Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
TO MEET TOMORROW
New National Commission on
immigration.
DISTINGUISHED PERSONNEL
Sessions Will Be Held at the
Capitol.
BY CONGRESS
Inquiries Will Be Made at the Prin-
cipal Ports Of
Europe.
'TH0RIZED BY CONGRESS

An exhaustive investigation into all
| phases of the problem of immigration, as 1t
| affects the United States. is about to be
| begun by national commission created
| for the purpose. The commission will meet
| In the room of the Senate committee on
philippines tomorrow morning to perfect
| It's organization and to discuss plans for
and consider the scope of it's work The
proba bilities are that the body may be in
session In Washington for several days.
and perhaps week or two in the elabora-
ton OF its. plans. 1t already has been de-
cided, tentatively, that the members of the
commission will visit many of the countries
VI EUROPE, either as body or, IL all the
members cannot 60 as a subcommittee
for the study of the emigration of aliens
at close range.
The commission consists of nine mem-
pers, appointed under the Immigration act
passed by Congress last winter Three Of
tneH-Senators Dillingham; of Vermont
ma man OF the immigration committee;
EouSe OF massachusetts, and Latimer Of
SCUM Carolina-were named by Vice Pres
ldent Fairbanks; three-Representatiye
Eo"eH OF New Jersey. chairman of the
nouSe committee on immigration and nat
uralzation; Bennett of New York and Rur
nett or Alabama-by Speaker Cannon and
three-Prof. Charles P. Neill, commission
er OF iaDor Prof ]. w. jerks of Cornell
by President Roosevelt
/, Inc law places no limit on the time
the commission shall consume in making
Its inquiries, or on the expense If may In
cur. ouch sums of money as NAV be nee
esSary In the opinion of the commission to
acnieNe results already have been appro-
prla,ed ny Congress from the immigration
fund. The provisions of the law under
Wnlch the commission will operate are
broad. and it is expected by the mem
bers to deal comprehensvely, and. if pos
siole' conclusively. with the subject.
Inquiries in Europe.
"hlie some work will be done by the
commission in this country, by way of he,
ginning its inquiries. the general idea is to
extend its labors in the near future to ELL
rope. The most important ports Of en-
barkation of emigrants will be visited. A
tentative itinerary of the body includes
Great Britain. France. Germany. Russia.
Austria-Hungary. Spain and Italy, and it
is not unlikely that it may extend its in
vestigations into Greece Turkey, Sweden
and Denmark. 1t Is expected that the trip
Will occupy three or four months. for it is
the intention of the commission to go more
extensively into the subject than it ever
has been gone into before and to obtain
SO far as may be possible. all facts at first
hand.
The work of-the commission will be only
fairly begun when it returns TO America.
Every possible source of information bear
ing on the subject will be sought Reports
from all parts Of the world to the bureau
of immigration will be placed at the dis
posal Of the commission, and experts on i'm
migration may be employed by the commits
sion to collect data.
1t Is the purpose of the commission to
inquire into the restrictions placed upon
Chinese and Japanese immigration, but it
is not probable that the commission will
visit either China or Japan.
Tomorrow's Session.
At tomorrows session Of the badly it is
expected that a permanent organization
will be effected. Senator Dillingham; very
likely will be elected chairman. 1t has not
been determined who will be permanent
secretary of the body, but it is not unlikely
that Morton l.. Crane Washington news
paper correspondent, will be chosen. W.
w. Husband. clerk to the Senate committee
on immigration. probably will be one of the
secretaries. A considerable clerical force
will be necessary and this will be arranged
for at early sessions of the commission.
The commission will report its findings
and recommendations to Congress and they
will be used as a basis for legislation on
the question. 1t IS regarded as likely that,
out Of the work Of the commission, will
grow an international conference to deal
with the whole general subject. The law
creating the commission authorizes the
President to issue call for such confer
ence If he should deem such action to be
desirable.