The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-05

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There was full attendance of Com
missioners-President E. D.. Tenney.
Secretary J. p. Cooke, ]. j. Garden, ].
H. Craig and A. l.. C. Atkinson.
ATKINSoN's VIEWS.
| After the meeting Secretary Atkin-
son was seen at his office; and, on be-
| ing asked about the immigration bust
| ness among other things, he pointed
out section of the amended Federal
| law as one from which the Territory
of Hawaii might gain most advan-
| tageous results. Referring to that sec
| ton he said:
This provision is to give all por-
tions of the United States a fair dis
tribution of the immigration entering
at any great port. 1t is what Com
missioner Sargent has been working
for all along.
1T seems now that we will not get
any money from the Legislature. I'm
der the new law the work can be car
ried on from New York and it will
make no difference where the money
comes from.
by establishing an agency at New
York, according to this provision, we
would have an effective means of dis
matter detailing the inducements the
islands afford to various classes of i'm
migrants could be supplied in different
languages"
Mr.. Atkinson told of an incident
coming under his own observation at
the immigrant station in New York,
regarding a European boy just arrived
who gave out that he was bound for
Honolulu.
Asked why the Board of Immigra-
ton did not take the public into it's
confidence relative to such matters as
the pending resolution and the adopt
ed draft of an immigration bill, SO that
the Commissioners should have the
benefit of public opinion and the views
of the thinking minds of the commu-
nifty. Mr.. Atkinson answered:
For my part have long held that
tho greatest weakness shown by the
planting interests has been with re-
gard to this one matter of publicity"
THE FEDERAL PROVISION.
Following Is the section of the Fed
eral immigration law referred to by
the Secretary and which will come in
to effect on July l next.
Section 40.-Authority is hereby
given the Commissioner of Immigra-
ton to establish, under the direction
and control of the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor division of inform
alton in the Bureau of Immigration
and Naturalization; and the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor shall provide
such clerical assistance as may be
necessary. 1t shall be the duty of said
division to promote a beneficial dis
tribution OF aliens admitted into the
20 tha
states and territories desiring immi-
grafton. Correspondence shall be had
with the principal officials OF the
states and territories. and said divi-
sion shall gather from all available
sources useful information regarding
the resources, products and physical
characteristics OF each state and ter
rltory, and shall publish such infor-
nation in different languages and dis
tribute the publications among all adj
mitted aliens who may ask for such
Information at the Immigrant stations
OF the United States and to such other
persons as may desire the same. When
any state or territory appoints and
maintains an agent or agents 10 rep
resent II at any OF the immigrant sta
lions Of tho United Staes, such agents
shall, under regulations prescribed by
tho Commissioner General Of Immlgra-
ton subject Ia approval OF tho aeere-
tafy u Commerce and Labor. have
access % aliens who have been admit
ted 10 the United htstes for the pur-
poHa Of presenting either orally or IN
writing the special Inducements Of
fefed b. such state or territory 10
aliens 10 settle therein While on duty
q any Immigration station such agents
shall be subject % All tha regulations,
prescribed ~ the Commissioner uen.
efal " Immigration Nho, Nitb The aps
pfpNal NJ lhg hsafelary ~ Commerce
ana labor may faF violation IT any
such regulations aeng ~ fhe agent
splllf u sneh violation sny privileges
herein HIaniea