Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
BETTER QUARTERS FOR
WOMEN PASSENGERS.
immigration Commissioner Says in
flux of People Does Not Solve
Servant Girl Question.

TRENTON, Jan. 6:-An interest
ing report has just been presented to
Governor Stokes by the New Jersey
commission on immigration. The
members of the commission were APP
pointed by the governor and attended
the national immigration conference
conducted in New York city Deem
Der 6, 7 and s under the auspices of
the National Civic Federation. The
report summarizes the results of the
conference. II says:
Your commission organized by
appointing Blocker van Wagenen
chairman and the Rev. Adolph Roed-
err. secretary. with II. l.. Melindy and
Mrs. Caroline b. Alexander as addi-
tional members of a committee to re-
port proceedings to the governor.
Hugh F. Fox was elected by the dele
CATION to act upon the conference
committee on resolutions and to rep
resent the state in that body.
THE New Jersey delegation pre-
scented this interesting feature, that
it alone had the honor of including
women.
Its deliberations covered a series
of vital points such as: Out of a total
of 1,O26,499 immigrant arrivals in
1905 New Jersey received 57,35S, as
compared with New York's 1851
and Pennsylvania 210,70S. This
steady influx added to the foreign
population already in the state shows
an appreciate number in all depart
ments of human nativity, in the labor
market, in the charitable and correct
i've institutions, in the schools and is
thus kept prominently, sometimes un-
comfortably, before the citizens of the
state, presenting serious problems.
All the problems presenting them
selves, ranging from embarkation to
deportation (where that is necessary
are not inherent, but can be solved
very largely, if not entirely, by plain
common sense administrative regu-
lation.
THE domestic service problem has
not vet been favorably altered by i'm
migration in the state of New Jersey.
FINALLY, your commission express
os the hope that the governor will
consider the question of immigra-
ton in his message and exert his in
nuence to have the Legislature indorse
the propositions contained in the res
olutions adopted by the conference
and urge upon New Jerseys repre-
sentative in the senate and house of
congress action during the coming
session, which shall be substantially
in accord with the recommendations
therein contained"
The report says that the New Jcr-
sey commission fully indorses the
following resolutions adopted by the
conference.
THAT the position taken by the
president, that the Chinese exclusion
law, forbidding the admission of la
borers, ought to be maintained and
rigidly and honestly enforced.
THAT a rigid examination of all
incoming passengers from the orient
should be made at the port of de-
parture, as recommended for incom-
ars at the Atlantic ports, sc as to
eliminate entirely, if possible, the
hardships of detention and deporta-
lion.
THAT congress provide better ia
cilities FOR inspection and eXamina-
ton at the Pacific coast ports similar
TO those provided at Atlantic ports.
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 bank
ars, doctors, manufacturers, profess
sors and travellers, from the action
laws"