The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-02

tain whether they were here in viola
ton of the law as alien contract labor
ers who had come here under a pre-
vious contract to perform service all
the proceedings being had pursuant 10
the act OF Marcn D. l9o5 Inc appllca-
ton OF the contract-labor law apparent
~ was not denied the only contention
being that the decision of the board OF
inquiry WAS hnaI ana thht the 0ecr'-
jary OF Commerce ana LABOR Hau no
authority TO direct the reIrlaH 1T was
held-JudEe Coke dissenting mat ne
had such authority ana inc p'IIloh'IS
were femandeu TO the CUSTODY Oh 'he
commissioner OF immigration. h'n
VIZ Us OF certlorarL issued ny Ihe gu
preme Court the judgment OIL the III
cunt Court OF Appeals was aiili'le". III
the opinion by Mr.. Justice Holmes III
Pearson W Williams l2o2 /. >. -Hl''
aiter stating the iacis IAa' 'n' Ieu-
TONERS had Ianued on FoDfu"'H j. i'o''
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excluded at IIe ua'e u INC ''''''
OF the Aliens III que'''
For the reasons above stated "o
not think, however, that there was
any authority of law to eNcluue alleiiS
not coming within the terms Of the pro-
hibition of the law of 1885, although
covered by the broader terms OF the
prohibition contained in section OF the
act of 1903. We are therefore referred
to the original alien contract-labor law
approved February &c, 1885, as the test
Of the propriety of the introduction Uf
the aliens in question The first sec
ton of that act, which is the part ma
ter.aI TO this inquiry is i'm the words
following:
nh. ,,or,, ard after the passage of
,.ia oa+ e. shall he unlawful for ony
aar , comnanv partnership, or cor
Unite, in any manner whatsoever,
to repay the transportation, or in any
wav assist or encourage the importa-
ton or migration of any alien or ali
ems. any foreigner or foreigners, into
the United States, its Territories, or
the District of Columbia, under con-
tract or agreement, parol or special
express or implied, made previous to
the importation or migration of such
alien or aliens, loTelSlei VI AOl Ci5''
ers,to perform labor or service of any
kind in the United States. its Terri
tories, or the District of Columbia.
It appears from decision NO. ILL.,
above mentioned, that the aliens in
question came to the United States at
the suggestion and through the instru-
mentality of one F.. ]. Watson who
had been appointed an officer of the
State of South Carolina under a stat
ute which created a commissioner OF
a State department of agriculture
commerce and immigration, and ap'
propriated $4,000 to defray the eXpeh-
ses of the said department. Section .
of this act is as follows:
That the commissioner be empower
ed to make such arrangements with
oceanic and river steamship companies
and immigration agencies in this coun-
try and abroad as may best serve the
interests of successful immigration,
tha racessarv axDenditures being made