Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-10-11
UNDESIRABLE 1MMIGRA1IoN.

The annual report Of Thomas
Fitch, Commissioners Of Immigration
at New York, throws Il q jou Of light
on the kind Of people who are com-
ing here from foreign countries. IT
il Of peculiar interest at this time.
The report shows hat the number
Of aliepo who arrived during the lis.
cal ear euIed June 80, ly0l. WAS
453, i96. There we're also 1906
citizens Of the United States who ar
rived from abroad. From a COM.
parison Of the steerage immigration
for the last two years it is shown that
nearly 10000 Of the increass Of last
year over the year before was in the
immigration from Southern Italy
alone. The number OF returning
alien residents stands at 10 per cent
Of the total immigration.
In the amount OF money brought
per capita there appears to be an APP
preciable increase over last year, but
the report says:
sThe conclusion unfortunately is
unavoidable tlIat our Immigration in
constantly increasing i'll il~literacy.
Not only are We drawing more and
more from the countries where litter.
acy is high. but also the immigrants
themselves are showing higher per
centages OF illiterdcy. Nearly one-
half Of our steerage immigrants
now present an illiteracy Of from
40 to over 90 per cent"
or the 339.9N steerage aliens who
arrived during the year. the following
are given Tor the principal countries:
Southern Italian, S6,9D males, a.
396 females.
Polish. 2J.4G6 males. II, l70 females.
Hebrew, 23,3i3 males. 1884 fc-
males.
German, 1928 males, l2,442 &c.
males.
Slavick, l9,30a males, 1922 females.
Nor,nern Italian, l4.2OO males, 1881
females.
The total number OF deportatious
for the year, n decided decrease ms
compared with last year, WIGS 1859
Following are the given causes:
Public charges 239i, contract Ia
boreH 100. insane persona Is, disens.
ed 252. convic;s 6, IN year cases sc
OF the total OF immigrants il.T35
we : alien residents returning to this
country.
@As a means Of protection against
the coming Of convicts, fugitives
from justice or Anarchists,' says the
report, @the presence Of our inspect
ors abroad would be either futile or
unnecessary. These inspectors would
naturally be dependent on local au.
thorities for information Of tbis kind.
Ii no efforts were male to secure
such infor nation, their certificate rs
to the non existence Of bad antece,
dents would be worthless. II they
were to assume the right to exact evi
dence OF an unobjectionabIe police
record FROM him, why not. it il ask
ed. make it at once d requisite Tor nd
mission to the 70 Intry, or make the
absence Of such "A record upon arr,
WI rs prima iacie evidence of Grim,
inality?
"But even the above p]rocedur,
wnnlI mt oTor n,rrIk, c,I.
OF the difficulty. 1t is perfectly
proper to adopt any measures /, o pre-
vent the coming OF such people, pro
Vided tho method is not likely to de
60 lerste INTO Il mere ANNOYANCE t.
legitimate travel. In our vn cas-,
We need not establish any new prece
dent to enable us to accomplish thi
oh ect. The precedent is already cs
tRblished in the amendment to thu
alien contract labor law, which the
Courts have construed to apply to nj
the excluded classes. There is NJ
roason why the same procednr,
should not be extended 10 cover nj
cases OF undesirable aliens. whether
OF the excluded class or not and with
out Limitation OF time. proper Icga
safeguards being provided agains.
abuse Of this power"
Tho increase OF the bend tax to ::
and M extension OF the period Of jur
isdiction Owe the immigrant from
two to five years is recommended.