Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-30
GOING TO MONTREAL
ASSISTANT SECRETARY TAYLOR TO
CONSULT ABOUT IMMIGRATION.
Effort to He Made to Stop Undesirable
Persons Coming Into This COun-
try Through Canada.

Assistant Secretary Taylor. who has
charge of immigration matters for the
Treasury Department will leave shortly
for Montreal for conference with Cana
dian officials and the officers of railroad
and steamship lines running to that country
about the immigration to the United States
through Canada of thousands of undesira-
BILE immigrants.
Points for Examination.
Mr.. Taylor recently threatened to estab-
fish on the Canadian border a limited num-
Der of points for the examination of all
immigrants, plan certain to effect a cure
of the complaints. as undesirable immi-
grants could be easily stopped and the rail-
roads compelled to transport them back to
the points in Canada they came from. The
railroads and steamship lines protested
strongly against this, declaring that 1t
would seriously cripple their business oc-
casfon great delay and would undoubtedly
force discrimination in the railroad lines
that would be able to get the transportation
of immigrants. Mr.. Taylor recognizes in
some manner the justice of these claims,
but he has decided that the use of Canada
as dumping ground for trash for the
United States must stop. His object in 60
Ing to Canada is trying to effect arrange
ment without having to resort to the plan
that has been suggested. but If he finds
that nothing Is successful he will put the
plan in execution. This 1t Is believed
would soon shut off immigration to Canada
OF persons destined for the United States,
as 1t would soon be understood in Europe
that there could be no evasion Of the immi-
grafton laws now.
The Canadian Secretary
Mr.. Taylor has had some correspondence
with the Canadian secretary of the interior.
who has shown inclination to do some
thlng to aid the United States to put stop
to the influx of undesirable immigrants He
mas promised to see that all immigrants
ordered deported by the immigration Of
hcials of the United States at Quebec or St.
johns are sent back. The trouble, how
ever, Is that the immigration officials at
these places have power to examine only
immigrants ticketed to the United States.
Those ticketed to Canada come only under
canadian laws, which are not as rigid as
ours Steamship lines and Immigrants in
Europe would adopt the plan of not buying
a ticket through to the United States, and
would buy only to Canada. Having once
secured admission to that country, they
could escape examination by immigration
onicers That is exactly what Is being
done IN most cases at the present time.
Only those immigrants who can make
good showing secure tickets through to the
United States. and submit to an examine
ton at Quebec or st. Johns, as the case
may be.
Plans to BE Submitted.
Mr. Taylor will submit several plans to
the Canadian secretary of the Interior One
Will be that Canada shall join with this
country In placing surgeon at Quebec to
cooperate with the surgeon of the United
states In examining each and every immi-
grant to arrive. regardless Of whether the
Immigrant Is ticketed for the United States
or Canada This would at least result in
Keeping diseased immigrants out of both
countries. If IT did not stop the pauper and
criminal classes The Canadians have for a
long time refused this. They have also re-
fused to allow the surgeon Of the United
states to examine any but immigrants COM
ing direct to this country
Mr.. Taylor is determined not to submit
to further delay, and If something cannot
be agreed upon at Montreal he will take
steps TO put Immigrant stations on the
Canadian border