The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-18
AustO-HuRgarians Alone Sent $5O,OOO,OOO Back to Their
 Native County Last Year
ITALY MAKES MONEY FROM
 TRAFFIC ID UNITED STATES
Turks Make Worst Class of Citizens, But Mir. Broun Says Russian Jews Become Excellent
 Citizens.

Washington, January 17.-In response to the Sulzer resolution passed by the House, Secretary Metcalf of the department of commerce and labor today sent to the House the report of Special Immigration Inspector Marcus Braun which deals at length with the character of immigrants coming to this country, and the attitude of European governments upon the mat ter
 MT. Braun declares that he has uncon- trovertible evidence that while the num- Der of aliens shipped to this country who are legally inadnhssible because of dSs- ease is diminishing, immigrants inadmis sinle for other reasons are constantly be- ing brought into the country in large numbers ''by the concerted action of some European governments and steamship agencies, by bankers and schemers of all sorts
 Governments Wink at Traffic.
 He declares that while these govern ments have laws which are ostensibly in tended to restrict immigration, instead of doing so they actually encourage it by keeping alive ''the patriotic spirit of the fatherland in the minds of these colonist," by representing that unIess they adhere to the principles of home patriotism their governments would leave them without protection in barbaric America. This Is especially true, MT. Braun says, in Italy and Hungary. He asserts that these coun- tries regard the United States in the at- titude of adjuncts or colonies of their own and by their instructions and teach ings to immigrants benefit accrues to the home government to the detriment of this country. He cites the fact that $50, O00,0O0 was sent last year out of the United States to Austro- Hungary alone from these im- migrants.
 Not a single promise which the new Hungarian immigrant law guaranteed has been kept. I experienced the bewildering spectacle Mir Braun says. "of hundreds upon hundreds of agents licensed by the Hungarian government carrying on and conducting an almost unheard of campaign to get immigrants in direct and open vio- lation of their laws
 MT. Braun narrates at length his in- terviews with Hungarian officials and quotes Premier Tisza as saying that bills introduced in Congress tending to restrict immigration are regarded as unfriendly acts towards the government of Hungary.
 Nourish Their Patriotism.
 He states that in order to discourage Hungarians from becoming American cit izens, the precaution is taken to advocate the establishment in the United States of Hungarian homes, schools, churches and institutions, the intention of which is to avert the terrible dangers of Hun garians becoming naturalzed. MT. Braun cites the contract between the Hungarian government and the Cunard line for the transportation of immigrants and de- clares that the commission and tax which the government requires Is largely used to keep alive the Magyar spirit among Hungarians who come to this country.
 MT. Braun then takes up immigrar ton from Turkey, Asia Minor and Syria. Speaking of the Armenians he says that they have invented scheme whereby they can stay in Turney and at the same time defy Turkish laws. This scheme consists of a large number 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 and are continually conspiring against the Turkish govern ment under the protection of American citizenship. This is true in Syria and Palestine In Jerusalem alone, MT. Braun says there are more than 1000 American citizens He cites a number of instances of the fraud which these people practice and declares that 99 per cent of them speak not a word of English
 Pay to Come to America.
 Regarding immigration from Italy he says that an Italian subject may leave that country for any place the globe ex- cept the United States without a pass port. He is required to pay fee of eight lire for a passport to the United States and from this the government de- rives revenues. He further declares upon the statement of bankers and steamship agents that the amount annually receiv- ed in Italy from Italians in this country averages dollar a day for every Italian in this country. It is openly stat ed he says, in the Export Review semi official organ of the Austrian govern ment, that three-fourths of the immi- grants leaving that country for the United States come under contract, and adding God forbid that the American govern ment should read this"
 He adds that Austria takes the same precautions to prevent immigrants becom- ing American citizens does Hungary. The emigration from the Turkish domains both European and Asiatic says MT. Braun Is nothing less than a menace to this country. From this nation we posi- lively get the worst kind of people in the world. Violations of the immigrant law will continue. he declared. as long as there are agents and sub-agents of steamship companies working on a com mercial basis.
 Not Confined to Europe.
 These violations not confined to Europe alone but are fragrant In America. Bankers, scores of newspapers in foreign languages, foreign clergymen and others doing business here. are ardent mission aries inducing immigrants to come here for purposes of exploitation. and are equally interested in the return traffic. He has a word of commendation for the Russian Jew. Once he becomes resident of this country MT. Braun says, the Russian Jew stays and his children be- como among the most patriotic and the