Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-04

new immigration law recohfnenued Dy
Daniel j. Keefe, the Commissioner
General OF Immigration, In his annual
report for the hscal year 1903. II is
proposed to accomplish this by codify.
Ing. arranging In logical sequence and
STRENGTHENING at their weak points all
existing laws on the general subject
OF immigration and Chinese exclus-
Ion.
Some OF the principal suggestions
are;
So defining the term allen as to
leave no doubt that 1t includes all
persons not citizens; extending the
contract labor provisions to forbid
and penalize the inducement OF immi-
grafton by false as well as genuine
promises OF employment. penaliEing an
attempt to import foreign laborers,
and permitting the importation OF
amen skilled Iaborers IL labor OF like
Kind unemployed can not be found
here only II the consent CT the Sec
rotary OF Commerce and Labor Is ,b.
tained In advance; increasing the fine
against steamship companies for TAX
ing on board dangerously diseased
aiens from $l0o to $2O0.
Mr.. keefe believes the time is ripe
FOR the adoption OF even strictor mea-
sures and suggests that a proposal
worthy Of careful thought Is that all
male aliens between 16 and so be re-
CURED to pass a physical examina-
ton equal to that observed for army
recruits.
Touching the white slave" trafflc
the report sets out that special in
restigation conducted throughout the
country md tho general experience
OF the year, make II apparent that an
enormous business is done in import
ing and distributing foreign women
FOR immoral purposes. including the
seduction and distribution OF alien
women and girls who enter regularly.
end also TO some extent Of American
women and girls. The Federal ON.
GERS have not discovered positive evi.
dence Of the existence Of n syndicate
for those nefarious purposes, but
there Is among those who conduct the
buslriess certain esprit de corps
and there are In several cities cubs
and headquarters where they congrc.
cate" ,,.!t'' Af H
In some cities = II ~ doclardod 30
trafic is connected with local political
conditions and sdme Of the municipal
authorities are Implicated or other
wise helpless 10 assist In eradicatlns
the evil. The Federal Governments
powers, It is' stated. are so limited
as to make It essential II any marked
progress ID to--be expected that the
states and cities shall awake to the
seriousness OF tho situation anu exer
else their undoubtel authority to pat
town the evil.
During the ,'ear there was marked
Increase III dcportations as result
Of the campaign against the trafflc,
The provisions on this subject In the
bill submitted by Mr.. Keefe to carry
out his recommendations are In prin
ciple the same as In the bill which
already has passed the House except
that they do not go so far In the fea
lures Affecting interstate regulation OF
the practice.
Qualification Is expressed as a re
suit OF the experiment In immigra
ton control as affecting the Japa
nese. constituted by law, proc!ama
lions and regulations following the
entiJapanese agitation in California
several years ago.
There has been a material reduc
ton In both the number Of japanese
admitted aud deported! In 1908. 1854
Japanese were admitted to continental
United States and 1894 to Hawaii
while FOR 1903 the corresponding fig
ures are 2432 and 1893. The number
admitted to the mainland and Ha
wall was only about rs per cent. ant
IL per cent, respectively, Of the mum
Ders Tor 1908.
Contrary to the general impression
Chimes admitted to the United States
have increased during the past foul
years and Mr.. keefe is pessimistlt
regarding tho operation OF the law
ne concludes that the system of ex
Clu6iOn and expulsion Afforded nv n "A