Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-16
TOUR OF INSPECTION
COMMISSIONER sARaENT's LONG
TRIP.
Visited All the Immigrant Stations as
Far West as Honolulu and on
the Canadian Border.

F. P. Sargent, commissioner general or
immigration, has returned to Washington
from a long tour Of inspection of immigrant
stations in the west and at Honolulu, dur
Ing which he conferred with immigrant Of
fcials at many points and acquainted him.
self fully with the situation and needs Mr..
Sargent first went to New Orleans, and
from there went direct to Honolulu. A
large number Of Japanese immigrants ar
rived there the day after Mr.. Sargent got
there. They were taken to the quarantine
station for detention. Mr.. Sargent ar
ranged for more conveniences for the i'm
migrants by putting up a temporary deten-
ton station. Congress has appropriated
$3OOOO for permanent detention station at
Honolulu.
The immigration service was sat1sfactor
lily conducted there, but Mr.. Sargent found
a scarcity or employees and will recommend
that the force be strengthened by two addi-
tional inspectors. The plans for the per-
manent station to be put up have been
made under direction of Mr.. Sargent, and
Will be submitted to Secretary Shaw for
his approval. Mr.. Sargent spent some time
visiting the Hawaiian Islands, and found
much in them to admire, he said.
On the Pacific Coast.
Returning to San Francisco Mr.. Sargent
spent five days there. He says the serv-
ice there is excellent. He next visited Port
land, Tacoma, Port Townsend and Van
couver. B. c.. returning over the Canadian
Pacific to Winnipeg and then to st. Paul.
From there he went to Montreal. Il had
conferences with the immigrant officials at
every point l visited" said Mr.. Sargent,
and inspected the work carefully. Every
where the laws were being rigidly enforced,
was no criminal or serious laxity in the en-
forcement of the laws there, but the Of
fcials apparently did not fully understand
the policy Of this office as to the admin
istratton of the immigration laws. Besides
this larger force Is needed and will
recommend to Secretary Shaw that he ap-
point additional men at several places.
found that Japanese were being admitted
without medical inspection OF course
Immediately corrected this and will see that
in the future there are no admissions with
out inspection.
Good Conditions Along the Border.
Il was pleased with conditions along the
Canadian border. The personnel of the
force is good and the spirit and work up
to requirements. The Canadian border is
practically closed to the Illegal admission
of aliens except where they get in by coun-
try roads. At Montreal 1 met and con-
ferred with forty immigrant officials of this
country and received from them reports of
their work. l also met officials of the
Canadian railways and am glad to say
that the roads are living up to their agree
ments with this country as to the imm1-
grafton business. :, They are cooperating
with us in every way possible. There are
fewer diseased people coming over the Dor
der than ever before.
while in the west l found the people
full of appreciation of the visit OF the
President, and carried away with admira
ton for him. Everywhere l found discus
sions of the results of his trip and all of
them were favorable to the Presidents po-
,l,xl, 10 Ca6
regret that they could not get to see the
President"