding system. and |
all the details Of il. under tho purvi.,w Of Con
gross before tho couutryis .delu2rd with dos
titute and hclplrss p"npl" who must be Il men |
ace To the welfare OF tho republic.