New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-07

also established an executive committee Of the
members thereof. with power to make, subject TO
the approval of the Secretary and in the inteFSaIs
tons in the rules as might from time 70 time APP
pear necessary. This provision has already (ustl-
ned ltsef IN reviewing many OF the hardsniPS Get
Ing upon steamboat owners by reason Oh the Iact
ticabie more frequently than once a year, =
also to determining the general condition OF the
service the renspection OF steamers. with the ana
completed. and showed in detail the conditions IN
al the more mp9rtant districts cts further ms b
service itself, showed great improvement IN me
the work Of the Service With few Exceptions is
careful and efficient. IT is also pleasing 70 m9ee
on the part Of the great majority Of STEAMBOAT
the desired standard.
IMMENSE IMMIGRATION.
The number Of aliens who applied for ADMISSION 65 e
during the year. 02S 49ss in excess by $50. 9I
which eT % 3 ana @ $50 Gf t 2as of s any
rivals in 1904 With respect to the sources from
which these immigrants are derived # is inter
Ing gurfs Iof 5s a ro e ie % SI s8 Ind rom the
UGed Kingdom D 1874 This and much other in
formation of practical value upon the subject az
Of the Commissioner General of immigration. to
which attention is directed -, ,,,io-
aliens have been added to 3nr @ tn the
necessity OF GonsderIag WRethsr some tQfquIee
measure should not be adopted so TO limit the
from our alien population increasing more rapidly
than il can be assimiated. Various suggestions
nave peen maze WIN TINS emu III vISni ou.
is none which promises so effectively to controi
the actual number of arrivals as the suggestion or
the Commissioner General that the number brought
on any vessel should be limited so as 10 oear
fixed ratio to the tonnage of such vessel Such n
plan would Furthermore have the addItional a0Vstfl-
tage that il would the temptation TO bring
question, well as avoid the unsahitaIF coIul-
tons resulting from overcroWding IN the steerage
resided i'm the United States before thus indicating
a net Increase in our population of about $4,000 a
sons rejected during the year, THESE hgures now
ever are rot entirely reliable because the only in
formation as 10 the former residence OF aliens IN
this country is that given by the aliens themselves
The actual annual increase from immigration is a
matter of such Importance to justify legislation
recurring the transportation lines to furnish COM
plete manfests of aliens departing from the United
States on their vessels.
The agitation OF the subject of Chinese exclusion
during the last year suggests the necessity Of a
critical consideration Of our laws. We cannot
pect to establish close commercial relations with
exclusion law, unless that law is so framed 10
do no than is necessary for the protection of
of those Chinese persons whose coming both China
and the United States avowedly desire to prevent
is a settled policy but such policy should be SO
intercourse of the two countries nor the reputation
of this government for acting justly and in good
China offers fertile field for American products
and American manufactures. but II the price 10 be
paid for trade with China is the unrestricted i'm
migration of Chinese OF all classes then In the in
terest of American labor and American citizenship,
we had better forego entirely that trade I believe
should be made in the present observation-disclosures
which will in no wise weaken them but will re-
actual incident to their administration One of the
chief sources of such injustice has been the rejec
persons nossessed OF certifcation OF their right
enter both from their own and our government