The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20

be found in the so.called "Fines or Lat
liner amendment" suggested By Sen
ator A. C. Latiner, of South Carolina.
The Senator from South Carolina point
ed out that foreign embarkatior oy Il
medical or other competent eXalniosi-
nation.
In support of his amendment, Sen
ator Latimer showed On the floor of
the Senate May 23rd a circular issued
bv one of the steamship companies in
structing their pursers to receive on
board and bring to this country in vio-
lation of our laws dangerously conta-
giously diseased person if the person
deposited with the purser sufficient
funds to pay the fine and the expenses
of deportation in case of objection by
our Immigrant inspectors. Although
the Senator's amendment was not
adopted in full, the bill incorporates in
Sections l9 and 8 part of the amend
ment and forbids the steamship COM
pauies fine of one hundred dollars for
bringing to this country the following
classes excluded by Section 2-danger-
Gus or contrgiously diseased aliens, idi-
OTIS, minded persons, insane per-
sons, and epileptics, provided the ex-
istence of such disease or condition
might have been detected by means OF
a competent medical examination by
the steamship officials at the point of
embarkation. 1t is difficult to under
stand, as Senator Latimer pointed out
on the floor Of the Senate, Why this
principle of a fine should not be en-
tended to all the classes of objection
able immigrants brought here con-
trary to Section ?. Such provision
would make the foreign steamship COM
panies live up to our laws and save
many an alien a forlorn voyage across
the ocean. Last year thousands Of poor
unfortunates were inveigled by the
steamship companies merely for the
sake of the passage money into max
ing the trip only to be denied entrance
and deported. Since foreign govern
ments will not allow our officials to in
specJ on the other side, and since
slight examination on the part Of a
steamship official would prevent the
heart-rending scenes of deportation,
aud would result in turning back thous-
ands of defcients and dependents who
run the gauntlet of our inspection, es-
cape detection and gain access to this
country by some crook or appeal to
Washington, it does seem that the
amendment in its entirety ought to
have been adopted.
These are not the only Senators who
are with US in our efforts to secure
needed immigration legislation, but
these are the men who have manned
the guns. done the committee work,
made the speeches and managed and
secured the passage of this, the best
piece of Immigration legislation ever
considered by the Congress. Their
names deserve to 60 down in the his
tory of this country and should be rev.
cred by all good patriotic citizens. Jun
iors of South Carolina do not forget
Senator Latimer for the able and ef-
fectiye work which he has done on the
Senated Immigration Committee and
on the floor of the Senate in behalf of
our country, its welfare, and its citi-
zenship; Juniors Of North Carolina, do
not for get Senator Simmons; Juniors
of Kentucky, do not forget Senator Nc
Creary; Juniors of Massachusetts, do
not forget Senator Lodge, and Juniors
of New Hampshire, don't forget Sena-
tor Dillingham;. All these men have
rendered most valuable service in be-
half of a cause very dear to US. We
stand, as The American has said be-
fore, but if we are to have our prin-
ciples prevail we must work for the
men who espouse our cause and who
work for our principles. And when we
find men who stand up for principles
in places of power and influence, let US
show our appreciation by doing every
thing we can to continue them in those
places of power and influence. Let us
no exchange the old tried and true for
the new and inexperienced.