Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-09

ccssof. frealdenf Mci<lnloy, stated that
thr time had come fQf tnr nation %
dead. r6coinmcno that ma connreea
tlkn octini toward thln cnn. The firat
cumg into their country " such numbers
81 cesfeaers rate ae.'a who ara n aor,h
err piitcNn
perlls Of immigration.
Tho Question of Immigration Is ~
year cnling June -, 1916. there camc 30
,es n.y." states i'v,,s in'inls,t ss, -
rs sfesior punle ~ o. = people than
e ~, gsse s.s'ns one n nnlar Fs sa
Ahirh inseftentd uulNten the firni lnnd-
inr IA Jamestown and the Declaration ~
Independence q ia clearly shawn in the
report nf the Commissioner General uf
immigration that while much ~ this
nuufmDuA lmmiGtAtiuu a. uuipunifuiN
healthy healthy and nstg,ga, ssonsiaeIaols is",
ur another. moreover considerable
proportion % ID, probably a very lafFe
proportion, Including most ~ fhn on.
its own Initiative. bat because az TIE acc
tifity ~ tho agents o. the great trans
uortntiun companies THESE aEDntH AfN
the offer ~ aii KINDS ~ Inducements
they 4hrfdlr and ga inla many iHnls
Rrnnfs, often against their hest interest,
NM NMIIIN NHNNI NNII NtNHN N|NNMNN NIH
Vtnrle we hive 20 encounter IN che 81
fort 20 SECURE n proper regulation % the
Immigration % these shores afiaca from
ths dttrrmlncd opposition Of the forcigu
steamship lines. who have no Interest
whatever iu the netter save 90 incrrRse
ihr fTiufur on their capital by carry
ms MASSES "a immigrants hithcr w the
sterrnEe quarters ~ their ships.
~ Fald in my last mtaaaeo 10 the
cunNfsas. W can not have too much im-
inisfntiop ~ hhe Eight aut,i ano We
should have none whatefcr ~ the wrong
Epr4. uf c0usat u d desirable that Ctln
tne fisht hlnd 81 immigration should he
properly distributed inc thia country. We
nerd morg % such immiEfntivn Tor tht
20 secure a. Perhaps "a wuuiu be- pos
slble % limit the uumbsf ~ iamEfants
allowed te come Va any one year 10 New
Rofa and other northern cities, Whic
leaving unlimited thn numner 10 come
90 the south. Always prov iiru, how
ever that a Htrieter effort n made %
kind come 80 our country anywhere. a.
actual practice q has proved 10 DIM
cut ~ ENFORCE the Immigration laws
whefc long HtretcheH of frontier marked
tween as .inu our nriehtpfe That I roe.
culmeud that 30 Immigrants ~ allowed
20 come IN from Canada and Aexieo.
save natives 40 ths two ropntsios thcnt-
SELVES, 40 mucn na pnaElnic Hhoulo ur
done 20 distribute the immlAraNts !. .suu
The laua ard keep them away from The
] NNWNN"|
the iafgo cnles. Bot distribution - a
palliative, NOT "A cure. Tho primo ncra
h. 20 keep out AL immigrants who vita
nOt make gool American cltlrfns. Tho
ufifrFiTi uic immigrants should DC
strengthened. Adequate means should
be- euupteu. enforced by Fufficicnt pon-
nltirs. 10 compel steamship companies
cuEagtd in Tho paescugtf tusiursH 10
ohaorEc In good fnitn the law which for
nlse them ~ rnceutise ~ setcn lgnl
thvfr should be a sharp limitation Inn
posed upon an vessels coming 90 our
/ ports as TO the nnsnbrr " ifumlgrnnts
Ia ratio % the tonnagc which each vse-
AL can carry. This ratio should be high
enough 10 insure the coming hithrr ~
- good class OF ei'ena ian pospiDle.
punishmeni ~ those who Induce aliens
10 come 90 This country under PROMISE
ur assurance Of employment. ~ should
~ made ponsiole 70 iufiict q sufficiently
iHtinE TINS Jaw a. deter him from takluE
she risk. II seems 70 me wise that
,hsfs should Dc an ln,srn ,,,s sg .t
81 Immigration. which has more than a
merely national Significance. such con
ference could amonr other things en,el
at length into the methods for aeeurinp
Is thorough inspection Of wouid-be i'm
migrants nt the ports from which thry
desire 90 embark before permitting then
10 embark.
