The San Francisco call., 1905-08-12
THE IMMIGRATION LAWS.

THE administration of all law should tempered by equity
The general policy immigration laws is less Sict tnd
should should only treat the people OF all naucns
alike, should aim restrict immigration down 10 ne pot
indicated by industrial needs OF the country But he even
The principle of equity temper the enforcement OF the law
Its administrators should play avotes either on the score Oh
1t one proper purpose the law exclude all immigrants
who way guaranteed against becoming public
charge paid this in Eastern ports the
facts testify pantropc heart OF the country wrung by
OF and distress the immigrants on the East
Side New York Instead OF being two years IN the country VIII"
being public charge percentage of years excessive
Immigration the pauPer list within SIX months or year
after landing This fact makes all the more notceaD the stern
ness of the immigration officers which the public amply
guaranteed against the hepessness and pauPesm OF other classes
The administration of the law should impartial policy
same The law does put head tax upon
tourist aliens transit through the country But notwithstanding
this port the head imposed tourists regularly
across the United States lhese tourists are not @
presence the country temporary and 1t oppressive to compel
Pacific Ocean steamship companies this unlawful head
lax 1t shows discrimination the administration of the
law and is special incubus the trade across the
1t part of the unfrendy attitude toward of
who
enterprise shipping treated they public enemies
property Disseminated against by being subjected to all
local taxation foreign escape and they carry
mi y+ on the Fourth Of 1uIy we boast Of the flag and fondly
hope peak American ships all the of the
for nadvertene and the national all
hndering hamperng the of the Pacific
Ocean WHICH Cabinet officer proclaimed had been made an Amer
Not long ago Pacific liner brought here four orphan children
charge we'll Bishop of the Mormon church,
their having that faith He gave the guarantee of
they would become public charge. home
adoption waiting for them in Idaho But Notwithstanding
orphans ordered deported They
children the oldest being only OF By inadvertence
without design they landed to Idaho and
adopted into family OF large property abundanty able to rear
and educate them
This regarded henous ofense though the public
amply against the paupesm Of the Children and is
that the steamship company shall be prosecuted the
be subjected heavy penalties for bringing
children charge of responsible Bishop of their church.
good opinion OF of the policies OF the Mormon
But thing be admitted in behalf
the Mormon body the needy and helpless and does
u leave them public charity.
The question arises, Bishop of other church. having
hierarchy had landed here with children under the crcun
would his charges have been ordered deported by the
immigration We doubt it. But the Momon have in
respect exactly the legal rights other
Therefore apparent either that other churches
that the Mormons denied legal equality
right Applying the principles of equity the administration
right orphan children be questioned
they denied the benefits of both law and equity For
punishment because their Mormon be-
settled policy the immigration authorities to do all
that they hinder and oPPess American shipping at this port
attempting visit the penalties upon inadverence public
being ouageously misused If rights denied
the Momons freely accorded Others violation of
constitution which forbds discrimination between diff
ferent forms OF religion