The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-16
LAW TO RESTRICT
IMMIGRATION
COMMISSIONER WANTS MORE
POWER FOR EXCLUSION
AND DEPORTATION.
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC
Is Enormous Sometimes intrcnched IN
Local Poiitics-hlany Chinese
Evade Exclusion
Laws.

Washington, Feb. 15.--Not further
restriction but merely to make por-
sible such restriction as the existin
law intends but has not accomplished,
is the object Of proposed new i'm
migration law recommended by Dan.
lei j. Keefe, the commissioner gen.
eral OF immigration In his annua, rc-
port for the fiscal year 1909. 1t IN
sr~onosed to accomplish this by .codi
flying, arranging In logical sequence
aud strengthening AZ their weak
points all existing laws on the gen
leral subject OF immigration and Chi
lnese exclusion.
Mr.. Keefe believes the time Is ripe
for the adoption of even stricter
measures and suggests that pro-
posal worthy OF careful thought is
that all male aliens between 10 and
l50 be required to pass physical ex-
animation equal to that observed for
army recruits.
White Slave Traffic.
Touching the white Slave traffic
1.-THE report sets out that d special
/ Investigation conducted throughout
the country and the general sexpeE
enee Of the year. make apparent
that an enormous business Is done
in importing and distributing fof6iEp
women for immoral purposes, fnciusi
ling the seduction and distribution oi
alien women and girls who enter
Eregulariy, and also to some extend
lof American women and girls. The
federal officers have not discovered
Ipesitive evidence Oh the existence of
ia syndicate for those nefarious phr-
iposes. but there Is among those who
eonduet the business certain esprit
de corps. and there are in several
lcities clubs and headquarters wnere
they congregate.'
| Local PolitIes Control.
4 In some cities, 1t 'fsaNeclare.l, tile
traffic is connected witRcs4eaf politi.
cal conditions and some oHASbe mii-
Inicipal authorities are implicAkEA or
lotherwise helpless to assist in 6tadi-
Ecating the evil The federal goveht,
Iments powers, it is stated. are So
limited as to make 1t essential IL any
marked progress is to be expected
that the states and cities shall awake
to the seriousness of the situation
and exercise their undoubted authority
to put down the evil.
More Deportstions.
During the year there was marked
increase in deportations as result
lof the campaign against the traffic.
The provisions on this subject In the
bill submitted by Mr.. Keefe to carry
out his recommendation are In prin-
lciple the same as in the bill which
already has passed the house except
that they do not go so far in the fca-
lures affecting interstate regulation OF
the practice.
There has been material reduc-
tion in both the number of Japanese
admitted and deported. 1908. 9,5ff
Japanese were admitted to continent
lal United States and S,694 to Ha-
wall, while lOr IyUg the cOffeSpond-
ing figures are 2,432, and 1893. The
number admitted to the mainland and
Hawaii was only about 25 per cent
and II per cent, respectively. of the
numbers for 1908.
Contrary to the genera: impression
Chinese admitted to the Unite
States have Increased during the pas
four years and Mr.. Keefe is pesst
mistic regarding the operation Of the
law He concludes that the system OF
Iexclusion and expulsion afforded BY
lit is lily adopted for either purpose.
He says:
Despite all that Is said and all
that Is done, the bureau is always
lconfident at the close of any year that
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