The San Francisco call., 1910-11-28
BUREAU Wants
White men TO
PEOPLE HAWAII
immigration Commissioner VIII
Visit Islands to Enforce
Exclusion Laws
Hart North Case Considered at
Conference With Friends
and Officials

Steps 70 Americanize the Hawaiian
ISLANDS by promoting white immigra-
hon and enforcing the exclusion laws
win be taken by the department Of
commerce and labor after an invesuga-
lion OF the island conditions. which viii
oe conducted by Daniel J. Keefe, ccm-
missioner general of the United States
Immigration service.
keefe arrived in San Francisco Sat
uEdaE night on his tour of inspection
Of the Pacific coast ports. and viii
leave for Honolulu on the steamer Si-
beria tomorrow. He discussed the ISL
and conditions freely and admitted that
the principal object in visiting them
was TO study the immigration situation
ana make suggestions 10 the depart
ment. Of commerce and labor on the
best methods Of Americaniizng them.
MORE AMERICANS NEEDED
The Department is determined to rev
olutlonize conditions and plant more
firmly the American flag on the terri
uor1T- The strategic position Of the pos
sessions, II is felt demand this, as does
the present character OF the population.
Of the $4,000 persons in the islands
I05,0o0 are Asiatics. and of the re-
nsinder 20 600 are foreign and $4,000
native Hawaitans- This leaves a small
percentage Of Americans. Keefe said
that The criticism Of the American fed
GRAFTON Of labor and other organiza-
Jlcns Of conditions prevailing there has
aroused: the depa rtment TO action.
he would not say what measures
would be taken 10 encourage American
and. other white immi grafton 10 the
islands. but he win investigate the
methods Of recruiting laborers for the
plantations.
CHINESE AND HART NORTH
While in san Francisco Keefe will
devote much Of hfs tine to an examina-
t5on- Of Chinese immigration. It is
one Of the big subjects with which the
department is struggling at present.
He pN]iued q general scheme by which
il was hoped to encourage only de-
sirabls Immigrants while making it
easy for all ''exempts' TO enter the
He: said that he would recommend TO
congress the adoption of a physical
:test @i3le The army test 10 be given
inlTni grants Of all races. He said the
present Examination is inadequate TO
exclude weakhngs and others who
.suouid be debarred.
He held 4 conference with prominent
iluQ3i igTa tion officials yesterday in the
81 Francis hotel regarding the sus-
5eNSfop Of Commissioner Hart North.
Luther. c. Steward, who has temper
RrflE succeeded North. spent the after
noon: in consultation with Keefe. other
parties to The conference were: s D.
Griffith chairman Of the committee Of
examiners in the North investigation F;
special Commissioner Watts OF Wash
Lgton, wl3o-is ~ charge OF the entire
chinese bureau Inspector Ainsworth.
Ehe was specially delegated TO report
5n charges against North. and Deputy
f5oyIe-- who has charge Of the deten-
- II
close friends Of North were in at
-endance. Keefe would not state the
nature Of the meeting. It developed
shat the North affair and new phases
II the investi cation were discussed. A
special Investigator has been at work
iecretly on the North charges. re-
o0rt VIII be made by Keefe on his re-
siIrn from the islands.
E0NsUL AND KEEFE CLASH
Keef4's published declaration that
tFfE 80 per. cent of the Chinese in the
l-uted States We're here. Illegally was
4 STONED yesterday by Ii Yung Yew,
tae chinese consul Keefe Teaffirmed
ifls- statement He said that the Chi
i.l-Te etUrnIng 70 China outnUm bered
those admitted through regular chan
uelss Yet the Chinese were on the in
crease.
K4efe cIassed Hindus as undesirable
inrHigrants and said that the deportav
tlens Of Chinese should be taken out Of
The courts and be conducted according
70 the. provisions Of the general immi-
grafton law. He viii recommend that
thts be permitted.
The only protection against snug
Cling across the Mexican or the Ca
usdian borders said Keefe lis bv the
Issuance Of certificates of registrati ton
to al Chinese ia this country. Then
the man without such q document can
be oeporred. It is a mistake TO say
that this department discriminates
against the Chinese in the examina-
tionS with reference to hookworm and
6lsria- The hookWorm has only been
found on Chinese and certain Of the
MeTicsns Of the Mexican lowlands. All
Immigrants are examined for. diseases -
Keefe viii visit Angel island today.