The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-01-08

conference, which are snbioined.
They stand as d valuable record Of
work done and Of lunaninlity obtained
after careful and earnest deliberation.
during which deliberations all sides. con-
ditions and combinations Of The question
were exhaustively considered by men, of
many minds. representing varied inter-
ests and all the states and territories of
the Union, the District Of Columbia and
Hawaii
In closing. your commission bess to
reiterate the statement that it heartily
and fully endorses the following set OF
resolutions adopted by the conference:
Resolved, That We heartily endorse
the position taken by the President that
the Chinese exclusion laws, fqrbidding
The admission of laborers, ought to be
maintained and rigidly and honestly en-
forced.
Resolved. That a rigid exa nnirAstidn Of
all incoming passengers from the Orient
should be made at the port Of denartnre,
as recommended for incomers at he At
lantic ports, so as to eliminate entirely,
if, possible. the hardships Of detention
and deportation. IS
Resolved, That We request congress to
provide better facilities for inspection
and examination at the Pacific coast
ports similar to those provided at Allan
tic ports.
Resolved, That our laws and treaties
should be so framed and administered
as carefully to except Chinese students,
business and professional men of all
kinds, not only merchants, but bankers,
doctors, manufacturers, professors and
travellers, from the action and enforce
ment of the exclusion laws.
Resolved, That, the members of the
National Conference on Immigration
the President of the United States in his
annual message to the congress, regard
ing the enforcement and amendment Of
the laws concerning immigration. and re-
garding an international conference to
deal with the question. They urge upon
the congress the speedy passage of the
lox IL 1n
tions. INFO effect.
Resolved, That the immigration laws
be amended in the following nartienlass:
(a) By placing in the excluded classes
"feepe- llllnaed persons, Il beri.ss
Af9 BY carefully defining the term per
song likely to become public charges" so
us to permit the exclusion of those per-
sons of permanently enfeebled vitality,
whether this condition is due to accident,
inheritance, disease, advanced age or
other defect;
e. By making provision so that the
air-space allotted to each person, III ships
carrying immigrants be not less than two
hundred cubic feet, instead of one hun-
dred and ten cubic feet for the main
deck, as now provided, and that the
space be proportionately increased for
the other decks.
ca BY making such provisions as shall
compel the service of food at tables with
seats, in compartments not used for
sleeping. ~
Resolved, That the penalty of $l0O,
now imposed on the steaIhship coEnpa anies
for bringing any diseased psisoh 10 the
United States be also imposed fot bring
ing in any person excluded by law,
Resolved That the government Of the
United States should provide some meth
Cd of investigation, examina tion and GER
ti6cation of foreign inmlgrantg in their
homo countries or at the port of depart
ure. so as TO more certainly avoid the
hardship OF deportation by preventing the
emba ,kation of persons exeiudea BY law
from admission into the United States.
Resolved, That in order 10 prevent the
undue concentration Of immigrants in
some parts of our country, and to erconr-
age better distribution in. sections where
conditions Day be more faXorahHs, the
Tnieea States government should afforJ
| to the separate states and territories cp-
grants at the ports of entry and also so
| far as it may be found practicable. be-
fore their arrival in this country, trus-
worthy information regarding the mater
ial resources and the conditions of life
and labor which confront theS followers
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