The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-15
FOREIGN CONVlCTS
MAY BE OEPORTED
The Examiner says:

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ANY foreigner who within three
years of his arrival in the United
states shall be incarcerated in anv
prison or Jail or be confined in any
State or federal institution shall be de-
ported to the country whence he came"
This is the substance of a decision
just reached by Secretary Cortelyou of
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor. 1t is far-reaching decision and
Is rendered under the new law passed
at the last session of Congress. 1t is
also one of the most important rem
dered thus far by the new department
since the jurisdiction of all matters re-
lating to immigration was changed
from the Treasury Department to the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
Hart North, the local commissioner Of
immigration. is to a considerable de-
gree responsible for the change in the
law, as 1t was largely on his recon-
mendation that the time of residence Of
the deportable foreigner was increased
from one to three years.
The Interpretation placed on the new
law by Secretary Cortelyou is the
broadcast the words will bear, for 1t in
cludes all foreigners who become for
any period, however short "a charge
upon the state" or federal government.
1t affords the readiest means of getting
RID OF criminals almost as soon as they
land and also prevents those suffering
from disease. mental or physical. from
becoming burden on the government.
In the case of criminals, as soon as the
sentences have been served they will
be deported
Under the new order Mr.. North was
instructed to deport two Japanese who
are now serving sentences in the coun-
ty Jail.
The action Of Secretary Cortelyou in
constituting the new immigration law so
that all aliens who become a charge
on the State shall be deported is clearly
a correct Interpretation of the law as
1t stands, and will have a very good
effect" said Assistant United States
Attorney Banning, who is in charge
in the absence of Mr.. Woodward. 1T
Will remove most undesirable class of
aliens from the country. 1t will be the
means of getting rid of that class of
seamen who desert and in consequence
lose their pay and have to resort to
crime to get livelihood. That in
itself will be very beneficial. Most of
the crimes of aliens on their arrival in
this country are the result of poverty
The new law will cause the removal
from the country of a large proportion
who resort to crime to sustain life.
Another class who will be deported is
the Chinese women who are taken from
the disreputable houses and are kept
at the expense of the Govrnment. They
are public charge. Take the case of |
Lo All Fow, who was the cause of Tom |
Dicks conviction on a charge of hold |
ing her in involuntary servitude. 1t
will be a good deed to send her back to
her people in China.
I'm this district there are between
seventy-five and n hundred persons
who will be liable to deportation under T,
the new ruling. The most recent case |
is that of the five English sailors who |
are in the County Jail serving senten- |
ces, having pleaded guilty to snug |
Cling. They are Tim Symmetry, John
Phelan, S. A. Patterson, John Wilson
and Tilly Jorgensen. They preached
the cargo of the British ship Dumfries- !
shire and stole 100 pounds of white
lead. This they sold to a dealer on
Pacific street.
"Thomas Johnson and Emil Daniel
son, who deserted their vessel and as
saulted Frank Driscol, deputy collector
Of internal revenue, will be added to the
list. and deservedly so. Samuel Pat
terson. the Filipino sailor who is in Jail
for stealing; Tomas Pinzon, the MeXi-
can who was caught smuggling cigars;
Victor CriZon, who assaulted the cap
tain of the steamer San Mateo, and n
number of alien stowaways can be de-
ported.
1.-The immigrat ton bureau will have
plenty to do If they deport all who are
entitled to be cassed in the list made
possible by the action of Secretary Cor
telyou."