Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
Problems of immigration.

Popular interest attaches to the immi-
grafton and naturalization of aliens, and
much Of the report is devoted to that sub
ject:
One Of the hardships Of the present I'M
migration laws, Secretary Nagel believes,
is the separation of families. In many
instances a father is admitted and his
wife and children are barred out after
the pioneer has made home. The Sec
rotary suggests that some system by
which inquiry should be made about the
families of immigrants before fathers and
sons are admitted should be put into
practice
Unless immigration can be diverted from
Ellis Island or reduced, there is need for
additions to the facilities there. At no
port Is there any adequate provision for
handling immigration, declares the Sec
rotary. although at most places sites have
already been brought by the government
for buildings to be used for these pur-
poses.
Stricter regulation of steamship COM
panieS in the immigrant traffic is urged
in the report. and a system of fines for
companies which bring insane immigrants
or those afflicted with contagious dis
eases is proposed. The Secretary de-
clares that the immigration officials even
find it unwise to allow alien employees Of
steamships to land on American soil with
out applying the usual examination to
them.
Per Capita Wealth of 927.
The fiscal year 1910 brought a total Of
1.19S,O37 immigrants to the United States
More than $4,000 admitted they had been
assisted by friends. All the immigrants
brought a total Of $2s197,745 with them,
a per capita Of about $27. The bulk of
the immigration continues to be drawn
from southern and eastern Europe.
Two per cent of all who applied for ad-
mission were turned back.
They numbered 24,27O in ALL as against
1O,411 in 1909.
Though no increase in attempts to i'm
port contract labor is apparent, LOO
ers during the year. Stricter legislation
to govern that class of immigration is
recommended.
Secretary Nagel refers briefly to viola
tons of the white slave law, and de-
clares that immigration officials are able
to cope with only a fraction Of the viola
tons. If the traffic is to be stamped
out, he says, the states and municipalities
must take more active interest.
The bureau of corporations now has UNI
der way Investigations of the Interna-
tional Harvester Company. the steel and
tobacco industries, Concentration of wa
ter power ownership and corporate taxa
ton. Secretary Nagel believes the value
III.
Corporation Publicity.
There should be-" he says. IAN active
and permanent system of publicity under
the federal government, by which all i'm
portant industrial corporations engaged
in interstate commerce shall report to
one federal agency the essential facts of
their business. Federal action of this
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can cOmprehensively cover the subject.
THUS. with a central agency of bust
ness Information in continuous operation
the country would have reliable informa-
ton on the management of our CONNER
cial forces, public opinion would be af-
forded basis of intelligent action, I'M
just prejudice would be removed. and
business interests would have a source Of
information on corporate facts covering
the entire country.
There would be permanent and
recognized point of contact between the
government and the managers of corpora
tons. The relations of corporate action
to public interest could be considered,
co-operation could be increased and uni
formity of corporate accounting could be
secured"
In reviewing the work of the bureau of
fisheries, Secretary Nagel proposed a pro-
tected zone for all fur-bearing animals
and would have 1t located on the Aleutian
Islands. Fox and other fur-bearing ami
mails have been generally slaughtered
there, the bureau of fisheries has found,
and many have been poisoned. by aliens
who wanted their skins.
Wireless Station Needed.
The Secretary recommends that some
part of the islands be made reservation
and that a wireless station be installed
at Dutch Harbor, or Unalaska and also
on the Pribilof Islands. Revenue cutters
would be able to operate to greater adj,
vantage against pelagic sealers il they
ta6 wireless equipment, the Secretary
says. :.
Other portions OF, the report review at
length the years work i'm the bureau of
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