St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-26
CLOSING The DOORS.
Supt. Stump's Mission Abroad
Was in Regard to I'M
migration.
EUROPE WILL COOPERATE.
In Shutting Out Criminals by
Systems Of Emigrant
Inspection.
COLONIES IN THE SOUTH.
Baron Hirseh Society Send
ing Russian Jews to
Argentine.
COLONIES IN THE SOUTH.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 25.-Supt. Her
MANN Stump, Of the immigration
bureau. returned to Washington today
from six weeks tour of European
cities. While Col. Stump's lour was
wholly unofficial, the subject of lmmi-
grafton was investigated with more or
less care in all the cities he visited.
Initially, he found the governments
willing, and, indeed, very anxious, to
cooperate with the United States in
wipins out the admittedly perniciouS
padrone system. The Italian officials
stated that the emigration of their
people 10 this country resulted in their
sending large amounts of money TO
relatives in Italy, and i'll this way 1t
was a considerable benefit 10 the couG-
try, but they were in entire sympathy
with this government in keeping out
criminals and other Objectionable char
acterS. and 10 that end they would
furnish to every intending emIgrant, If
so requested by this government,
what is known as a penal certi-
fictae under seal, which would show for
what, if any crimes. they had been con-
victed. This was Col. Stamps Sug-
gestion, and it met with favor. The
record of the investigation conducted by
the senate committee Oh immigration of
the Fifty-third congress showed that
about ST.. 1000, 900 WAS annually returned
TO Italy by those who had lmMlgrated
TO this country. III Germany the officials
were taking unusual precautions TO
prevent any of the prohibited classes
from sailing TO America from German
ports. In this they were assisted by
the steamship companies, which were
enforcing their rules imposing heavy
fines on their agents who sell tickets 10
persons not allowed to land i'll the
United States, Some of these COM
paHicS impose 4 tlne of $40 OH each pas
senger SO refused admittance, and others
impose il fine equal to the entire expense
of returning the Immigrant to the port
from which he sailed. Col. Stump had
several conferences with agents of
Baron Hlrsch i'll regard To the
Exodus of Jews
from Russia. He was assured that the
prosecutions by the Russians had prac-
ticaily ceased, and that III consequence
comparatively few were now leaving
Russia. Baron Hirsch's society was do
ing ali it could to encourage colonial
ton in the Argentine Republic, but
they were exercising extreme care IL
accepting only those of the better class.
The Argentine Republic in tbeir opin-
ion wouiG prove tar more advantageous
to the Russian Jews than the United
States. Speaking generally, Col.
Stump was OF the opinion that Tar
better class OF emigrants were now coin.
ing to this country than at any time in
the past. He believed it 10 be Il fact
that none of the European governments
were now giving any aid to intending
Immigrants, aud II assistance was being
furnished at all 1t was by friends and
relatives OF the emigrants themselves.
Col. Stump brought with him copies OF
the immigration laws Of ali the prin-
clpal countries, together with all regu-
lallOns tearing Oh the subject, and he
Will very Soon make a report 10 the sec
'etary covering the facts collected DUR
ng his tour.
Hohl to help Prosecute.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-At the re-