"a dealing with this question Il n an
wise 90 depart from the DID American
tradition and 40 discriminate for ~
against any man who desires 10 coms
| here ana become e citlaen. save on ths
ground % she mans fitness for cltizon
SIP, a. N our right ana duty % CON
slider his moral ana social quality liza
i standard ~ living should ~ such tina
~ wiI not, uv the pressure Of eempeli
uuu, lower the standard ~ living ot Ou
| ewu wage workers, for u must ever b.
9 prime object " our legialniinn g kesi
i HNIII NhUIT standard kNAnW fnl
man VINO seeks 10 come here u iron
(he moral and social Ftnualiulnf ui suci
csaraeisr 81 90 pa salt 70 ad s VAIN ., y,
/ welcomed. We can not afford 10 pal
heed 10 whether ne " one creed ur an
other, Of ens nat.ol 9r another. ",
| Catholic Or Protestant, jew or tentiic
| whether he ~ Eneiishman ar lrlshman
frcnchuan OF uermag, Japane..s lnl
What We should desire 10 find out n IN
lndlyiilual quaiity Of the individual man
10 my iudsnant, with this end IN view
own agents TAR Inofe rigld ipHpectloi
IA the countries from which, the immi
grants come VIII oe gtent dea ,
81 the right Kind. than a great numbe
az Immigrants, mnnS " whom are nee
eHNnfily ug thf wrong hlud- - tar 81
possible, We wish tu limit the immisra
ton 20 this country Ca persons who pro
pose "a become citixCnH ~ this country
and W. can VOL afford ia insist upul
Hdruuats scrutiny 81 the character %
those Who arg thus pregossd cor t,l,ar
Ia the afrinrency % p.c laws 10 Ne
out inhane ldiuflc rpileptic. and paupe
immigrants. Hut thiA n ~ ne mfah
every man 81 anarchiatic tendencies. al
pia III isad character. the incolnpcten
the lays, the vicious, the physically an
fit defective. or degenerate should D
kept out. The stocks out 81 which am
rricun citizenship II 80 b. built shout
he ntrunH and healthy. sound in n0u3
mind hud character ~ tt b. o1irctc
that The government agenta would pc
they would rertainly select better tina
40 the agents and brokers ~ faffis
steamship companies, the people Nh
nov DO whatever selection q done.
VeNaslous Chinese Problems.
1he question arising ln connection wit
| Chinese immigration stand ~ them
selves Tho conditions IN Chinn are sue
that the entire Chinese eoolie class, thp
ls the clHsH % Chinese l1hurers. aklllt
and uunklied. leEltimntriy come unde
the head az undesirable Immigrants 4
IT'S country. heranAe - ihfif nun'beri
the lpW ~ases for which they work Az
their low ntaudnrd 81 lieinF kpt ont
is "a % the interest nt this country (
keep them out, but Tbs Chinese Authorl
Ties 90 not dcslre Tint they rhonld ,
p pS'R' 81 lawn lave amply adsaaaie I
accomplish this purpose These Jaw
hHNr hcfu, arc heins. and viii be- thnl
auEhly enforced The violations az thrf
are 80 FEW in npmhrf ~ ~ ~ innniles
There N no SERIOUS prUroaai 10 alter "a
Immigration lpw as fNNafda the Chimes
laiofrr, skilled Of uuHhiiirdi ana iher
r,,,.. . ~. eat tt..' w, $780, .fa,t,, ~, III