Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-23
COSTS S25 TO COME IN.
This is What Japs Pay to Make a
 Landing at Colombia.


 Washington, D. C., July 23.-Jap- anese laborers virtually are paying a head tax of $25 for the opportunity to gain admission into the United States.
 This is, in brief, the situation which has developed on the British Colombian border, according to ad- vices received by the immigration authorities in Washington. It is so serious a menace to the efficiency Of the United States Immigration service and to the efficacy of the regulations regarding the admission to this country of Japanese coolies that, in the opinion ofthe immigration au- thorities, it will be necessary to take prompt and adequate steps to meet IL.
 It has been known for some months that the regulations regard ing the admission of Japanese la borers are little less than a farce. AS a matter of fact. the regulations do not regulate. Practically as many Japanese laborers are coming to the United States at this time as came be- fore the enactment of the new immi- grafton act and the promulgation Of the regulations under that act. Find ing that they could not gain admis- sion to America under the law, the willy Oriental set about to cireurnvent the law In the circumstances this was easy. They could not land di- rectly in America from Japan. so they decided to get passports from their government to Hawaii. Once there, they took passage either 10 Mexico or to British Columbia and thence smuggled themselves across the border into this country.
 This has been the practice for months. The plans were laid by or ganizations of Japanese in this country. which looked to the incom- ing immigrants to pay them for their trouble. Through information re- ceived by the immigration officials. the scheme has been exposed. This is the method of its operation.
 On July twenty-fOur Japanese aliens reached Vancouver. B. C., on the Amiral Jauriguiberry, a French line steamer. from Honolulu. All of them bore passports from Japan to Hawaii. The Canadian immigration authorities became suspicious of so many Japanese arrivals and demand ed a bond stipulating that employ ment was to be found for each of the Japanese immigrants within two weeks. For each one unemployed at the expiration of that time the sum of S25 was to be forfeited. The bond was executed by the Japanese Board ing House union and signed by the Japanese consul. In addition a cash deposit of s3.025 was made to secure it
 Of course the Japanese had no in- tentfon of remaining in British Col umbia. They simply forfeited the bond to the Canadian government and took their chances of getting across the border into the United States. American immigration in- spectors have investigated the mat ter and their exports show cOnelus- ively that the Japanese are coming to this country and they think the pay ment of the s25 forfeit is cheap to gain admission into America.
 The Canadian immigration officials are certain that employment cannot bs obtained by the large number of Jspanese landing in British Colum- bis and they have determined to set rigid restrictions on such immigra- lion. Hereafter. no Japanese will be allowed to land at Vancouver unless he is in possession of at least s35 in cash This restriction will bar some. but not all
 Meantime, the American suthori-