Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-01
TRAFFIC IN IMMIGRANTS.
Marcus Braun Tells Why They Are
Told to Stay Aliens.


The report of Immigrant Inspector
Marcus Braun, recently received by
the house is a structure upon the gov
ernment of Italy and Hungary. says a
Washington dispatch to the New York
World. "Hungarians and Italians he
says, "are encouraged to refrain from
becoming American citizens and urged
to adhere to the principles Of their
home governments. Hungarians are
advised to establish their own schools,
churches, etc, to avoid the terrible
danger Of becoming naturalized IN
America"
Mr.. Braun declares that while some
European governments have laws os-
tensibly intended to restrict immigra-
ton they actually encourage 1t by keep
ing alive 1.-THE patriotic spirit for the
fatherland in the minds of their colo
Mes by representing that unless they
adhere to the principles of home patri-
otlsm their governments will leave
them without protection in 'barbaric
America" This Is especially true, Mr.
Braun says, in Italy and Hungary. lie
asserts that these countries regard the
United States in the attitude of adj
juncts or colonies of their own. and by
their instructions and teachings to i'm
migrants benefit accrues to the home
government to the detriment of the
United States.
Speaking Of emigration from Turkey,
Asia Minor and Syria, Mr.. Braun says
the Armenians have invented scheme
whereby they can stay In Turkey ana
at the same time can defy Turkish
laws. This consists of a large number
of Arnenians emigrating to the United
States, and as soon as they have earned
sufficient money for their need they re-
turn supplied with American citizen
ship papers and continually conspire
against the Turkish government under
the protection of American citizenship.
The same is true in Syria and Pales-
tine, he says, and he quotes the gov
ernor of Mount Lebanon as saying,
IF this constant travel from Syria to
and from the United States does not
cease soon the United States had better
annex the province Of Lebanon, AZ at
present there are more American citi-
zens there than Turkish subjects"
In Jerusalem alone Mr.. Braun found
more than 1000 American citizens, y
and lie declares that 80 per cent of
them speak not word Of English, and
most of them do not know the street
Of the city in which they claimed to
have resided while in the United States.
Mr.. Braun declares upon the authority
Of bankers and steamship agents that
the amount annually received in Italy
from Italians in the United States
averages 81 day for every Italian in
the United States.
1t is openly stated, he says, In the
Export Revue, semiofticial organ OF
the Austrian government, that three
fourths of the immigrants leaving that
country for the United States come I'M
der contract, and that paper adds,
God forbid that the American govern
ment should read this"
Both Austrian and Hungarian gov
ernments keep watch over their PEG,
pie in America, and every effort is di,
rected toward two objective points
namely, ito send us all the emigrants
they possibly can for temporary So
journ here to earn money with which
to enrich the land of their nativity
upon their return and, secondly, to pre-
vent such emigrants from becoming
American citizens" He cites the fact
that $50OOO,O00 was sent last year
from the United States to Austria
Hungary alone from these immigrants
Violations Of the immigrant law are
not confined to Europe, but are fla.
grant in America Bankers, publishers
of newspapers in foreign languages
foreign clergymen and others doing
business here are ardent missionaries
inducing immigrants to come to the
United States for purposes of exploita
ton and are equally interested in the
return traffic. Among foreign priests
it has become favorite expression tc
speak of ''our colonies in America"
Concerning the Russian Jew, howev
CT, MI. bfduu says oAlSS nc OCCoAuSs
resident of this country he stays
and his children become among the
most patriotic of our citizenship"
Based on the results of his inyestiga
ton, Mr.. Braun recommends chat the
United States maintain abroad Sc
cret surveillance of undesirable immi
| grafton, that statute be enacted re
curing aliens to produce at landing q
certificate Of origin from the nearest
United States consul to be issued only
in the event of satisfactory information
being furnished the consul regarding
the applicant by the secret service Off
Gals, that bond of not less thai
$500 be required from all persons II
! the United States engaged in the salt
of steamship tickets, forwarding mon
| ey, contracting for labor; that it b,
made a criminal offense for any resi-
| dent of the United States to trave
abroad to entice immigration or to ad
! wise against naturalization and that the
| nlian coot"r ~ loho" low be amended