The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-16
I. V. P0WDERLY
ON ALIEN LAWS.
Urges Close Inspection Of
Cabin Passengers.
10 KEEP OUT IMMORAL CHARACTERS
Contract LabOrers, Elk - COnvicts
and All Lawless Persons, Male
and Female, Included
in the List.

Terence Y Powderly, Commissioner
General of immigration. IN his annual re-
port today submitted To- tho Secretary Of
the Treasury. makes several recon-
mtnddtiuus looking TO the exclusion from
this country of alien contract laborers.
tN-C,uNictS. anarchists and other diSOr-
DERBY ana IaWI,ss persons. Mr.. PowG,rIy
contends that sorl, of the most uuirc-
uoUahlo aliens who enter this country
seek th, crmpa-atlN, immunity from in
spe,tuu enjoyed by cabin passengers
Failure Ju enforce the regulations. iu this
respect. MI PowdcrIy says. operates 20
induce travel in IN, cabins Of many per
Sons who would have proved ON careful
examination to he inadmissihIe. II, rec
Ommsuds the adoption of ~sitabI, r,guIa-
mons i1 regard tc this abuse.
Relative To tho alien contract laws.
Mr.. Powderly calls attention To IN, me-
ccssity of amending the laws i'm relation
60 tho punishment Of persons who induce
aliens To- come 10 the United States to
euEaE, in labor or service Of any kind
The Con- missioner General complains that
under the present laws. on account of
their vague meaning. ii is almost impOs-
siblC & convict yi0lators Of the law.
Immigration of Diseased Persons.
The decrease in immigration of diseased
persons is referred 10 by Mr.. Powderly as
a subject for special fClicitatiou.- since
e the extent that diseased aliens are de
TERED from omb2rking, not only are they
kept out Of the country. but the disease
with which they suffer cannot Doe trans
mitted TO others under the favorable con-
diuans supplied ia the stserage Of steam
ships. 90 De developed in the latter after
landing here ana disseminated hy them
among the poor Of this country. During
the last year there were rejected 5O9 dis
cased aliens. representing almost every
nation; the Polish furnishing the largest
contingent with 60
Mr.. Puwderiy recommends that laws be
enacted whereby immigrants should pe
made 20 state ON landing whether they
intend TO become American citizens and
whether they intend 10 make this country
their adopted land and permanent home
He calls attention 10 The congregation. ia
larE" cities. OF the Immigrants and SAYS
that steps should be taken 10 distribute
the alien population where their services
will alike 9e useful to the country and
profitable To- themselves.
Regarding the exclusion Of anarchists
Mr. fowdeTiy says that there is no color
OF authority I'm the law for the rejection
OF what are commonly called anarchists
enemies Of political or social order. or
pulySamiStS IN doctrine. and adds that
the laws Of the United States apparently
recognize thus the right to the free en-
jOymtLt OF individual opinion. " ich. ac-
CUrdiuS 10 American Institutions. is an in
ahenable right Of manhood. though IL does
refuse entry TO cVi.-dOerS whose misdegds
involve moral baseness which has been
the subject Of judicial Investigation and
conviction Mr.. Powderly also urges that
immoral women from other cOuutTipF De
denied entrance TO this country
The Chinese Exclusion law. according TO
Mr. Powderly is not effective in its oper-
alton.
OF Chinese of the exempt class 400
applied for admission during the fiscal
year. The total immigration during the
past year amounted To- lS7.9IN persons.
consisting of 33l 49, males and 10. Sff fs-
males The report shows that Ia. char
actor of migration was decidedly Sups-
Tior 20 that Of last year. III, rcIectious
having been 40 less. although the arri-
walls were more numerous by 3a5if.