The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-02-18

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slble such restrictions as the existing
Law intends but has not accomplished
is the object Of proposed immigra.
ton law recommended b. Daniel J.
Keefe. the Commissioner General q
Immigration IN his annual report for
the fiscal year 1909 Il Is proposed 70
accomplish this by codifying arrang-
ling IN logical sequence and strength.
ening at their weak points all existing
laws on the general subject Of immi.
grafton and Chinese exclusion.
Some OF the principal suggestions
are
So defining the term "alien" as 70
leave no doubt that Il includes all per
sons not citizens; extending the con-
tract labor provisions TO sorbid and
penalize the indueement of immigra-
tlon By false as well as genuine pro-
mises OF employment, penallzing an
lattempt to import foreign laborers,
land permitting the importation Of
alien skilled laborers IL labor OF like
kind unemployed can not be found
there only II the consent OF the Seere-
tary OF Commerce and Labor Is obtain
ed IN advance; increasing the fine
against steamship companies for TAX.
Ing on board dangerously diseased
aliens from 800 to 5000.
Mr.. Keefe believes the time is ripe
for the adoption OF even stricter
measures and suggests that propo-
sal worthy Of careful thought is that
ali male aliens between 16 and so be
lrequlred to pass a physical examina-
ton equal to that observed for army
recruits.
Touching the white slave" traffic
the report sets out that a special in
vestigation conducted throughout the
country and the general experience Of
the year, make it apparent that an
enormous business is done in import
ing and distributing foreign women
for immoral purposes. including the
seduction and distribution Of alien wo-
men and girls who enter regularly,
and also to some extent Of American
women and girls. The Federal off,
GERS have not discovered positive eyi-
dence OF the existance Of a syndicate
for these nefarious purposes, but
there Is among those who conduct
the business a certain esprit de corps.
and there are in several cities clubs
Ilgregaten
In some cities. it Is declared. the
traffic is connected with local politi-
cal conditions and some Of the munich
pal authorities are implicated or other
wise helpless to assist in eradicating
the evil. The Federal Governments
powers. It Is stated. are SO limited as
to make It essential II any marked
progress is to be expected that the
states aud cities shall awake to the
seriousness Of the situation and exer-
else their undoubted authority to put
down the evil
During the year there was a marked
increase in deportations as a result OF
the campaign against the traffic The
provisions on this subject in the bill
submitted by Mr. Keefe to carry out
his recommendations are in principle
the same as IN the bin which already
has passed the House except that they
do not go so far in the features az.
fectlng interstate regulation Of the
practice
Gratlhcetion is expressed as a re.
suit Of the experiment IN immigration
control" as affecting the Japanese,
constituted BY law; proclamations and
regulations following the anti-Japan-
ese agitation in California several
years ago.
There has been a material reduct-
ion in both the number OF Japanese
admitted and deported In 1908. o.
544 Japanese were admitted TO conti-
mental United stetes and s.6g4 to
Hawaii. while for 1909 the correspond
ing figures are 2,432 and .4g8. The
number admitted to the mainland and
Hawaii was only 25 per cent and II
per cent respectively, Of the numbers
for 1908
Contrary to the general impression
Chinese admitted to the United States
have increased during the past four
years and Mr. Keefe Is pessimistie re.
garding the operation Of Che law. He
concludes that the system Of exclu.
sion and expulsion afforded by it is
but lily adopted for either purpose.
He says
Despite all that is said and all that
is done, the Bureau is always conf.
dent at the close Of any year that
many Chinese Of the excluded classes
have eyaded the border officers. how.
ever yigilant they may have been.
have smuggled themselves or been
smuggled ashore IN seaports aa sail.