Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-28
|" annual REPORT
OF Sec. Nage|, Dept. Com
merCe and Labor.
Changes and Improvements Are
Recommended.
Value Of Corporation Publicity He
Considers Proved.

Washington, Dec. 2l.~Sccretary
Nagels annual report, sent to the
President today. contains many impor-
tant recommendations for changes and
improvements in the various bureaus
and branches Of the Department OF
Commerce and Labor
Great popular interest attaches to
the immigration and naturalization Of
aliens. and much of the SecretaryS re-
port is devoted to that subject.
one OF the hardShipS of the present
immigration laws. Secretary NaEel be-
licvcs. is the separation Of families.
IN many Instances Il father is admitted
and his wife and children are barred
out after the pioneer has made q home.
The Secretary believes that a more
equitable system could be found, and
says he assumes it is the purpose OF
the law to keep families together and
not to separate them. The Secretary
suggests that some system by when
inquiry should be made about the
families Immigrants before fathers and
sons are admitted, should be put into
practice.
Unless immigration can be diverted
from Ellis Island or reduced, there is
need for additions to the facilities
there At no port is there any AIDE
uuatc provision for handling iml1i-
grants declares the secretary, although
ut most places sites have already been
bought by the government for build
ings to be used for these purposes.
Strictcr regulations of steamship
companies in the immigrant traffic IS
urged in the report and - system oil
fines for companies which bring IN
sane Immigration or those afflicted
with contagaious diseases is proposed,
The secretary declares that the lmlnl-
grafton officials even find it unWiSc to
allow alien employees Of steamships to
land ON American soil without apply
ing the usual examination to them.
While the fiscal year l?l" brought a
total al I.iHS."27 immigrants 10 the
United States, til" prediction IS made
that the coming year viii approach the
banner year j+"1 when more than
l.2S1.oVp aliens came in. OF all those
who came this year more than 2Ii.ooo
admitted they had been assisted hN
friends. Al tn" Immigrants brought
a total of $2S.l9i.1i5 with them. a per
capita "r about So. The bulk Of the
Immigration continue IT, b" drawn
from southern and eastern Europ". Nv"
per cent. uf all who applied tor adnis :
sion were turned back. They mum
brred 2i310 in al rs against ln.iii III
1903" Though no increase in at
tcupts to import contract labor IS APP
parent. 400 aliens were Jrportcd rs
such during the year. Strictcr leSlS-
lHtion To govern that class Of innlGra .
tion is recommended.
Secretary NaGcl refers briefly To-
violations OF the white slave law and
declares that immigration officials are
able to cope with only Il fraction of the
violations. If the traffic is to b"
stamped out. he says. tho state and
municipalities must take more activ"
interest.
Employees work under the direction
and observation of chiefs Of bureaus
and divisions and their capacity, cf-
ficicncy and rcSourccfulncss are judged
by them" says the Secretary. In tn"
final analysis their rights to adj
vanccment should be wholly deter
mined by the opinions of these super
vising officials, provided such opinions
arc we'll informed. iudicious and con
Scientiously reached.
Secretary Nasel puts himself ON