The courier., 1902-11-29

well as in the United States. For years
there was no restriction placed upon the
entry OF immigrants into Canada, and
the INSCRIPTIONS agents on the other
side of the water did not hesitate for
moment to send over the scum OF Eu-
rope. who, after getting past the Cana
dian authorities without much trouble,
passed over to the United States by
what is popularity known as the under
ground route" Fourteen months ago
the United States government placed a
special commissioner In Montreal. from
which the smuggling of immigrants was
carried on to great extent. Deputies
were placed at points along the border
from Sault Ste. Marie east to st. John,
N. B., and in ten months the commits
sioner and his staff have turned back
over two thousand immigrants who have
sought entrance to the United States.
The Canadian government, impressed
with the number of immigrants who
were being dumped in Canada after hav-
ing been refused admission to the States,
passed a bill at the last session to ex-
clude undesirable immigrants. That law,
however. is practically dead letter.
The Canadian immigration authorities
say that, while the law provides for the
deportation of undesirable aliens, there
is no provision for the enforcement Of
the law. Meantime the hordes of dis
eased. dirty, pauperized Syrians, ltal-
ians, Russian and Austrian Jews and
Armenians continue to pour into Que
bee The great bulk of the worst cases
at least two-thirds, IL not three-fourths
come by the Beaver Line boats Of the
Elder-Dempster Company. The moment
an Elder-Dempster Beaver boat comes
into the harbor the smell of condensed
dirt spreads through the lower portion
Of the city, and the stencil is almost
unendurable. So great did the nuisance
from this source become that the Elder
Dempster Company has secured patent
devices for deodorizing and purifying the
holds Of their ships on the way over.
Every Beaver Line boat that comes in
brings hundreds of the outpourings Of
continental Europe, and the immigra-
ton officers of both countries have a
hard time in disposing of them.
Patrick Doyle, the Canadian immigra-
ton officer at this port. is regarded as
one Of the kindest hearted Of men, yet
even he sometimes loses patience with
the crowds that have to be disposed Of.
They are generally so dirty after the
voyage that II is dangerous to go near
them, while their presence is revealed
at considerable distance by the odor.
This, Of course does not apply to all the
immigrants who come by the Elder
Dempster Line They have most Of the
undesirable ones, however, because, not
being members of the North Atlantic
conference, their rates are lower than
those of the other lines.
OF those immigrants who are rejected
at the border of the United States prac-
tically all come by the Elder-Dempster
boats. Their agents in England, and, in
deed. their representatives in all parts Of
Europe, drum up passengers Of all kinds.
So long as a passenger can walk, he or
she can secure a passage to the New
World by the Beaver Line. The COM
pany has an agreement with the United
States government to deport, at the cost
Of the company. any immigrant who may
not be up to the standard exacted by
the United States government. To
avoid the consequences of the agreement.
the agents of the line take their meas
ures in Liverpool. The United States
government receives a manifest from
the officers of the steamers as they reach
the wharf here. That manifest is sup
posed to contain the names Of all who
are destined for the United States. An
other manifest is handed to the Cana
dian authorities. giving the names OF
those who are intending to settle in
Canada.
The preparation of these manifests is
a matter Of great moment in Liverpool.