Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
IMMIGRATION LAWS.
A Farce Says Man Who Has Handled
 Emigrants.

Washington, D. C., Oct. 4.-"Thus far, the regulations of Japanese im- migration to America are a farce. They are regulations which do not regulate and the sooner the adplnls- tration realizes that fact the better 1t will be for all concerned" "a
 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 par ticularly, perhaps, Chinese. His study of Chinese immigrants and, in cidentally, of the Japanese, has taught him a few things. He has pre-conceived prejudices against either the Japanese or Chinese who may come to America, but he under stands them and their methods.
 Under the law" continued the of- ficial, Japanese coolies, or laborers, cannot come into the United States As a matter of fact, they are coming and practically without restraint. Of course, they do not have passports from the Japanese government and l think the mikado's government Is doing all it can do, in reason, to dis courage that sort of Immigration from Japan to America. Nevertheless, it is coming, and the regulations is- sued by the secretary of the depart ment of commerce and labor cut prac- ttcally no figure in the matter. !
 While the records do not show 1t, there, are as many Japanese labor CTS arriving in the United States right now as at any time in the past ten years Never at any time was there such a flood of inn migrants from Japan to America, as from Russia or Italy; but the pace is being kept up so far as Japan is con- cerned, despite the law enacted by congress. They come over the Mext- can and Canadian frontiers, substan- tially without hindrance, and from either Mexico or Canada, they take train across the United States and leave the train at any point they may select. After that it is next to impossible to apprehend them. In the immigration figures the Japan csc who come into the country in that way are not included.
 Among the people who thus get into the United States are many dis reputable Japanese women who are smuggled into America for immoral purposes. Already the Pacific coast states are alive with such people and they are beginning to spread all over the country. Hundreds of them have reached all of the big cities and the whole business Is becoming a stench in the nostrils of decent Americans.
 Incidentally, may say that the traffic in women-'white slavery 1t has been called-is increasing at an alarming rate. It by no means is confined to Japanese women, Hun dreds of girls are being brought an- nually to this country from. Italy, France, Austria and Russia and, on arrival here, are held in practical slavery.
 Secretary Strauss, am glad to say, has recognized this enormous evil and proposes to do all in his power to stamp it out. He learned muCu Ol lI Ou HIS ACNSAt "OStCA III trip of inspection and returned to Washington determined to eradicate the evil if possible. Already instruc- tions have been issued to immigra- tion officers to institute investigations of the white slave traffic in their districts and some sensational devel- opments may be expected. It is the purpose of Secretary Strauss not only to deport such women who may have been brought to America for bad purposes, but to punish those who are responsible for their coming. He has mapped out a difficult task, not only for himself, but for the officers of his department, but he will have behind him the support of the whole American people,