The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-11
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Report of immigration Commits
Sioner TO Congress States Facts
That Seem Incredible.
IMMIGRANT GIRLS FORCED
TO LEAD LIVES OF SHAME
France Leads i'm Number In
ported, With China and ia
pan Also Sending Many.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-All but
incredibly revolving arc disclosures OF
an international system of traffic III
both The enforced and voluntary dcgra-
datiop of mon and women contained III
the report on the so.callcd fwhitc
slave trade submitted TO congress TO-
day by the United States immigration
commission, Shocking as is the tale of
voluntary shame told in the report. i'm.
of well.attcstcd facts rs to the compul-
sorry consignment of innocent lmmi-
grant girls 10 an immoral life.
Not Fit to Print.
Much Of the subject matter of 10.
DAYS report was covered by the com
mission in IT'S li00-pagc preliminary
report published and widely discussed
year ago. Today S report is briefer,
containing only six pages. and a large
part Of il IS unsuitable for newspaper
publication.
When the report was presented III
the house today by Congressman Ben
nority leader, objected 10 lis being
printed as d house docuemnt, but later
withdrew his objection.
The commission says that the effect
OF the importation of immoral women
INTO this country is one of increased
degradation and death for the woman
and of contamination by disease for
those with whom they come i'll contact.
Not Confined to Women,
The commission says the immoral
raGic is not confined entirely 10 wo-
meu, but it is clear there is a begin.
ming. al any rate. of a tratjic IN men
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The NlIest practices, the report
continues, ''arc brought here from
continental Europe, and beyond doubt.
there has come from imported women
and their men the most bestial refine
mcuts Of dcprayity.'
Investigators Attacked
The commission, in describing the
manner of its Investigations, recounts
the experiences Of many of It's agcuts.
In some cases they were attacked and
beaten, aud actual murder was mar,
rowly aYerted.
No statistics are given in the report,
though the extent of the white slave
traffic is characterized as country.
wide Most of the women, ii is said,
come bv way of New York, San Fran
cisco and Seattle. although many are
coming lately by way Of Canada. Ere
quently they arc brought into the
United States as wives or sisters of
their pTocurcrs in order 10 pass the
immigration officials.
The exploitation Of these women after
their arrival in fhc United States is
characterized In the report as "most
pitiful for the women and most brutal
on the part of the men. =
Not only the innocent and betrayed
Young girls, but the moro experienced
women are made the victims Of virtual
slavery. The importations come from
all countries, France leading, and the
Chinese and Japanese making up the
majority Of those coming i'll by The way
Of the Pacific coast,
Market Price for Women.
Most of the procurers arc of for
cien birth. Tho ''markct price varies
from $500 to $1,000 for each allen WON
an Some times they are not sold out.
right. but their procurcrs continue 10
live from their earnings after their ar
rival here,
The commission recommends that eG
forts be made through government
agents abroad and on board steamships
TO prevent the Importation of women
10 this country; that more assiduous cf.
forts be made in the United States TO
arrest women known TO he engaged in
immoral practices, and 10 deport all
possible: that the limit Of three years
after landing. within which period such
persons may he successfully prosecuted
be removed; that any dcportcd persons
returning 10 this country be imprisoned; !;
that keepers Of immoral houses in which
alien women are found be subject to
dcportatiun, and that state and munich
pal governments he urged 10 cooperate
in stamping out the evil.
In explanation Of the act of LAYING
bare TO the public the horrible details
of discoveries by lis agents. the com.
traffic is the most pitiful and The most
revolving phase of the immigration
question THIS business has assumed
large proportions, mud il has been cX-
crtiug SO evil IN influence upon the
country that the commission declares
it fclt compelled to make thorough
investigation.
Sincefthe subject is especially liable
10 sensational exploitation. tho report
says, il is important that the statement
Of the commission should deal with un-
deniable facts, which may form basis
Of reasonable legislative and admins
tratlNc action 30 lessen its evils.
Extensive inquiry.
The inquiry covered New York. Chi,
cago. san Francisco. Seattle Portland.
salt Lake Ogden, Butte. Denver. Buf~
falo, Boston and New Orleans. No at.
tempt was made 10 investigate the con.
dltions IN every important city. But
the commission believes that enough
evidence of women al different races
and naiionalities and living under diff.
fcreui conditions has been obtained
from localities sufficiently scattered 10
use the report as sufficient basis for
legislative and administrative action
The report deals with methods used
by mcn and women prncurers TO lure
women into TINS country for immoral
purposes, These methods differ as
adopted in different countries. In same
countries men and women in the busl.
ness OF cntIclng innocent girls TO the
United States resort 10 proffcrs of at
! tractlNc positions, aud in mauv cases
the men offer themselves IN marriage.
and frequently risk prosecution ON
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