The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-28
LABOR SECRETARY
MAKES REPORT
WOULD HAVE LAWS AMENDED
TO PREVENT SEPARATION x
or FAMILIES.
IMMIGRATION INCREASED
Total Was 1,1s9,oa7 Bringing s2a,17-n
145--Whitc Slave Traffic Con-
tinues Publicity For
Corporations Urged.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Secretary
Nagel's annual report, sent to the
president today, contains many I'm
portant recommendations for changes
and improvements lii the various ba
feaus anu branches or the depAtstnenr
OF commerce and labor.
Great popular interest attaches in
the immigration and naturalization
Of aliens, aud much Of the secretary's
report is devoted to that subject.
One of the hardships of the pres
ent immigration laws, Secretary M.
gel believes Is the separation -of fam
HES. In many instances a father IS
admitted and his wife and ehildrea
IN all against t0,411 In 1903 Thonah
are barred out after the pioneer has
made home. The secretary be
lleVes that a more equ.taDie system
eoud be found, and says he assumes
1T is the parpose OF the law to Keen
families together and not to separate
them. TIE secretary suggests that
some system by which inquiry snouia
be made about The families Of irnmi-
grants before fathers and sons are
admitted should be put into rractioa.
While the fiscal year 1910 brought
total OF 1,19S,037 immigrants TO
the United States, the prediction is
made that the coming year will ap-
proach the banner year 1907 whel
more than 1,2S5,QHo aliens came IT,
or All those aho came this wear
more than 27i,00Q admitted they aat
been assisted by friends. All the
immigrants brought total Of s2S,197,
7ts with item, a pef capita OF abop.
S2T. The bulk of tne immI 4ltion
continues to be drawn from soutneca
and eastern Europe Two Tor cent OF
all who applied for admission were
turned back. They numbered 24,270
no Increase in attempts to import con-
trsct lahor is apparent, 1890 pliens
were deported as such during the
Year. Sai~,af legislation TO govern
that class Of immigration is recon-
mend. L.
White Slave Traffic.
Secretary Nagel refers briefly to
violations Of the white slave law and
declares that immigration officials
are able to cope with only 7action
OF the violations. If the traffic Is to
be stamped out be says, the states and
municipalities must taEe a more ac-
tive interest
investigation Corporations.
The WORK ~ the brcoau of corpora
tons mas been h'ghly important dur
ing the year, and pr eably this month
a comprehensive repoft On its investi-
cation Of the lumber industry will be
completed. The bureau now has uE-
der way investiab IONS Oh Tie Inter.
national Harvester Company, ths
steel and tobacco industries, concen-
tration of water power ownership, and
corporate taxation.
FEvcrs Publicity.
Secretary Nagel believes the value
of corporation publicity has been
proved,
There <should be-" he says IAN
active and permanent system OF pub
licity under the federal government,
by which all important industrial cor
porations engaged in interstate COM
merce shall report to one federal
agency the essential facts Of their
business. Federal action of this sort
Is necessary because no state sys.
tenn can comprehensively cover the
subject. Thus, with central agency
CT business information in continu
Gus operation, the country would have
reliable information ON the manage
ment Of our commercial forces, publie
opinion would be afforded basis 0l
Intelligent action, unjust preiudte
he removed, and business Interests
would have source Of information or
corporate facts covering the entire
country. There would be a pernt&
renf and recognized point Of contacl
between the government andAbe man
ayers Of corporations. The relations
Of corporate action to public Interest
could be considered, cooperatlot
could be increased, and uniformity
Of corporate accounting could be se
cured"
Protect Fur Animals.
In reviewing the work of the hu
reau of fisheries, Secretary Nagei pro
posed protected zone for all FIJI
bearing animals and would have 1t 70
Gated On the Aloutian islands. Fo,
and other fur bearing animals have
been generally slaughtered there, tn
bureau OF fisheries has found, am
many Of the animals have been pcis
oDed by aliens who ware. their skinf
The secretary recommends that somt
part of the islands be made. q resar
walton and that wireless station b