The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
How the Steamship Companies
Tout for Immigrants.

IT suppose ono of tho great forces ,.at,s-
t- FtlEl alton frow Europe U.s. -.e s-earl-
sairsr"
Yes They make from s40 to So ont -
cAeh fnan they bring across tn. Atlantic.
s.ia some single steamers ca-r, 81 tnoa-
sand or more at time. T.'s means pee
ceising from soon 10 5000 from that
source for single voyage EVERY -team-
ship company has its agents scattered
throughout Europe drumming ur such
custom. School teachers and local preach
ers may receive q small per cent of the
passage money fo~ each person they IN.
duce 70 go abroad and there arc als5
runners in eastern AID southern Europe
VINO go from cts 10 city and from
village 90 village for this purpose. They
teN fairy tales about the prosperity o:
the many immigrants row Iu America
and OF the opportunities we ouer 20
aliens lt Is by such means that paupers
and diseased persons are induced 90 make
TIE journey. only 20 find chat they are
shipped back upon landing.
"a 10 the Importation % undesirable
characters the commissioner general
continued. chat is largely prevented now
by our law We make each steamer
pay 500 fine for every person brought
% our shores who does not correspond
with the regulations Of admission. and
at the same time Wa force tire COM
panies TO carry persons back free OF
charge The result is a steamship COM
panv viii sometimes refuse TO take an
Immigrant without he DEPOSITS SOD with
# TO cover the danger OF this fine
Our Pauper Immigrants.
"But do we not admit many paupers
into the country
1--WE try to prevent IT," said Mr. sar-
gent. "And we do send many such back
TO Europe. Last year just about s0O
4
. 600 were kept out because they had
contag ious diseases. AS il is now I'd large
proportion OF the inmates OF our penal
and charitable Institutions are foreigners.
We have more than 1900 aliens in such
places. and OF these about 1000 are over
twenty-one years old. The most OF them
came in through New York. although
they are scattered all over the country.
As it is now more than q per cent. ~
an tho members Of such institutions ara
OF foreign birth and more than II per
cent have never been naturalized"
Russians Coming to America.
"Are the Russian troubles affecting our
immigration?''
eyes. We have had a big Increase from
that part OF the world, and IL the trou-
bles continue We will have more. We
got 1450oO from Russia and Finland i'm
1904 and about 1S5.O0o last year. showing
an increase Of just about 10000 The
increase in our number OF Hebrews Is
largely rue 70 the troubles I'm Russia.
We got 10000 Of them last year
Chinese Cheap Labor.
How about the Chinese, Mr.. Sargentg
Are not they unjustly kept out?'
II think not They are admitted ac-
cordinc to law and the laws are fairly
enforced Both our government and that
or the empire of China want 70 keep
these laborers out Of the United states
Nevertheless, the conditions arc such that
II is dimcuit to do so. It costs as mors
to guard this class Of improper immi-
grants than almost any other.
"FFow many Chinese came IN last year?''
LESS than 1000. and We sent back
so4 under the Chinese Exclusion Act"
Copyright 1906, by Frank G. Carpenters)
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