The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-23
ANARCHIST EXCLUSION.
STRONG REPORT OF HOUSE JUDI,
GARY COMMITTEE.
Anarchists, Criminals, Paupers and the
Scum of the Old World are Not
Desirable Citizens and Should
be Excluded.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA strong
report favoring the rigid exclusion and
deportation of alien anarchists has
been made by the house committee on
Judiciary. The report saps: 1T is
admitted on all hands that the CUES
ton is of very great Importance and
that legislation on the subject is called
for by consideration of public safety.
The committee is advised that ow>
ing to the severe legislation recently
adopted by France and Italy great
many dangerous anarchists are maxi
ing their way to the United States,
and as under existing laws they cannot
be denied admission to our territory
the United States will be the rendez
vous of these human monsters unless
the proposed legislation is speedily
adopted.
Your committee is of the opinion
that the United States is fully iusti-
lied by existing conditions in using all
its powers to prevent immigration and
settlement in this country of men who
repudiate all law, all government and
practically proclaim themselves as the
enemies of mankind. The peculiar
method which they adopt of impress
ing the public of the justice of their
views by detestable assassinations and
wanton destruction of property will
not commend them to the favorable
consideration of anyone in this
country.
Your committee has no disposition
to hamper the rigorous and prompt
efforts of law providing for their ex.
clusion and deportation by any I'M
necessary proceedings or delays
cede that the superintendent of immi-
grafton and secretary of treasury can't
be fully trusted to confine the opera
tion of the law to those who are justly
subject to its provisions.
The report takes up the various obs
jections made to the proposed meas
ure and disposes of each of them. Con.
corning the objection that the bill is
faulty IN not defining anarchy, the re.
port says;
''As the meaning CT the word is de.
fined as absence of government, the
state of society where there is no law
or supreme power state of lawless-
ness, political confusion and its mo.
tives we'll known, it is considered to
cucumber the act with special def.
milton The committee meets the
objection that a person should not be
a 6nnnrtD6
without jury trial by saying: 1T
pose, that the government ought to
maintain jury at every port of entry
for the purpose. OF passing on the
qualifications of immigrants who de-
sire to enter, and as the immigrant
who has been permitted to enter
acquires no rights not possessed by
the foreigner who desires to enter we
are unable to perceive upon what
principle jury trial is insisted upon
kin order to deport an alien whose con-
!inued residence in this country is con-
gsidered detrimental to the public well
fare"
In conclusion the report states that
there is full constitutional power for
the enactment of the proposed law and
that there is urgent necessity for the
immediate passage of such measure.
Strenuous efforts are being made to
pass the bill before congress adjourns.
Secretary Carlisle and Commissioner
of Immigration Stumpf are very
DESTROYS of having this law
as protection against the
anarchists recently expelled from
foreign countries and now en-
route here. The treasury officials
have the cooperation of Speaker
Crisp and the house managers, but
thus far it has been impossible to steer
the bill past Mr.. Warner and others,
which in the absence of quorum
have prevented the passage of the
senate bill. When Mr.. Warmers OBJ
lection side tracked the bill today eff.
forts were at once made to get consent
by telegraph from Mr.. Reed for q spe-
cial rule bringing the bill to vote. If
this is obtained the speaker and Mr..
Catchings will frame the rule. Mr.. |
Warner is not the only member ready |
to object to the bill. Representa-
tive Goldzier of Chicago says the
measure is ill-considered and that it
makes 10 provision for designating |
who are anarchists and subject to
summary deportation without trial.
Mr.. Goldzier today sent tie follow
ing to the secretary of the treasury:
I'm view of the pendancy of senate
bill 2314 which as | am informed was
prepared by you, l desire, for use in
the house, your construction OF the