The Washington times., 1909-12-18
Agrees Upon Most Drastic
Measure to End White
Slavery.
MEN AND WOMEN
COME UNDER CLAUSE
Constitutionality Features of Pro-
posed Legislation Is Given
Special Attention.

Legislation Of the most drastic nature
TO suppress the white slave" traffic is
that proposed i'm a bill which has been
reported by the House Committee on
Immigration.
The resolution. which the members of
this committee hope will supersede the
Mann bill. now before the Committee
on Interstate and FOrcign Commerce, is
a substitute for the Bennett bill and
the. SABBATH bill, introduced early in the
session, and, according TO Representa-
tive Bonnet. has the undivided support
Of the immigration Committee, the Blu
Teau of immigration. and the Joint I'm
migration Commission
Especial attention has been paid, said
Mr.. Bennett, to the constitUtionality fea-
tures of the proposed law and the mem
bers of the immigration Committee are
unanimous in the opinion that it con-
hicts in no way with decisions Of the
Supreme Court on the subject OF the
suppression of the white slave traffic.
Mr.. Bennett today explained the car
dinal features Of the bill as reported
out Of the Immigration Committee He
said.
This substitute bill provides for the
following new legislation regulating i'm
migratioB
1T makes deportable any alien who is
connected in any way with an estab-
lishment conducted for immoral pur-
poses. Only naturalized aliens are eX-
empt from the deportation clause.
Guilty of Felony.
ANY person who buys a ticket to
transport from one State TO another
either an alien or a native born man or
guilty of a felony.
ANY alien convicted of Offenses under
the act may be deported at the expira-
tion OF his sentence Any alien who
once has been debarred from this cOun-
try is guilty of a rnisdemeanor in event
subsequent attempt is made TO enter
the United states.
ANY alien who shares I'm any way
in the earnings Of a house conducted
for immoral purposes is deportable.
Any one else who shares in such earn
ings. be il in the shape of rents, is sub
ject to prosecution.
Furthermore, an alien employed in
music or dance halls or other places
habitually frequented for immoral pur-
poses. or who fosters and shields from
arrest and prosecution the inmates Of
such places, is subject TO deportation.
1T adds 20 the excluded class persons
who are supported by or who receive.
either wholly or In part, the proceeds
from the immoral traffic
Originally. women and girls only were
listed as being among the excluded
class. The bill as reported applies 70
men imported for immoral purposes as
well
Clause Modified
THE clause relating TO the maintain
ing or harboring an alien for immoral
purposes IS modified by the phrase.
amy person assisting in the illegal i'm
DortatiOn." so as TO relate the offense
Of harbOring 10 the offense Of importa-
ton. This is to meet the decision OF
the Supreme Court in the KelIor case.
the court holding that you cannot pun
/ ish one whose sole onense In the har-
| boring OF another for immoral purposes.
such offense being construed as coming
under the jurisdiction Of the States"
Mr.. Bennett said the bin as reported
I by the Committee on immigration had
| the support both Of the Republican and
Democratic members Of the COMMITTEES
and that the question of sovereignty
| Of states rights could not be raised, as
was brought up by some OF the Demo
cratic members Of the Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee with re-
gard 10 the Mann bill
Mr Bennett and his colleagues on the
Committee on immigration will endeav pr
} TO obtain the consideration of it's mes-
sure in advance of the Mann E1U thus
obtaining the credit for q piece of legIg-
l !atiou that each committee is anxious
I to possess