Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-16
4 MILLION ALIEN
IMMIGRANTS COME
SUCH is RECORD FOR YEAR SAYS
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
AND LABOR.
WOULD MAKE MORE EMPHATIC
LAWS TO CONTROL
CORPORATIONS.

Washington, D. G. Dec. 14.-Legis-
lation to create a department of the
government which would do for the
whole country what the bureau OF
corporations has been doing in speci-
fed instances, and compel complete
publicity in the management of inter
state corporations, is one Of the lead
ing recommendations contained in
the annual report of the secretary of
commerce and labor made public yes
terday. Newer and tighter laws to
stamp out the white slave trade,
which the secretary says is an or
ganized and extensive business, is the
other.
The secretary recommends the fur
Their development Of the bureau of
corporations. At the end of this fis-
cal year, the department still has OIL
hand Investigations of the lumber and
steel industries, the International
Harvester company concentration OF
waterpOWer ownership, Transports
ton by water in the United States.
1t was still continuing it's investiga-
lions of the tobacco industry the op-
GRAFTON Of cotton exchanges and
state systems Of corporate taxation.
On the subject of government con-
troll Of the financial and industrial
forces, Secretary NageI says some
ant recommendations The prime need
Of to things is emphasized. First, re-
liable information upon which the gov
eminent may take legislative and adj
ministratiVe action and second re
liable information in a concise and
available form to serve for the basis
Of public opinion The first step to
be taken he says, is an advance to-
ward complete system for obtain.
ing and making public this informa,
ton. The bureau of corporations has
demonstrated the value Of this beyond
doubt, in the limited way which it's
force and money available would al
low.
In the bureau of immigration and
naturalization, the need Of facilities to
meet the growing conditions is recog-
nlZed. improvements have been
made in the immigration stations all
over the country and will be carried
on. In all during the fiscal year.
944,235 aliens entered the country and
81 per cent of them came from Rus
sian and the countries of southern
Europe. A total Of 30 per cent of il
literates is shown by the report.
which is something of an increase
over the previous year. The coming of
these aliens, however, brought ST.
33l 1928 into the country and thew
possessed an average of $23.5O each.
1t is calculated by the department,
however, that SO per cent Of all these
aliens were assisted with money to-
reach this country.
In one portion of his report Secre-
tory Nagel takes up the white slave
traffic. Through the watchfulness
Of immigration inspectors a large
number of prosecutions have been be-
gun by the department of Justice
Where those prosecutions have Gov
cred the direct importation of wo-
men for immoral purposes, the prose
cutions have been considerably sue
cessful. The decision of the supreme
court in the Keller case, which gave
to the states of measure of authority
to deal with their own situation. Mr..
Nagel says has embarrassed the fed
eraI authorities in that direction.
Turning to his own office, Secre-
tary Nagel tells Of the work of i'm
proving the personnel of the service
The secretary lays down the prin-
ciples that the government is en-
titled to lad days work for days
pay" and agrees that the pay should
be commensurate with the work per
formed
Because of the low salaries estab
lished in some of the grades it was
found impossible, Mr.. Nagel says, get
civilians capable of the work at such
salaries. The secretary says in clos
ing his report that as a remedial step
he is constrained to advocate the abo-
litiOn of all clerical positions paying
less than 5000 year, and created i'll
their stead.