Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-20
70 CONTROL TIE REDS
immigration Bureau Has Plan
by Which Anarchists May
Be Controlled.
Records Must Be Known Before
They Are Allowed to
Land.
Certificate OF Character From
Port OF Departure 10 Be
Required.

Washington, ID. c., Septfl 2O.-Forelgn
anarchists will be excluded from the
United States if laws are adopted in &C.
cut by Mr.. Powderly, the commissioner
of immigration, Representative Connel.
of Pennsylvania, and other members OF
congress. The head of the immigration
bureau, who is disconsolate over the
death of President Mckinley, was pac-
ing up and down before the treasury de-
partment yesterday, turning over In his
mind scheme which il adopted will
exclude foreign anarchists, and II they
develop anarchistic tendencies after
reaching here they can be- deported at
any time before they are naturalized.
This scheme as outlined by Mr.. Pow
derby contemplate naming certain ports
in Europe from which immigrants Will
be allowed to land in the United States.
At those ports officers of the immigra-
ton bureau will be stationed.
When person desiring to enter the
United States presents himself he Will
be required to give a certificate of char
.acter from the time of his birth to the
day of sailing. IL this document shows
the person is member of an aEarchistic
or similar society, has ever been ar
rested for crime, is of an excitable tenn
permanent, these will be sufficient
grounds on which the official can base
his refusal to approve the certificate.
If the certificate is approved by the
official the emigrant will be allowed to
land when he reaches the United States,
but il he should present himself at any
American part without a certificate
properly endorsed he will be refused en-
trance.
II a foreign government should object
TO the presence Of an american official
within its borders then Mr.. Powderly
would favor the adoption of law
granting him authority to decline to al
low any immigrant from that country to
land here unless the United States IS
permitted to maintain bureaus which
will enable it's representatives to inquire
into the character of proposed emil
grants. 1t has been suggested that the
consular officers act as representatives
OF the immigration bureau. There is on-
lection to this, however. upon the
grounds Of divided authority. Mr.. Pow
Derby is in favor of placing the admins
tration Of the law of this character IN
the hands of either the state department
or the treasury department and to hold
the person who to administer 1T respon-
sible. If authority is divided the result
would be the usual one in such cases,
namely, the law would fail Of its pur-
pose.
Representative Cornell, who is one OF
the rich men of the country, Is greatly
Interested in the subject. and has been
in conference with Mr.. Powderly con-
corning it. So anxious is the Pennsyl-
yania congressman that prompt action
be taken that he has decided to draft a
law on the lines indicated. He has also
determined to employ at his own ex-
pense the best legal talent in the coun-
try to pass upon the constitutionality
of the proposed law in order that 1t VIII
stand q better chance of being declared
constitutional In event OF the supreme
court being called upon to pass upon IT..
In connection with the measure con-
templated, Mr.. Powderly will also rec
ommend the adoption of legislation
which will compel all emigrants on
landing to register and to declare their
intentions as to citizenship. He also
want sauthority to keep watch upon all
aliens for period of five years, or until
they become naturalized. If during the
time they are aliens they develop anar-
chlstic tendencies the commissioner
general will recommend that the power
be given him to deport them.
In addition to this, he will recommend
the adoption OF the Bertillon system OF
4 fs,
study Of this system. and is OF the opin-
in it will be valuable to his bureau IN
keeping track Of the aliens until they
leave the country or become natural
lied. The fact that aliens are beins
watched by a powerful government IKE
that of the United States would, he be-
iieyes, have a, wonderful effect, as II
would convince all aliens that they are
on their good behavior, and could be de-
ported whenever they showed the least
sign of making undesirable citizens. AL
tho there is no appropriation for carry
ing out the plan of keeping track OF
aliens, Mr.. Powderly has made some IN
yestigations on his own account, ana
has found that the largest percentage
of the worst crimes are committed by
the foreign born element.
Legislation requiring newcomers to
declare their intentions would undoubt-
eddy simplify matters for the general
government in the event of riot or OF
violence done to persons who claim TO
he subjects of foreign governments.
Whenever a riot happens and sup
posed foreigner is injured he immediate
ly sets up a claim for indemnity, and
calls upon the government of the coun-
try from which he came to enforce 1t.
Foreign complications Of serious
character have been threatened by Incl
dents of this character, and 1t after
wards developed that the person in
question had either declared his inten-
ton of becoming a citizen or had actu-
ally been naturalized. With complete
record of every one who enters this
country, it was ppinted out by Mr.. Pow
derby, 1t would be simple matter to
determine whether or not the victim of
violence was naturalized citizen or the
subject of foreign government. This
would spare the country the disturbance
TO business and peace of mind which us
-rally follows threatened international
complications.
Commissioner Powderly asserts there
;s no crying need for immigration, and
that the time has now arrived when the
United States should say 1t will accept
only the best classes of European civilf-
cation and bar out the worst. Laws
framed on these lines would in all prob
ability cause some delay on the part of
persons coming to the United States,