The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-11
Commissioner General of
 Immigration : Annual Report

borers were rejected and 240 were ar- rested and expelled from the country, The report expresses qualification
 with what has been accomplished in enforcing the Presidents proclamation directing the exclusion, of Japanese and Korean iaborers, who, after securing from their own governments passports to Hawaii. Canada or Mexico, used such passports, contrary to the wishes of their own governments to obtain entry to the mainland of the United States. In the course of the year 1907 ai,7ss Japanese aliens applied for ad- mission to the United States. In the year 1908. 1s,941 Japanese aliens ap- piled for admission. Of those apply Ing for admission in the last year, ls,- 22s were admitted. The total increase in population by Japanese immigration was s,s26.
 The report indicates inadequacy of the law to accomplish without cause for complaint the exclusion of Chinese
 who are barred by the statute. The smuggling of Chinese into the United States goes on although many are ap- preherded in the vicinity of the land boundaries and deported. Of the Chi nese arrested ss per cent were taken into custody in the districts immediate iy connected with the land boundaries. Every effort has been made by the Bureau to prevent the smuggling into the country of Chinese and an improve ment Is shown in this work over pre- vions years
 The report urges the government to take effective means to prevent the congestion of arriving aliens in the great centers of population, During the year 32 per cent of the aliens ar riving at United States ports were des- tined to New York; over 14 per cent to Pennsylvania: over per cent each to Illinois and Massach usetts; and over 1 percent to New Jersey. It is point cd out that some of the States, ipartic- ularly in the South and West, are vii tally interested in securing settlers. ''Yet the new law" says the report. "does not, in terms and according to the literal letter contemplate in the exception more than that the said States should be allowed to place in foreign newspapers and magazins ad- vertisements describing in general terms the opportunities for settlers and wage%earners within their limits" It Is recommended that Congress author- ize the extension of the woslx of the division of information. so that arriv- ing Immigrants may have definite in- localities in the United States, to the end that they may locate in such places as will afford them prompt and remun- erative employment.
 Considerable space is devoted to the report of Judge Richard K. Campbell, Chief of the Division of Naturalization. Every effort has been made by the die vision not only to eliminate fraud from the naturalization of aliens. but to se- cure absolute compliance with the law. Cooperation bas been effected, through the Department of Justice. with the United States courts throughout the country. It Is recommended that suf- hcient appropriation be made to or- ganize a force of examiners to, inwesti- gate every petition for naturalization. It Is recommended also that the fees allowed clerks of courts be increased In order to afford the officials adequate compensation for the labor involved Through the work of this division, the government now has complete records of all applications for naturalization papers and complete record of the reasons for the acceptance or rejection of any such applications