The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-16
SARGENT ON JAPANESE.



amounted to- 26515s italy mcluI'ng
Sicily and Sardinia, 273i20. Russia and
Finland. 2i5CC5, China. 1884, Japan ?
1855. and the West Indies. 1866
The immigration from Southern and
Western Europe. the commissioner
says, is result of general unrest exc
listing among the l0borIng classes That
the physical and mental quality of the'
aliens wo are now receiving is much
below that of those who have come
i'm former years. he says. Is evident.
The North Atlantic and North Central
states together received go per cent Of
the entire immigration of 1906 the
South 4 per cent.
IMPORTATION OF JAPANESE.
The report refers TO what the Com.
missioner believes to have been exten-I
sive schemes to secure foreign labor.
/ brought to light i'm the past year. and
now being Investigated. The evidence
il already at hand, the report says. TO
show that some individual or corpora
ton is engaged I'm importing numb
of Japanese laborers to work on tho
railroads of the Northwest, These
japanese come to Hawaii, destined 70
"hotels" kept by labor agents. and
| claim that they are merely seeking la
Dor that may be secured on the islands
! They are admitted to the Islands, and
| after remaining a few days or weeks
there they ship for Northwestern
mainland ports Having been admitted
| at the Hawaiian ports, their voyage
! thence is coastwise, and they cannot
! be examined at the mainland ports UNI
der the alien labor contract or any oth-
err provision Of the immigration laws.
! .Jananese immigration direct to san
Francisco from Japan dropped during
the year to very small figures, DOUBT
less, the report says, from causes SINH
lar to those Just referred to. The I'M
migration Commissioner at San Fran-
cisco reports that Japanese have neeH
arriving there coastwise from Hoholulu
and from Canadian ports at the rate Of
1ooo 70 5000 per month. The report
savs. "That several laborers have
baen imported under this evasion OF
the law is not doubted"
CHINESE EXCLUSION LAW.
The Chinese exclusion law and the
main difficulties attending It's enforce
ment are discussed The Commission
or recommends stationing officers TO
investigate and approve certificates IS
siied nv the Chinese Government to the
exempt classes, such plan to supersede
that of having the investigation made
bv United States consular officers.
Greatly improved conditions resulted
from the Presidents orders of last
spring instructing consular officers as
to their duties concerning these Ger
tificates. Various methods are pointed
out in the report by which the Chinese
seek to enter the country in violation
of the law under the guise Of domiciled
merchants, etc. Complete and detailed
registration of all Chinese in the
United States is again recommended.
Any Chinese laborer found in the
United States a year after the regisrra-
ton act who has not a residence GER
tifcate and is found to be unlavfully
here should, the report says, be de-
ported. The Commissioner REPORTS that
on the Mexican border Chinese coolies
are constantly being struggled into
this country from Mexico
Other recommendations are designed
to prevent the admission of Chinese
minor children; and attaching severe
penalties for permitting Chinese sea-
men to land.
The Commissioner again recommends
increasing the penalties on steamship
companies for bringing aliens afflicted
with dangerous or loathsome diseases.
The Presidents suggestion for closing
the Mexican border to all aliens except
citizens of Mexico, is also urged.
During the early part of the year,
the report says, the white slave traf-
D., fic" was extensively revived. Many of
the girls and women imported for i'm
moral purposes were brought through
Mexico and secured a right to citizen
ship by marriage to Chinese born in
this country.