The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-09
AN OFFICIAL SAYS THEY ARE
COMING WITHOUT RESTRAINT.
MORE NOW THAN EVER
Present Regulations Do Not Regulate.
They Come In Fioeks Over the
Canadian and Mexican
Frontiers.
Ardmoreite Special.

Ardmoreite Special.
Washington, u. C., Oct. s.-"Thus
far, the regulations OF Japanese Inn
migration to America are n farce.
They are regulations which do not
regulate and the sooner the admin
istratlon realizes that fact the bet
ter 1t will be for all concerned"
This statement was made by one
of the most important officers in
the immigration service-a man Of
years of experience in the handling
of all classes OF immigrants, but
more particularly. perhaps, Chinese.
| His study of Chinese immigrants,
| and, incidentally, of the Japane ZEE,
Has taugh him a few things. He has
pre-conceived prejudices against
either the Japanese or Chinese who
may come to America, but he un-
derstands them and their methods
Under the law" continued the Off.
| CHI, JtIdl'Nf tpoii'os VI i"bpiN'' %
cannot come into the United States.
As a matter of fact, they are coming.
and practically without restraint. or
course. they do not have passports
from the Japanese government, and |
think the Mikado's government Is
doing all II can do, In reason, to
discourage that sort of immigration
from Japan to America. Neverthe-
less, II is coming. and the regulations
issued by the secretary OF the depart
ment OF commerce and labor cut
practically no figure In the matter.
while the records do not show It,
there are as many Japanese laborers
arriving In the United States right
now as at any time in the past ten
years. Never at any time was there
such flood of migrants from ia
pan TO America, as from Russia oi
Italy: but the pace Is being KEEP
up. so far as Japan Is concerned
despite the law enacted by congress
They come over the Mexican and Ca
madam frontiers. substantially with
out hindrance, and from either Mex
leo or Canada they take train across
the United States and leave the trair
at any point they may select. Ate
that It is next to impossible to ap
prehend them. In the immigration fig
ures IL Japanese who come int
the country In that way are not In
, cluded.
Among the people who thus ge
, into the United States are many dis
, reputable Japanese women VINO ar
smuggled into America for immora
purposes. Already the Pacific coas
states are alive with such peopl'
and they are beginning to spread al
, over the country Hundreds OF then
have reached all OF the big citie
. and the whole business is becoming
a stencil In the nostrils OF decen
. Americans.
, incidentally, i may say that I'M
. traffic In women-'white slavery
has been called-is increasing at al
alarming rate. II by no means Is con
. fined to japanese women. Hundred
, of airls are being brought annual!
to this country from Italy. France
Austria and Russia and. on arriva
, here, are held In practical s''yery
, Secretary Strauss, l am glad
say has recognized this enormou
evil and proposes to do all In nj
power to stamp II out. He learne
much of 1t on his recent wester'
= trip OF inspection and returned I
Washington determined to eradicat
the evil II possible. Already instru'
l tions have been issued to immigrs
! ton officers to institute investigs
tions OF the white slave uafhc