The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
SCUM OF EUROPE
DUMPED INTO AMERICA BY iMMI'
GRAFTON AGENTS.
CONS TANTLY VIOLATE LAWS
Report of Special Inspector Braun
Hungarian Government Agents
Worst offenders-other Countries
Scheme to Our pisadvantaqe.

worst OHenders-Other countries
Scheme to Our Disadvantage.
Washington-In response to the
Sulzer resolution passed by the House
Secretary Metcalf Of the Department
of Commerce and Labor sent to the
House the report of Special Immi-
grant Inspector Marcus Braun, which
deals at great length with the charac-
ter OF Immigrants coming to this coun-
try and the attitude Of the European
governments on the matter MI.
Braun declares he has incontroVertible
evidence that while the number OF
aliens shipped to this country who are
legally inadmissible because of di-
sease is diminishng. immigrants in
admissible for other reasons are CON
| stantly brought into the country in
large numbers "by the concerted ac-
tion of some European governments
and steamship agencies, by bankers
and schemers of all sorts
He declares that while these gov
ernments have laws ostensibly in
tended to restrict immigration, in
stead of doing so, they actually en-
courage it by keeping alive the patri-
otic spirit of the fatherland in the
minds of these colOnlsts," by repre-
senting that unless they adhere 10 the
principles of home patriotism their
governments would leave them with
| out protection in 'barbaric America.
He cites the fact that $5O,OOO,OOO
was sent last year from the United
States to Austria-Hune alone from
! these immigrants. Mo- a single prom
Use which the new Hungarian immi-
| grant law guaranteed has been kept.
| experienced the bewildcring specta-
r1s M .nf
upon hundreds of agents licensed by
the Hungarian government carrying
on and conducting an almost unheard
of campaign to get immigrants. in di-
rect and open violation of the laws
He states that in order to discourage
Hungarians from becoming American
citizens the precaution is being taken
to advocate the establishment in the
, United States of hungarian homes,
churches. schools and Institutions. the
intention of which is to avert the ter
rife danger" of Hungarians becoming
naturaliZed.
Mr.. Braun then takes up immigra-
ton from Turkey. Asia Minor and Sy-
ria. Speaking of the Armenians, he
says that they have invented scheme
whereby they can stay in Turkey and
at the same time defy Turkish laws.
This scheme consists of IA large num-
Der of Armenians emigrating to the
United States and as soon as they have
earned sufficient money for their need
they return supplied with American
citizenship papers and are continually
conspiring against the Turkish govern,
ment under the protection of American
citizenship.
Regarding immigration from Italy
he says that an Italian subject may
leave that country for any place on the
globe except the United States without
Il passport.
He further declared, upon the state
ment of bankers and steamship agents.
that the amount annually received in
Italy from Italians in this country av-
erages 81 n day for every Italian in
this country. 1t is openly stated, he
says, in the Export Revue. n semi-offi
cial organ of the Austrian government,
that thrce-fourths of the immigrants
leaving that country for the United
States come under contract, and, add
ing:
God forbid that the American gov
ernment should read this
The emigration from the Turkish do
mains. says Mr.. Braun. is nothing
less than Il menace to this country;
from there we positively get the wors'
kind of people in the world. Violations
of the Immigrant law will continue, he
declares. as long as there are agents
and sub,agents OF The steamship com
panies working on commercial basis
These violations are not confined to
Europe alone. but are fragrant in Am
erica. Bankers. publishers of newspa-
pers in foreign languages, foreign cler-
gymen and others doing business here
are ardent missionaries in inducing
immigrants to come here for purposes
~ 1,,it int
ested in the return traffic.
The foreign priest and minister, he
says, is most dangerous meddler
and political agitator. II has become
favorite expression to speak OF our
colonies in America"
He has word of commendation for
the Russian Jew Once he becomes
resident of this country, Mr.. Braun
says, the Russian Jew stays, and his
children become among the most patri
otic and thriftiest of our citizenship
Based upon his investigation, Mr.
Braun makes a series of recommend
ations:
That the United States maintain
abroad a secret surveillance of unde
sirablc immigration.
That statute be enacted requirine
aliens to produce at landing "certi-
ficate of origin" from the neares'
Uniteu states consul, TO De issued only
in the event that satisfactory informa
tion has come to the consul respectin
the alien from secret service officials
That a bond be required of not les
than $4,000 from persons engaged ir
the United States in the sale of steam
ship tickets, forwarding money, con
tracing labor. etc, for faithful an
conscientious performance oil obnSa
tions and contracts
That law be enacted making it
criminal offence for any resident of th'
United States to travel abroad for tn
purposes of inducing immigration To-
temporary or permanent stay, exempt
| ing only relatives.
That naturalization laws be AMENDED
to require a longer period of residence
before citizenship is granted.
New Patrick Evidence.