Evening journal., 1905-11-23
MANY ALIENS
SMUGGLED IN
Most of Them Come Through
Mexican Ports Then Cross
the RioGrande
INSPECTOR TELLS OF THE SCHEME

Washington, Nov. 23.-Marcus Braun,
the Hungarian immigrant Inspector, who
was recently reinstatcd after a brief sep
aratlon from his place, due 10 trouble
with government detectives I'm Budapest,
was one Of the Presidents callersi at the
White House. After his visit he took
train for Montreal, where he Is stationed
by the Immigration Bureau TO look out
Tor the appearance Of undesirable char
ac'ers who may try TO cross the border
IN violation OF our laws. Mr.. Braun said:
| The smugglng OF Chinese and other
aeoafred persons from Canada has al
most ceased. This IS due mainly to the
5000 head tax that the Canadian govorn-
.hent places upon all Chinese iaborers.
lhat Is all the exclusion law they have.
was one OF the Presidents callers at the
now as far as the illegal entry of
chinese is concerned, Is along the Mexi-
can border. They are nocltlng over tho
fuo Sranue in considerable numbers ali
the time, and Il Is next to impossible 20
stop them. Another menace along the
Southern border Is tho smuggling over of
diseased, criminal and other classes OF i'm
migrants who have failed to get In
through the regular ports.
The French steamship line touching at
but ftp roves effective. Our chief peril
this class Of trade. There is a regular
tranic carried on by organized concerns
with principals, agents, sub-agents and
guides, who undertake 10 get Immigrants
through our lines at $500 a head. A ship
load OF these immigrants that have been
shipped back 70 Europe from New York
viii arrive at Vera Cruz. They are there
met by the agents Of the smuggling syn
dicate who pilot them 20 the railroad
station and put them on trains bound for
III Paso. Laredo or Eagle Pass. But they
are TOO smart 20 remain on the trains
Vera Cruz Is doing n rushing business Ia
chat our inspectors Will be watching for
them there, so they drop on ten or mr.
teen miles south Of the Mexican border
line. There they are met by guides who
furnish them with cowboy OUTFITS and
horses and steer them across the border.
After little dodging OF the more fre-
quented roads they are safely across tho
Rio Grande and in tho United States.
The Rio Grande seldom has more than
n few inches OF water IN It's channel and
IL Is no trick az an 20 get over. It would
take tho entire United States army TO
prevent this sort OF smuggling all along
the line though the department is doing
great work in apprehcndlng many OF
these undesirable people from getting any
further than the big Texas cities. we
have men stationed throughout Texas on
the lookout for strangers from the
South who cannot talk the language and
who give themselves away by their evil
dent unfamiliarity with our customs
: Two years ago Mr.. Braun followed q
consignment OF deported immigrant,
l from New York 20 Italy. TO France and
back 10 Vera Cruz and into the United
= States I'm tho precise manner described II
his interview. Hc passed himself on a.
! one OF the smuggled foreigners and sue
ceeded IN causing the arrest and deporta.
, tion OF a majority OF his companions
Many OF them, however, succeeded IN
oluding the immigration inspectors, foI
as soon as they reached the border they
split into numerous smaller parties and
separated to make their way one by one
or in little groups into the centres OF our
population.