New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23

HOW UNDESIRABLE PERSONS GET INTO CANADA AN
THEN ARE RUN OVER THE BORDER.

They generally carry through tickets for Ottawa.
Toronto, Welland. Sault Ste Marie or Montreal
From those points. which referred TO in the
parlance of the smugglers and agents as border
towns. they railToaded one way or another
into the United States. There is an ARRANGEMENT
by which the steamship companies pay the head
tax of 81 on any immigrant who after having re-
manned in Canada less than year. decides to so
into United States. The bona fide immigrants
who come over generally apply at the offices OF the
immigration Inspector at Montreal at some
other point near the residence he has occupied in
Canada. There a certificate may be obtained to
allow the intending American settler TO go through
From this there has been collected for many
months more than $500 every four weeks. That ap-
plies only to those who apply to the inspectors for
certificates.
For years, however, these persons have been OBJ
tanning unrestricted admission the United States.
They simply avoided the entry towns went
across quiet river at night and got driven
out of reach of a customs official Now, however
things arc different. Robert Watchorn. the special
Immigrant inspector at Montreal. has working
under his direction at Quebec Sault Ste. Marie
Montreal. Windsor, Prescott and all aIong the
border. The results speak for themselves. After
taking four months to organize and get
things into working order, they had six months in
which to work until the end of the fiscal year. In
that time they had stopped more than two thou
sand and in the four months which have elapsed
since that time they have covered a great deal of
ground. and another years work of the kind will
open the eyes of the Canadian Government to the
peril with which this country is threatened in let
ting these aliens remain here. The inspectors pre-
vent the entrance of diseased and pauperized i'm
migrants into the United States. Nine-tenths of
their captures are made in the night. The SNUG
glers who have undertaken to ship the would-be
American citizens across the border generally bring
their victims to some out of the way spot. where
there is likelihood OF any officer being present
Then at night a boat is secured, and the immi-
grants are rowed a river or driven over the
border for some distance to reach railway. Since
the beginning of the present fiscal year ten pro-
fessionaI smuggIers have been prosecuted. Some
have been convicted and are serving time. Others
have been indicted and awaiting trial
The number of arrivals at this port for the
months of July. August, September and October
has been a little more than twice as great as in
the same period of last year. The proportion OF
diseased and generally inadmissibe persons re-
mains the same. When II IS considered that the
number of aliens classified Canadian immi-
grants solely for the purpose Of concealing their
intention of entering the United States furnishes
more diseased and inadmissible subjects than all
the American ports of entry combined, including
Quebec st. John and Halifax, 1t viii be seen what
a task is imposed upon the border officers. The
rroportion Of rejected IS per cent declared
immigrants landing here. TO 50 per cent who come
as Canadians and afterward try TO slip across the
harbor-
ne course bv far the greater number or those
who landed at Quebec Canadian settlers have
taken I'D farms in the Canadian Northwest ana
Ontario district. some OF lIle oeSt CItl-
zens this country desire come over yearly
and settle in Canada, go to the North, West
or Southwest OF the United States to settle on
farms That class is gain to the whole con
tinent The crowd THAI the immigration inspect
ors have TO watch. however, are not OF the
same kind at all Nne-tenths or even ninety
nine hundredths of them world not touch plough
or any other instrument Of industry. Ihey mead
for the large cities and the Official ngures prove
,ha, ~ those who seek to obtain certificates as
residens of Canada 20 per cent are bound for Bos-
to, philadelphia. New-York. Baltimore ana Chi-
cago. No.. .,.
- s,a,es Was explained by one OF the i'm
migration officials here a short time ago as
desire to reach place where poofhouSe SSs-
tenn ST and where the sick could obtain free
s.epda1ce while of the tanadlah prov.
es 5sve poorhouses those institutions are not
~ -, r,esnS so numerous as similar piacfS sIe
Dy any nn,aaSS states The conditions or admis-
sion too are much more severe man Van eey tnaeee
49, ~ he on the American side. OF a.. 'i sS
ppessong with many of the diseased inhrm ana