The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-04
HOW JAPS ARE TO Be BARRED
Executive Order To Keep Out The
Coolies.


Washington Especially Secretary
Straus. of the Department OF Com
merce and Labor. in accordance with
the executive order of March ia
last, bearing on the subject of the
immigration of aliens into the United
States, issueds number of regula-
tions relating to the coming of Jap
aneses and Korean laborers to the
continental territory of the United
States. These arc as follows;
Aliens from Japan and Korea are
subject to the general immigration
laws.
Every Japanese or Korean labor
er, skilled or unsl1illed. applying for
admission at a seaport or at land
border port of the United States, and
having in his possession a passport
issued by the government of Japan.
emitting him to proceed only to
Mexico, Canada or Hawaii. shall be
refusd admission.
III a Japanese or Korean laborer
applies for admission and presents
no passport It shall be presumed
ta.) that h. did not possess when he
departed from Japan or Korea a
passport emitting him to come to
the United States, and CD That he
did not possess at the time pass
port limited to Mexico, Canada and
Hawaii
'If a Japanese or Korean alien
applies for admission and presents
passport emitting him to enter
the United States, or one which is
not limited to Mexico, Canada or
Hawaii, he shall be admitted If it
appears that he does not belong to
any of the classes of aliens excluded
by the general immigration laws.
IF a japanese or Korean alien
applies for admission and presents
passport limited to Mexico. Canada
or Hawaii, and claims that he is not
a laborer, either skilled or unskilled,
reasonable proof of this claim shall
be required in order TO permit him
to enter the United States.
'Wnen Japanese or Korean alien
is rejected as being a skilled or un-
skilled laborer holding a passport
port limited to Mexico, Canada or
Hawaii. he shall be allowed the right
of appeal to the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor under the same
conditions as attach to aliens reject
ed under the general immigration
laws.
IF a Japanese or Korean skilled
or unskilled laborer is found in the
continental territory of the United
States without having been duly ad
mitted upon inspection. the proceed
ure employed under the general inn
migration laws for the arrest and
hearing of aliens who have entered
the United States surreptitously shall
be observed to the end that the right
of such aliens TO be and remain in
the United States may be determin-
ed; and. If it shall apear that such
alien falls within the class excluded
by the foregoing executive order, and
has entered the United States since
March IA. 1907, the said alien shall
be deported according TO the pro-
visions of section 20, 21 and 35 of
the Act of Congress approved March
3, 1903 (and after July /, 1907, ac-
cording to the provisions of the
like numbered sections of the Act
Of Congress approved February 20,
1000.
I'm case any Japanese or Korean
Is detained or denied admission by
NHbuS lne loTeSulnb eASCutlNe OTuST'
he shall, in addition to being in
formed of his right of appeal to
the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor, be advised that he may COM
municate, by telegraph or otherwise,
with any diplomatic or consular Off
Ger of his government, and shall be
afforded opportunities for so doing"
The Secretary instructs the officials
of the department charged with the
enforcement of the immigration
laws to see to it that in the execution
Of these regulations "scrupulous care
shall be taken to see that the court
esy and consideration which the de-
partment requires in the case of all
foreigners of whatever nationality
are shown to those affected by these
regulations.