The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-25
FOR SANE IMMIGRATION LAWS
~ u,II FORMED ia tHtNCE
rRI SENT CONDITIONS.
,nnml,,ionrr Williams writes a sharp
Letter Disappro,inx Certain state
wont. of the Promoters Jacob "A.
IN In faNor of the Project

m~ui> of the PrOnsoters- Jacob n
IN In faN"r of the PRO ,rrt.
Inference yesterday afternoo, a,
Hui"l Aston a committee was an
...I 90 organize the National Ameri-
..." Iteration for the Promotion Of Sane
..f '''rul immigration Laws. The OBJ
....- Of m. association are to opuosa the
at.u'"u 81 further restrictive immi-
r...ru laws except those pertaining to-
..E- N and moral conditions to secure
.. %. Pc" Nn"ral Interpretation Of the present
900 EDUCATE the foreign born in tn.
u.t IT good citizenship. to aid in the
f..'r distribution Of immigrants and to
be-" all discrimination against "A mln
.r count OF his nativity or creed
..umlSsionsr Williams OF Ellis Island
v.- mo-, present. bui he wrote a lester to
- Braun. the temporary chairman.
.....r- that even II he didn't have another
.,'m"nt he wouldn't attend the meet
uE tie SAID thai AZ was "A waste Of tim.
discus. IN. charge that the immigra-
.l'u laws and their enforcement are
luihIr. American. oppressive and
r. rt"" and religious prelude. NOR.
item l"t-rmine exclusions than real
.-">
VIZ Williams said that the laws k...p
... he scum and riffraff- and that his
rr"thods ~ enforcing them are known To-
r.- ~lperIors IN Washington. In conclusion
10" commissioner wrote:
! cannot agree that your agitation
'..' r"rnIng immigration has developed
.'" = bitter enmity which threatens to-
uN.t" "ur people against itself
Jacob II. SchIN in his letter OF regret
used the movement. He said that h.
Interested in the immigration prob
''a and doubted II rest ricIiv. legislation
would h" PASSED by this or th.. next Con-
.r.~~ tie suggested that Immigration
,n.ui b. encouraged to difruse its.I:
ir.r h" North Atlantic ports and .sp.c.
.,tIv from New York
~ ASs!nblyman uustaVe Hartman told
experiences at Ellis island He said
'ru he wasn't allowed Ia object to any
.' 'h" questions put by the board Vi. !
49, ,ur" that the Immigration authori- /
TO- ITO not want aliens represented by ,
fHAu-rI becIus- they limit ATTORNEYS |
'''- 10 SO and that the only way Tor
'-si-r">prcting and competent attorney !
? get bigger fe-' is by applying to the |
missioner. He called the entire sys-
'"Er antocratic and I'M American ii. .
t. .t'N"d That 1t II nccrssa ~ Tor the. alien /
q nav" proper representation by attorney
arr ha,i-er. "A German writer. said ne
80 Ht' . tHl- country WIN only - cents.
N' tidn't mind the exclusion OF criminal
diseased foreigner. but h.. Thought
- y c. likely to becom. a public
"atrg"l should not he enough TO keep the
nom, grant out. He -ugga-ted that an
~ y G. immigrant should receive th.
n"n"'it Of doubt and he. allowed TO STAY
p the country three years. Then il h.
= diiudged a public charge by a court
ho should he deported
Mr. Haiissr also deplored the fact that
o." Agriculture Department IL not per
'ur'ted % distribute it, literature among
~" farmer immigrants HE aid that
't- accounts 10 some extent for the
nigh cost cf living b.Cat-. th"r.. are NOT
enough farmers ia the country. lmmi-
grants. he thought. should he .ncoura ced
~ hsCom. farmers
Marcus Braun, the temporary chair
man. -aid that the meeting was not an
''gon-tic - the Immigration authori-
'i..- Vie advocated that all inspection ,
h" done on the oIher -ld. He -aid that
mis- would do away with the sorrow and
disappointment of tn. deport-d mm-
grant.
The committee who will organize the
'"deration are Marcus Braun. perley
Morse. Carl Hauser and Henry " Schlo-s