The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-28
VARIOUS CHARGES
ARERECOMMENDED
Secretary Nagel Makes Report
on Workings of His
Department.
IMMIGRATION HARDsHI S
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He Believes That Far More
Equitable System Can
Be Found.
IMMIGRATION HARDsHIPs

Washington, D. c.. December a7--
Secretary Nagcl's annual report, sent
TO the President to-day, contains
many important recommendations for
changes and improvements In tho va
rious bureaus and branches of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor.
Great popular interest attaches to
the immigration and naturalization
Of aliens, and much of the secretarys
report Is devoted to that subject.
One of the hardships of the present
Immigration laws, Secretary Nagel be-
iieYes, Is the separation of families.
IN many Instances father is ad
mitted and his wife and children are
barred out after the pioneer has made
nome The secretary believes that
more equitable system could be
found, and says he assumes it is the
purpose of the law to keep families to-
eether and not TO separate them. The
secretary suggests that some system
by which inquiry SHOULD be made
ABOUT the families of immigrants be-
fore fathers ard sons are admitted
should be put into practice.
Additions Needed.
Unless immigration can be diverted
from Ellis Island or reduced there i.
need for additions to the facilitie.
mere. At no port is thefe any ade-
Iudte provision for handling immir
t hra1ls >, declares ,i,as the secretary. al
ready been bought by the government
ior buildings to be used for these
stricter regulation of steamship
companies in the Immigrant traffio il
Urged In the report and system OF
mes Tor companies which bring In.
sane immigrants or those afflicted with
sen,sts diseases, is proposed. The
dnHln rau hat .
a ai9n oihcials even find 1t unwise to
nuow alien employees of steamships to
ana on American soil without apply
vvb Inc usual examination to them.
Ht,e me nscal year OF 1910 brought n TO-
s saI OF i:l9s.05T immigrants to the Trntted
n1sa'es, IN peredlcton is made that the COM
T., c gh zen more than l2sj,Oo0 aliens came
m ~ VI an those who came this wear rnors
cd s,i"b g, 100 admitted they had been assist
a total OF S$.p7,7i5 with them, a per cabIta
90 anoul " The bulk Of the immigration
Eas,arn rI 10 De drawn from southern and
appp!tea Tor admission were turned back
aney numbered $40 in all as agaInct Id
~ ~, import contract labor Is apparent l'705
aliens we're depoGted as such during ibs
ga. Stricter legislation to govern that
Ciass OF immigration is recommended
Must Take Active Interest
9eGretary Nagei refers briefly to violations
o. ~, me White slave law ana declares that
only fraction of the Violations II The
uaHlc Ia 10 be stamped out, he saws Tho
active interes,. 49,
promotion OF employees BY merit and NOT
e. ga ~ scholastlc examination is treat
-, "a az Iength BY SecretaryN agel, who be-
4eves scholastic examination may be mon
er when an applicant enters the Eovernrnent
service service The conditions within the service.
terent test for promotion.
employees work under the direction and
observation ,. OF chiefs OF bureaus and dlyis-
hourceruiness are judged by them" saws
.he secretary. In the final analysis their
,,isats TO advancement should be wholly de-
'ermined by the opinions OF these s,lperyis
ing officials. provided such opinions are
wen informed, judicious and consclentiously
Secretary Nhsel puts himself IN record 4,
favor Of some sort OF superannuatton or re-
trement for clerks He believes conpnlsory
retirement for age or disability would he an
economical measure for the goycrnment and
expresses the opinion that IL salaries ar
e c.., are to remain as they are the gov
pehsIoh without contribution from EMPLOYEES
Highly Important Work
me work OF the Bureau OF Corporations
mas been highly important during the year
and probably this month commemorative
report on It's investigation OF the lumber In
dustry VIII be completed The bureau now
mas underway Investigations OF the Interna
tional Harvester Company. the steel and to-
oacco industries. concentration of water
power ownership and corporate taxation.
Secretary Nagel believes the value of cor
poration publicity has been proved
There should be-" he says, IAN active
and permanent system of publicity under
the Federal government by which ali I'M
portant Industrial corpo$ ions engaged in
interstate commerce SHAH report to one
Federal agency the essential facts of their
business. Federal action of this sort is nee
essary because no State system can compre-
nensysly . cover - subject Thus with
continuous operation, the country would
have reliable information on the MANAGE
ment OF our commercial forces. public opin-
ion would be afforded a basis of INTELLIGENT
action. unjust prejudice would be removed
and business interests would have a source
the entire country. There would be per-
manent and recognized point of contact be-
tween tho government and the managers OF
corporations The relations of corporate ac-
ton to public interest could be considered,
cooperation could be increased and uni
formity or corporate accounting could be Sc
Bureau OF Fisheries.
In reviewing the work of the Bureau of
Fisheries Secretary Nagel proposed pro-
tected zone for all ur-bearing animals and
would have 1t located on the Aloutian Is
lands Fox and other fuur-bearing animals
have been generally slaughtered there, tho
Bureau OF Fisheries has found, and many
of the animals have been poisoned by aliens
who wanted their skins. The secretary rec
made reservation. and that wireless
station be installed at Dutch Harbor or
unalaska. ana also on the Pribioff Islaonds
Revenue cutters would be able to operate to
greater advantage agalnst peagic sailors IL
they had wireless equipment, the secretary
says.
Other portions Of the report review at
length the years work In the Bureau of
Census, Bureau of Labor, Bureau OF Manu-
facturers, Bureau of Statistics. Bureau OF
Standards Lignt-Housc Service and Coast
and Cieodetic Survey.
Secretary Nagel recommends laws which
will permit closer inspection OF steam
ships and stricter regulation of their