The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-01-08
REPORT on
IMMIGRATION
Governor Stokes Receives
Statistics From President
Van Wagenen Of the Ma
tionaI Civic Federation
new JERSEYS FIGURES
AIEN NDLENTs TO PRESENT
LAWS RELATING TO FOREIGN
ERs5 RECOMMENDED CHINESE
INVADERS.

LAWS RELATING TO FOREIGN
ERS3 RECOMMENDED CHINESE
INVADERS.
The New Jersey commission on immi-
grafton attendant upon the National I'M
migration conference, held under the au-
spices of the National Civic Federation
at New York. December 6, Z and s,
1905, forwarded the following report to
the GOVERNOR
10 Governor Edward S. Stokes
Dear Sir-Your commission takes
pleasure in reporting on the above CON
ference as follows: The commissioners
appointed by yourself and in constant
attendance upon the conference were:
Blocker Van Wagenen. South Orange;
Rev. Adolph Roeder, Orange; Rev.
Fat.ief j. \. Reynolds. Red Bank; Mrs.
Caroline B. Alexander, .Hoboken; Will
liam II. Parry, Newark; Hugh H. Fox,
Plainfelds Clinton Mackenzie, Eliza
beth; Grinnell Willis. Morristown; Ru-
ford Franklin. Summit; Mrs. Emily E.
Williamson, Elizabeth; Mrs H. E. Mott,
Elizabeth; K. 7. Melindy, Newark; L.
]. Ellis. PlaiHheld; Hon. Wood Mckee,
Paterson.
Delegates representing special organ
izations We're: Joseph McSIanus. Will
liam Il. Groves. Elias D. Smith and
James G. Connolly. Elizabeth board of
trade; james L. Morgan, Elizabeth,
bureau Of Industrial statistics; Edward
X. Summerwell. East Orange. the New
Jersey State. Civic Fetleration; + :, Max
-Gress. Trenton, legislative committee of
patriotic orders.
Aour commission organized by APP
pointing Bleecker Van Wagenen chair
man and Rev. Adolph Roeder secretary,
with r. 4. Melindy and Mrs. Caroline
B. Alexander as additional members of
a committee to report proceedings to the
governor Hugh Il. Fox was elected by
the delegation to act upon the confer
ence committee on resolutions and to rep
resent the state in that body.
In further reference TO the commits
sioners as body l beg to call atten-
tion to the following facts:-
/. The New Jersey delegation pre-
sehted this interesting feature. that it
alone had the honor of including wo-
men;
q. .Its deliberations covered a series Of
Vital points. such as:
"A. Out of total of 1926, 400 immi-
grant arrivals in 1905 New Jersey re-
ceived 511,35s. as compared with New
York, 3l5,511; and Pennsylvania. 210.-
7os.
B. This steady influx added to the for
eisn population already in the state
shows an appreciable number in all de-
partments Of human activity. in the
labor market, in the charitable and cor
rectire institutions. in the schools. and is
tins kept prominently. sometimes un-
comfortably. before the citizens Of the
r.
state, presenting serious problems.
G. AN the problems presenting them
selves, ranging from embarkation TO de-
pcrtation (where that is necessary. are
not inherent, but can be solved very
largely. if not entirely. by plain common
sense administrative regulation.
d. The immigration totals reported by
the commissioner of immigration require
considerable notification as the depart
ment makes no accounting of the large
number Of aliens who returned to for
eign countries during the year.
E. The domestic service problem has
not yet been favorably altered by immi-
grafton in the State of New Jersey.
+. Finally. your commission expresses
the hope that the governor will consider
the question of immigrati tion in his mes
sage, and exert his influence to have the
legislature endorse the propositions con-
tained in the resolutions adopted by the
conference and urge upon New Jersey
representatives in the senate and house
Of congress, action during the coming
session. which shall be substantially in
accord with the recommendations therein
contained.
In all other points the New Jersey del
egation conceded heartily and fully with
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