The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
Commissioner of Immigration
Denounces Those Who Traffic
in Flesh and Blood"
THOUSANDS ARE SENT BACK.
Believes Every Alien Coming to
This Country Should Bring At
tested Record and Medical
Certificate.


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New York Dec I-.-SpeakinC earnestly
ard forcefu.ly ana in a manner that i'm
pressed his hearers that his heart was IN
what he was saving. Frank p. Sargent
Commissioner General of immigration.
won hearty applause at the lecture before
the League for Political Education this
morning FOR his arraignment Of those who
traffic in flesh and blood and who are re
sponsiSle for bringing the worst class OF
immigrants to America
Into this country to-day comes some o:
the worst criminals of Europe" he as
serted. and I have the evidence Of IL in
my possession. The time has come for
this country to demand to know what is
the character of the iHmigrantS that are
being sent here. II is what the people
should demand Of the Government IN or
der 10 protect this country against Grim
irals
There is a terrible traffic in the i'm
portation Of immoral women from foreign
lands. We are sending back to Europe
thousands Of women, brought over here
By scoundreis. We should require of for
eisn countries report Of each individual
who comes to this country.
81 believe that every alien who steps on
a ship bound for America should be eH
anlined before he sails by a United States
medical examiner None should step on
ship but those who will be permitted TO
land
SENE BACK 1000 EACH YEAR
Now they are taking them out of hos
pitais and slnshouses and sending them
TO Ellis Island. From 500 TO 1900 per
sons are sent here annually. who have TO
be returned
Il want 10 get these people out where
! Trey can earn something for themselves
New York is d fine place to come to il
you nave money, but not a good place
in which TO get a job. i would like 10
see bureau OF Information esta blished
by Congress in connection with the Ru-
reau OF immigration. TO show people the
advantage OF going South and West 1
would like. as Representative, of the
United States Government, TO get husky
girls into domestic service where they
would have TO pay no commissions and
could trust the agent.
Immigrants are coming more rapidly
than ever" Mt. Sargent stated There
were 1900 in two days last week at the
port Of New York alone. You charitably
disposed persons who want to relieve the
congestion Of the city. try 10 find some
way for the Government to aid foreigners
TO get away from 1t.
There is no reason in aliens coming
who viii be going home in a short time
Il is time for America 70 have something
to say about aliens. as she has about
peace II you want TO maintain citizen
ship. YOU must have the best people OF the
world. the Industrious conscientious peo-
pie. who love their families and churches
and will stand by the nag OF the country
that shelters them
Mr.. Sargent said that sss.iO foreigners
came 10 New York State alone last year
about Sc per cent OF the total number of
imIngrants) I40.41s to Pennsylvania and
5000 TO Massachusetts. while to Virginia
there went only l.0sS. and to Florida only
95. Other agricultural States received sim
ilariy small proportions.