Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-13
Conditions AS Found by I'm
migration Congress May
be Startling-Two Years
Spent Securing Data.
COMMISSION MADE
ACTIVE STUDY
Investigation In This Coum-
try and Abroad of
Wide Scope.

Washington, Oct. 13.-At the
next Congress the immigration Com
mission. which wa called in 1907 TO
investigate the economic and social
estatus of immigrants to this coul-
try. will make a full report at the
meeting early in November.
The commission has not only been
investigating the status of the inn
migrants, but has been looking into
the adequacy of the present immi-
grafton law, as coming with the
law of 1903. According to reports,
the commission will present to Con-
gress come startling facts as to the
United states.
The commission consists of Sena-
tor w p Dillingham;, of Vermont,
chairman; Senators II. c. Lodge. OF
Massachusetts,; A. j. McLaurin, of
Mississippi;. Representatives b. F.
Howell. OF New Jersey; w. S. Bennet
OF New York. J. l. Burnet, of Ala
bama: DR.. Charles p. Neill, the pres
ent L. S. Commissioner of Labor;
Professor Jeremiah w. jerks and w.
r. Wheeler Assistant Secretary OF
the Department Of Commerce and
Labor.
After organizing in the Spring of
1907, the commission spent the sum
mer of that year investigating i'm
migration in Europe. Active field
work began in this country in the
Spring OF 1908 Offices were estab-
lished in Washington with branch
Offices in San Francisco and New
YORK City. Morton c. Crane was
appointed secretary and disbursing
officer.
Three superintendents or agents
were appointed and have been in
charge of the field work which was
brought to close June 80 last. They
are Prof w. J Lauck, DR.. r. p.
Faulkner and Prof A. H. Mills.
Investigation of the i'm migration
situation has been pursued along
three lines by the commission and
it agents the individual immigrant
the family and, lastly, the communi-
ty More than 100 communities and
more than $4,000 Immigrant famili-
es have been studied the results tab
ulated and information secured con
cerning more thar 3.50O.OOO persons
who were immigrants to this coun-
try.
In addition to thi information
has been gathered from reports sta
ti5tics and complications already ex-
isting in the Bureau OF immigration
and Naturalizatioa affecting about
100000 persons. The school in
vestigation5 alone reached 100000
teachers and children
The commissioner investigation
in Europe included large variety
OF subjects. medical and otherwise.
at ports of 'barkaGon Labor con
ditiOns were thoroughly looked into.
especially as affecting labor condi-
tio1s In the United States: contract
labor for this country. causes Of i'm
migration, assisted immigration. the
emigration Of criminals. the laws
and regulations Of European coun-
trie in regard to the subject. the
padrone system and European steam
ship companies regulations regard
Ing the transportation Of aliens OF
this country.
I'm the United states the investi-
cation waI necessarily more exten-
ded II was made by races. and
thoroughly covered the economic
soci"l0pical and statistical features.
the relation Of ocean transportation
companies to immigrants and scores
Of other subjects.