Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-23
Who Come to Make a Visit to Uncle
Sam.
ALLEGED ANARCHISfIC IMMIGRANTS
Government Officials Are on the
Lookout for Suspects.
VIE VS. OF MR. STUN

up the capitol and the department build
irgs. have tended to center public interest
about the bureau Of immigration, which has
been taking unusual precautions against
the attempts which foreign reds" are MAX
irg to get further foothold On this side of
the water. In fact the heads Of that bureau
ana OF the secret service, which seems to
be acting with It. do not appear fearful of
any great danger In the immediate vicinity
OF the seat OF government. but 1t is general
ly conceded that they have had more occs-
sion. during the past two months Of Coxey
influence. to watch the movements OF the
wielders Of the bloody flag. in the country
at large, than ever before. The descrip-
tons of the 2l1 anarchists expelled from
France which were sent to Secretary Gres-
ham. through the French ambassador, and
which were transferred to the bureau of
immigration. have now been translated. and
part Of them are In the hands Of the secret
service people. 80 they will be distributed
among the immigration inspectors and the
police Authorities in the various states as
well.
Giving further evidence Of the earnest
ness with which the government Is pressing
provisions against the influx Of Suspicious
chara cters, II IL ascertained that supple
mentary descriptions are being received, as
fast as new cases Of Punishment occur In
Paris. which seems at present TO be the
most feared foreign port.
Exact Description.
The names Of the banished anarchists,
preceding the descriptions. count for bu.
little. since they all have a different alias
with every change Of clothes. The French
authorities have. however, In each Of the
cases, learned the exact time and place OF
birth and the names OF both parents OF
the expelled anarchists. In the lists the
full names appear In alphabetical order.
with all Information following. subjects
height IL given to the smallest fraction OF
a eter. his hair would be described as
for instance. as "bristly- short" or curly
long," his forehead as round" "nargow,"
"retreating." full" and many times as
ordinary" Thus each feature IL taken
up and the lack OF any uniformity In the
different features IL very noticeable. ex-
cept In the case Of the nose. which IL in
variably large. All irregularities and de-
the men are not mentioned as having any
occupation. presumably because the an
archist II not supposed to work outside
the tainted atmosphere OF his chemical lab
rabid reformers are mentioned they are
generally shoemakers, bartenders, brick
layers or other artisans Of the poorer
classes. But few of them are OF French
from Italy. Hungary. Poland. Austria and
other black-haired nations.
The fundamental theory Of the trainers
OF our earliest immigration laws. viz. to
fortunate banished from foreign lands for
political reasons. proves 4 vent through
which these injuriuos classes pour In
upon us. The immigration laws for
sons. paupers or persons likely to be
come q public charge, persons suf
fering from q loathsome disease. who have
been convicted Of q felony or other infa-
nous crime or misdemeanor involving
moral turpitude. polygamists. &C. but all
this with q proviso that nothing In the act
shall be construed to apply TO or exclude
persons convicted Of political ohense. al
though It may be designated In the country
In which 1t occurred as q felony. crime.
Infamous crime or misdemeanor. involving
moral turpitude.
More Specific Lexislation.
Here the rub is found which prevents the
immediate arrest Of anarchists landing In
this country. unless they have actually COM
mitted some crime for which they would be
convicted by our courts. That Congress
will make this rule more specific Is appre-
hended from the views Of Superintendent
Of immigration Stump himself. who said
when interviewed on the anarchist Ques-
ton by the writer: An addition should be
made to the immigration laws. giving power
TO courts having criminal Jurisdiction to
deport all aliens who. within two years
after landing. are convicted OF any crime
which. in the opinion Of the court. renders
them undesirable citizens. or convincee II
that they are not attached to the prfn-
ciples Of our Constitution. This would rid
us of anarchists and other turbulent spir-
its opposed to the laws OF God and man.
I have recommended this In my report to
the Secretary OF the Treasury. and he has
recommended IL to Congress"
Then You do not consider anarchy. un-
accompanied by specific crime. political
of.ense."
offender" replied the superintendent.
As the laws now stand. In order to keep
an anarchist In sight. Uncle Sam must
pay the expenses OF q detective to shadow
his every move. The law which Mr. Stump
proposes would Of course cover the whole
question OF anarchy. and leave no loop hole
OF entrance TO anyone who was known to
have a suspicious reputation. in that line.
Of Congress which President Harrison APP
proved In 1891 provides that any immi-
grant who enters our ports. In violation OF
the law. through the ignorance OF the in
spectors, may be returned at the expense
of the transportation company which
brought him over. The shipowners under
the present laws are subject to great re-
sponsibilities whenever they bring over a
new immigrant. since all those sent back
are placed on the vessel on which they ar
rived and the expenses Of the return four
ney. as well as OF their maintenance on
land. pending examination at the port
must be borne by their corporation or q
fine OF $500 Is Imposed In each case While
this Is unpaid the law forbids the vessels
clearance from any United States port
Questions for the ImmiGrant,
The methods OF the immigration bureau
in looking out for suspicious characters lre
as thorough as possible. On the embarka-
ton of immigrants the ship captain must
furnish each one with q manifest to be
filled out. stating name. age seq. whether
married or single. occupation, whether
able to read or write. nationality, last resi-
dence. seaport for landing In the United
states. final destination beyond that sea-
port, whether having 4 ticket through to
self, whether In possession Of $50, more or
less; whether going to join a relative: n
so. what relative. address: whether ever
before in the United States. when and
where. Besides these general questions he
must also state whether he be q polyxam-
ist whether he be under contract for labor.
condition Of health. whether crippled or
deformed. and. II DO. from what causes
This information Is given the Inspection
officers who board the ship At the port CT
entry, and who may. II thought advisable.
order the passengers to . convenient place
on land, where they are detained until a
thorough physical examination IL made.
In descriptions, such as those sent from
France, any deformities or peculiarttiss
mentioned are valuable to attract the at
tention Of the inspection oflcer, who has
In mind all such descriptions when he