Evening star., 1901-10-18

the decision and the papers in his case
come to Washington for review. Occa-
sionally an intending immigrant will en-
ploy lawyer to argue his cause, while in
many instances the claim is so weak that
the rejected persons do not bother to ask
for appeal:
Three Pathetic Cases.
AS an example of these deportations Com
missioner Powderly related the circum-
stances in three cases that he had decided
the other morning. The facts tell simple
and rather pathetic story. Abraham Wantz
had been rejected by the New York officers
because he was suffering from valvular
disease of the heart and had no money. He
Is a middle-aged Austrian whose passage
had been paid over here by brother who
lives in McKeesport. Pa. There was no
certainty that his brother would not allow
him to become public charge. Abraham
Dienstag, another Austrian and thirty-flve
years old, had left a wife and two children
az home to MAKE start in the new world.
He was found to be suffering also from
vaivular disease of the heart and was
cordingly returned. Luciano Palmiera. an
Italian laborer fffty-eight years old, had
left wife and two children in Italy. to
come here. His total capital was but $11
on arrival. and his physical condition was
found to be very bad. He was much ema-
ciated, and it IS thought too weak to earn
living. He has no relatives here.
derly sustained the order of deportation,
although he says that it is a hard thing to
do in view of the tremendous disappoint-
ment it occasions. Most of these people
who are sent back had doubtless been gath
ering pennies for years and had finally sac
rficed everything they possessed to get to
America. Their impoverished families at
home are in the meantime subsisting on the
hope that when their relatives begin to
work here some money will be coming back
to them. To be sent back is for these inn
migrants an extremely crushing blow, re-
lieved only by the possibility that they
may go somewhere else, for the United
States is about the only country in the
world that is doing much in the way OF
immigration restriction.
other Countries After immigrants.
Canada and most of the countries Of
South America are constantly inviting i'm
migrants While Canada has for years
been stirring up the inhabitants of conti-
mental Europe to migrate, it is said that
the results of her agitation have Injured to
the advantage or disadvantage as the case
may be, of the United States. Most of the
immigrants who reach Canada find the cli-
mate rather severe and decide to go a lit
tie further in their journey to find the
greater goal of opportunity by crossing the
line into the United States. -r
1t is not unknown for states in the Amer
lean Union to have commissions for the
encouragement of European immigration,
out tnef Work OOeS not cOnTllct Wl-n the
restrictive measures of the immigration
service, nor would their policy be antago-
nized by the exclusion plans which have
frequently been proposed for congressional
action and will doubtless come up again
this winter. Maryland has such an immi-
grafton commission which sends a repre-
sentative to Europe each year to distribute
literature and otherwise encourage those
who may be thinking of coming this way.
This commission publishes in the Maryland
newspapers from time to time reports of
its work. Its efforts are, of course direct
ed toward the western European and not
to those races of the Mediterranean coun-
tries which are now crowding in such num-
bers.
The Subject in Congress-
immigration restriction will probably
come before Congress again this winter
The assassination of the President for the
time being at least made sentiment rapid
ly against the admission of the great
hordes of foreigners seeking admission at
our ports President Mckinley came into
office a pronounced advocate of the further
restriction of immigration. The majorities
in Congress in favor of the educa tional test
Dill in the preceding administration had
been SO great that it looked as if it would
be very simple matter for the new Con-
gress, with friendly admnistra ton to
carry out the plan. But four years have
passed and nothing has been done. Wheth-
er the expansion policy has operated
against immigration can only be surmised.
feeling is prevalent that it would be
well to adjust the labor conditions in the
new dependencies before deciding what to
do with labor conditions here at home II
is we'll known that there is a considerable
movement between our new islands, nota-
bly, that of the Porto Ricans on their way
to Hawaii
The republican Platform adopted at Phil
adelphia declared under this head: In the
further interests of American workmen we
favor more effective restriction of the
immigration of cheap labor from foreign
lands, the extension of the opportunities
for education for working children. the
raising of the age limit for child labor. the
protect1on of free labor as against con-
tract labor and an effective system of Ia