Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-29
WILL BE MEASURED
BERTTLLON SYSTEM TO DETECT
SMUGGLING OF CHINESE.
Ten Outfits Ordered by the Immigra-
tion Bureau - New Arrangement
With the Canadian Pacific Road.

The immigration service has ordered ten
outfits OF the Bertillon system of physical
measurement and is preparing to use them
in the detection of Chinese. Every port Of
entry through which Chinese come to the
United States will be supplied with the ap-
paratus now so much used by the police
officials of the different cities Of the world.
The outfits are to be the best that can be
procured. and 1t is hoped to have them in
full operation by the beginning of the new
fiscal year, July 1, If not earlier. 1t is be-
heved that this system. which was pro-
vided for in an appropriation by Congress,
will put an end to the smuggling in Of
Chinese laborers as merchants or former
residents or citizens of this country. The
certificates now in use, with photographs
attached, are mere articles of merchandise
in many western cities They are frequent
ly to be found in pawnbrokers' shops
where they have considerable value be-
cause Of their usefulness to Cinnamon in
getting into the country.
immigration From Canada.
The immigration officials have concluded
an arrangement with the Canadian Pacific
railway which it is hoped will be effective
against the stealthy schemes of Chinese
seeking entrance to the United States. This
agreement is for the Canadian Pacific rail-
way to deliver direct to immigration Of
ficials at four places all the Cinnamon try
ing to come here through Canada. These
places are Malone, N. Y; Burlington, VT;
Portal, s. D., and Sumas, Wash. All China
men arriving on the steamers Of the Ca
madam Pacific or transported over Its lines
having the United States their destina-
ton will be delivered directly to the immi-
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detention buildings are being erected at
these places for the purpose of housing the
Cinnamon.
The railroad company has agreed that
all those to be deported will be Immediate
ly returned to steamers for shipment to
China. The advantage of the agreement is
in the fact that up to this time Montreal,
Canada, has been a great coaching place
for Chinese trying to get into the United
States through that direction. Canada has
head tax of 800 on Cinnamon arriving
and remaining there, but period Of about
three months Is allowed in transit. It has
been the custom Of those in charge of the
Cinnamon to hold them at Montreal long
enough to avoid the head tax. but to coach
the willy orientals with stories to be told
the immigrant officials that they are native
born Americans and entitled to entrance as
citizens. The Cinnamon have been so. thor
oughly coached with these stories that hum
dreds of them have been admitted at Ma
lone, Burlington and elsewhere. During
January, February and March $40 China
men applied for admission at Canadian
border points on the ground that they were
born In this country. OF this number 285
were admitted. Commissioner Sargent saw
that this would not do. and made an ar
rangement with the Canadian Pacific COM
pany which has been described.
immigration officials intend to ask Con-
gress to change the Chinese exclusion laws
so as to make Cinnamon claiming admission
to the United States on the ground of be-
ing citizens prove their claims instead of
requiring the burden of proof to the con-
trary to fall upon the government. It is
also proposed to allow the government the
right of appeal from decisions of commits
sioners in admitting Chinese. This right is
not now granted.