The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-21
PROBLEM OF
 IMMIGRATION ExE astize Investigation by Commission. BROAD SCOPE OF THE WORK Body Will Spend Several Msnths in
 European Countries. Subject win Be More Fully Gone Into Than Ever Before and an Inter-
 national Conference
 May Result.
BROAD SCOPE OF TIE WORK

Washington, April 20.--An exhaus- tive tnyestigation into all phases or the problem of immigration as 1t af- fects the United States is about 10 DO begun, by a national commission ere ated for the purpose. The commissiou Committee on Philippines next Monday morning to perfect it's organization ana to discuss plans for and consider the scope of its work.
 The commission consists of nine members appointed under the immi- grafton act passed by Congress lass winter. Three of them, Senators Dii- lingham of Vermont, Chairman of the immigration Committee: Lodge of Mas sachusetts and Latimer of South Caro- lima. were named by vice-President Fafrbanks: three, Representatives Howell of New Jersey. Chairman of the House Committee on Immigration ana Naturalization; Bennett of New York, ad Burnett of Alabama. by Speaker Cannon; and three. Professor Cnaries r. Neill, Coommissioner of Labor; Profes- sor J. w. Jenks of Cornell. and William R. Wheeler of Oakland. Cal. by Presi- dent Roosevelt.
 The law places no limit on the time the commission shall consume in mak- ing it's inquiries or on the expense IF may incur. The provisions of the law under which the commission Will oper- ate are broad, and 1t Is expected by the members to deal comprehensively. and, if possible, conclusively, with the subject.
 While some work will be done by the Commission in this country by way of beginning It's inquiries, the general idea is to extend its labors, in the near future. to Europe. The most import ant parts of authorization of emigrants will be visited. A tentative itinerary of the body includes Great Britains Branch, Germany, Russia, Austro-H Hun gary. Spain and Italy, and it Is not uns likely that 1t may extend its fnyesti- gation to Greece. Turkey, Sweden and Denmark. 1t is said that the trip will occupy three or four months, for 1t is the intention of the commission to go more extensively into the subject than 1t has ever been gone Into before and to obtain, so far as may be possible, all facts at first hand ssss. . se ?
 The work Iof the Commfssion will os only fairly begun when it returns tf America Every possible source of Tn. formation bearing on the subject will be sought. Reports from all parts iof the world to the bureau of immfgra- tion will be placed at the disposal of the Commission and experts ion immf- grafton may be employed by the Com mission to collect data.
 Asiatic Immigration.
 It is the purpose of the Commission to inquire into the restrictions placed upon Chinese and Japanese immigra- ton, but 1t Is not probable that the Commission will visit either China Ior Japan.
 At Mondays session of the body, 1t ts expected that a permanent organiza- ton will be effected. Senator Dilling- ham very likely will be elected Chair man. A considerable clerical force will be necessary and this will be nr- ranged for at the early sessions of the Commission. The Commission will re- port its findings and recommendations to Congress and they will be used as a basis for Legislation on the question.
 It is regarded as likely that out of the work of the Commission will grow an international conference to deal with the whole general subject. The law creating the Commission authorizes the President to issue a call for such conference if he should deem such action desirable.