The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
TO CRUSH ANARCHY,
SECRETARY STRAUS
BEGINS CRUSADE
Explains Circular Issued
for Benefit of Police
Officials.
Hopes to Deport or Ex-
Clude All Criminal
Foreigners.

This department will do its utmost
| TO suppress anarchy and 10 deport and
/ exclude foreign anarchists" said Sec
rotary Straus shis morning. in explain
I ing the vigorous circular he issued last
night tnsiruCting all immigration Of
hci0Is TO seek the aid Of local police
I IN experimenting criminals of this class
The police departments of the large
! ,ities, the Secretary thinks, have a
more intimate knowledge OF SUCH
| classes, once they have crossed our
shores, but the Secretary says police
officials seem TO have a limited knowl-
1 edge OF the immigration laws. and
lence much OF their valuable assistance
is lost.
This circular Of Instructions which 1
nave issaed 10 the immigration officers.
said tie Secretary, us one that ! have
had In careful preparation for some
weeks. Ii Is more Of a GO incidence that
the assassination OF Priest Leo At Den
yer and the attempt upon Chief of Po-
{ lice shippy. of Chicago, occurred On the
eve Of its Issuance.
Not Well Informed.
.'I discovered that the police officials
ia the various cities had a very incOr-
rect knowledge Of the provisions Of
the immigration laws Affecting anar-
chists and criminals. The circular Is
issued 50 that our imui grafton officials
mag accurately sz,orm such municipal
lofheers ans see gAelF cooperation with
view 20 dep ting such persons as
come under the prohibition of the im-
migration laws
THE immigration authorities in our
leading ports. such as New York, Bos-
ton Philadelphia and san Francisco. I
have from the beginning been carefully
advised regarding the provisions of the
law and the regulations made there
under. and have used the utmost care
in the exclusion OF such persons as
come under the exclusion clause of the
NO better proof OF this fact can be
stated than that I'm the last fiscal year
there were dep0rted 47'1 per cent more
persons than were depOrted the pre-
ceding fiscal year, the figures being
s5l against 6s6, exclusive Of Chinese and
others, who came across the Mexican 1
and other borders
Seeks Cooperation.
In connection with deportation. how /
ever. IL must be borne in mind that the |
national immigration law only reaches !
back for three years. and the arrest /
and punishment Of criminal classes does !
not in any way conflict with the State /
rights. be the criminals native or for !
sign born.
Il am very DESTROYS Of bringing about /
a closer cooperation between our i'm !
migration and municipal officials, so /
that each may be Of assistance to the \
other in detecting these criminal classes,
Ia. fou
provides. be il municipal or national"
Secretary Straus explG ined that, while /
under his Instructions Immigration Of I
Gals had been vigiliant in barring out 4
it was impossible 10 al 4
ways detect a foreign criminal BY I.
glance, and that some were bound 10
enter. IT was TO acquaint the police I
with the full meaning of the term IAN
archist" and the section under which 4
they might be deported, even after To-
eating IN this country. that the cir
cuIar was issued.
he had recently come to understand I
he said, that police officials were not
as familiar with the immigration laws
rs they should be. He said that the
law in itself was strong enough.
Will Instruct Police.
The circular directs that police chiefs
and officers IN all cities shall immedi-
ately be seen by immigration officials,
who shall acquaint them with the deiini-
ton of the term anarchist. contained /
in Sections and 3 OF the act Of April 4
-. 1907. which Is persons who believe
in or advocate the overthrow, by force
or violence, of the Government OF the
United States, or of all government OF
of all forms Of law, or the assassination
of public officials"
The Secretary points out that aliens
who have been convicted Of an offens.
involving moral turpitude also may be
within three years after their
landing. lie believes that a great aid
to the Federal officials will result
when the municipal authorities of the
various cities become fully alive to the
fun powers of the act
Chief of Police Sylvester today ex-
pressed himself as believing thai the
letter was a move in the
right direction. The same sentiment was
voiced several years ago, he said. at a
meeting Of the international Association !
Of Police Chiefs, Of which he is presi-
dent, waeD Congress was asked to de-
fine anarchy. TO fix a penalty therefor
ami 10 pass an act providing for the
establishment of a national bureau of
identification to be ran in connection
with the Department of Justice
Conference a Failure.
In connection with an international