The evening times., 1900-07-28
70 GUARD TRH BORDERS
Immigrant Stations Along the Cana
dian and Mexican Lines.
The object TO Keep Out Undesirable
Foreigners, Particularly Chinese.
ians Not TO BE Allowed to Cross
From MexieO-Sehemes of Agents.

Assistant Secretary Taylor. OF the Treas
uFy. received a telegram yesterday after
noon announcing that 5000 Chinese are
planning to enter this country across the
Mexican boundary. The message was sent
to the State Department by the American
Consul at Mazatlan. way down on the Pa
eife Coast. about 7e0 miles below the
international frontier.
II was referred by Secretary Hay TO Mr.
Taylor, who has general supervision of
the immigration laws. No particulars
were given and Mr.. Taylor wired 10 the
consul for further information.
Ofheials here are doubtful of the figures. /
They can hardly believe there are so many
Chinese in that part OF Mexico and 1t
seems beyond reason that such a number
should plan TO sneak iL>O the United
States
A Press despatch received yesterday
from El Paso. Tex. said that many of the
Chinese across the line in Mexico were
arranging to make their way into this
country for the sole purpose Of being de-
ported and sent back 10 China Their
plan vas based on a scheme 70 have this
Government pay their fares TO the Celes-
tial Kingdom.
II is not believed here, however. that
such a motive could be behind the move
Iaent reported by the Consul al Mazaflsn-
Six thousand MongoIians would have little
hope OF crossing the frontier unobserved,
and they know that only after entering
this country are they sent back to China.
II found on the border. as such horde
would almost certainly be, they would find
.-4emselyes turned back into Mexico.
During the past few weeks the Govern
:uent has stationed scores Of mounted
guards along the Texas border. and they
would surely drive back such a thrOng Of
Chinese. The guards were placed to keep
back some 800 Italian laborers impor, ed
by \ sxican planters 10 cultivate the ha-
ciendas of that country. The men were
drawing only &c TO 40 cents day there. and
hear ng of the wages paid in this country.
they tried sneaking into Texas In order 10
I check this mounted guards were placed
along the southern frontier.
Hundreds OF foreigners. including many
Chinese. are trying every month 10 eyade
the immigration laws by stealing into tie
country. AS a result of the wholesale
frauds thus attempted immigrant stations
will be established AZ railway points along
both the northern and the southern bouD-
dairy lines. inspectors will be placed al
each, with the same power as IS given 70
like officials al the seaport towns
Immigrants from either Canada OF
Mexico will be allowed 10 enter this com
try only through the new stations. where
they can be thoroughly examined By such
means il is hoped 70 end the fraudulent
entry Of foreigners who now are giving
much annoyance 70 officials, and are taxing
much work from the laborers OF this eoun-
try. .-
The project OF establishing these sta
tions was inspired by the immigration nog
under way from Europe to America. by
way CT the steamer lines plying 10 Mon
. treal- The Canadian transportation COM
psnies have been taking stserage immi-
grants at Liverpool and other old country
/ points. ard. after landing them al Quebec
OF Montreal have forwarded them b. rail
into this country
By that method a most undesirable class
Of foreigners has been able to enter the
country. Had these immigrants come
through any OF the United States ports
they would have been turned back b. the
Z inspectors.
The arrangement had resulted in such
wholesale evasion of the laws that several
weeks ago Assistant Secretary Taylor de-
cided 70 establish immigration stations at
about a dozen points where Canadian rail-
ways enter this country
Former Assistant Secretary OF the Trsas-
ury Hamlin, of Boston, has been retained
By the Canadian roads 70 protest against
such course few days ago he made
his appeal He represented that If the
Government would not establish the sta
tions, the steamer lines O. Canada would
make broad concessions in order TO avoid
bringing Objectionable immigrants 10 this
country. The tranSportations companies
offered TO let an American surgeon bOart
their ships at Liverpool and turn back all
foreigners bound Cor the United States who
were afflicted with disease. Treasury Off
J.
toward such a plan. They point out thai
any Immigrant wishing 10 evade such an
examination by the surgeon need only as
sert that Canada was his destination In
that way he could get to the Dominion in
safety and once there could sneak across
the boundary line into the United States
Assistant Secretary Taylor viii make
personal visit 10 Montreal next week 10
confer with Canadian steamer agents and
also with representatives OF the Canadian
Government in regard 10 the matter 1t is
not expected. however. that any means can
Be reached which viii do away with the
need for immigration stations On the from
tier.
In view Of the attempts which are being
made by Chinese TO cross the lire from
Mexico and British Columbia, it is probable
that the system will be extended along the
whole of the United States frontier, and
thdt ali immigrants VIII De required 10
pass the scrutiny OF the agents Such an
arrangement would not affect ordinary tou-
rists or reputable citizens OF either Cana
da OF Mexico who wish to enter this coOn-
try temporarily. The same liberal treat
ment would be afforded them as is shown
passengers coming in on the International
steamers The immigrant inspection is ap-
piled as a general rule only to steerage
passengers, VINO alone are likely to prove
undesirable citizens.
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