The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-21
LOOK UP PROBLEM
 OF IMMIGRATION
National Commission Will Go
 Abroad to Study
TO 60 DEEP INTO SUBJECT
Work for an Exhaustive Investigation Into All Phases of the Problem Will Be Perfected at the
 Meeting Tomorrow.

Washington, April 20.--An exhaustive in- vestlgation Into all phases of the problem of immigration, as 1t affects the United States, is about to be begun by a national commission created for the purpose. The commission will meet in the room of the Senate committee on Philippines next Monday morning to perfect its organiza- tion and to discuss plans for and con- sder the scope of it's work
 The commission consists of nine mem- bers appointed under the immigration act passed by Congress last winter. Three of them, Senators Dillingham; of Vermont, chairman of the immigration committee; Lodge of Massachusetts and Latimore of South Carolina, were named by Vice Pres ident Fairbanks. three, Representatives Howell of New Jersey, chairman of the House committee on immigration and naturalization; Bennett of New York and Burnett of Alabama, by Speaker Can non, and three, Prof. Charles P. Neill. commissioner of labor; Prof. J. W. Jenlss of Cornell university and William R. Wheeler of Oakland, Cal, by President Roosevelt.
 NO Linit on Expenses.
 The law places no limit on the time the commission shall Consume in making it's inquiries or what expense 1t may oc- eason. The provisions of the law under which the commission will operate are broad, and 1t is expected by the members to deal comprehensively and if possible conelusiyely with the subject
 While some work will be done by the commission In this country by way of be- ginning it's inquiries, the general idea is to extend it's labors in the near future to Europe. The most important ports of em- barkation of emigrants will be visited. A tentative itinerary of the body includes Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia. Austro-Hungary, Spain and Italy. and 1t is not unlikely that it may extend it's investigation to Greece, Turkey, Sweden and Denmark. It Is said 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 1t has ever been gone into before. and to obtain so far as may be possible all facts at first hand
 All Sources of Information.
 The work of the commission will be only fairly begun when it return to Amer ica. Every possible source of informa- ton bearing on the subject will be sought. Reports from all parts of the world to the bureau of immigration will be placed at the disposal of the commission, and experts on immigration may be employed by the commission to collect data.
 It is the purpose of the commission to inquire into the restrictions placed upon Chinese Immigration. but 1t Is not prob- able that the commission will visit either China or Japan.
 At Mondays session of the body 1t ia expected that a permanent organization will be effected. Senator Dillingham; very | likely will be elected chairman. A con siderable clerical force will be necessary, and this will be arranged for at the early sessions of the commission. The commission will report it's findings and recommendations to Congress, and they will be used a basis for legisia- ! ton on the question. It is regarded as | likely that out of the work of the com mission will grow an international con ference to deal with the whole genera subject. An order creating the commis- sion authorizes the President to issue a call for such conference if he should deem such action desirable.