The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-19
WILL ASK MORE
PATROL VESSELS
IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES eco MORE BOATS FOR WATCH
ING THOSE WHO smuoeLE CHINESE INTO THIS COUNTRY

In making their way % the United /
states from the other side.
Commissioner General Sargent %
the United States immigration hu
reau on his last tour OF inspection /
of the different bureaus of the Pa
elne coast made a thorough inyea
| tisation into tho matter, during
which he readily saw that some dif
fefent plan would have To- be de-
vised a the practice was % be stop |
ped
While IN this section Commission
or General Sargent had a long con
ference with Inspector Eatell and
Captain r. n roEier. of the tnited
States revenue cutter Grant Cap.
tain Tonior is recognized a. being
one Of tho best Informed men In the
service as regards the hhnnta ~ the
smugglers iufestlng this coast lie
Is also thoroughly familiar with all
Of tho channels and every nook and
Granny among the islands between
/ this city and the Canadian border
which would On any way afford a
/ hiding place for the sluops which
convey the men 10 this country
Captain Tozier who Is now tn the
city. informed a star reporter this
morning that Commissioner General
Sargent told him during a confer
ence held ON beard the Grant. that
I In hla opinion the only way In
which the immigration officials
could hope 10 successfully cope with
/ the situation would b. with the aid
81 several fast craft lie HuEscsted
! that about three vessels from so 20
I 90 feet IN length. and one vcuaoi
| somewhat larger. which could be
used az the flagship Of the fleet
would be able 90 take care Of the
district and keep "a thorough watch
ever tho waters.
The smaller vessels" said Mr..
Sargent. "shuuld az least have
/ speed % rs knots an hour. while the
/ larger one should have a speed Of
| from IS 20 20. The Idea Of having
a large vessel would b Tor the pur-
pnse % watching over the smaller
| craft and rounding them up. when
| a combined move was being Goa
/ templatcd on any one point Or In
/ case 81 general raid set for a Ger
1 tain time on a rendezvous OF the
smuEgiers"
The local immigration officials.
when approached tn regard to the
| subject this morning stated that
| they we're In every way fnvorHbly
| Inclined toward having fleet ot
vessels TO aid them In their work
At the present time our hands
are practically tied behind our
backs" said inspector W. u. Estell
That Ia. when the smuggling % IN
welcome aliens to this country by
water Is taken into consideration.
Al that ne can az present depend
On is information furnished rs By
our inspectors In the districts from
| which the aliens are supposed n
I leave. We then have To get along
I the best way We can. Our force of
uatroi vessels nov are hardly 10 De
expected 20 thoroughly cover the
vast territory in which they have
TO work.
The vessels are small and aiow
aud have but little accommodations
for a prolonged cruise. IN many
cases these smugglers take weeks
and even months in coming 10 this
country from British Columbia.
In this manner they slude the
vigilance Of the patrol boats. - the
islands which afford excellent hid
ing places for them are 50 numerous
that the smuKElera can wei afford
10 take their time From one island
the sioops proceed To another, al
ways under the cover o. darkness,
and 80 finally get across the Tine.
wherf they take 60 the woods. after
Which t is like looking for a needle
ia a haystaek to try 10 locate them
Captain Tuzier. 81 the Grant. In
speaking 81 the matter said The
plan for a fleet 81 vessels 20 aid the
| immigration officials is an excellent
one. and one which should b acted
upon promptly. II this smuggling
business ~ 20 cease. In my opin-
ion there q hardly any other way
out Of the difficulty. The immigra-
ton officials cant walk on the wa
/ ter and Il IL impossible 20 watch
/ the waterways without being aboard
Z some vessel Commissioner Gen
/ eral Sargent further told me that he
/ Vas fully aware ~ the difficulties
/ which beset the immigration Off
/ eiaia In tho pursuance 81 their du-
/ ties and that he would make
I thorough report - the conditions
/ as they existed on his return 10
1 Washington.
4 In the cast. where the conditions
I are not nearly so difficult az they
/ are here patrol boats operated un-
Il der the direction o. the immigration
/ officials have met with great sue
cess. and In ny opinion they will
/ do 30 here"
II The HORSE shev.s Hat.