Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-16
IMMIGRATION
LAW CHANGES
SUGGESTED
ANNUAL REPORT OF
COMMISSIONER KEEFE
Document Deals With White
Slave Evil Illegal lmporta-
ton of Aliens and Exclusion
of Chinese and Japanese,

Washington, REQ. I5-NOt further
restriction, but merely to make posi-
Bile such restriction as the existing law
intends, but has not accomplished is
the object of a proposed new immi-
grafton law recommended by Daniel j.
keefe, the commissioner general of
immigration in his annual report for
the fiscal year 1909. 1t is proposed to
accomplish this by codifying, arrang-
ing IN logical sequence and strength
ening ut 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 5,rm allen" as TO
leave no doubt hat it includes all per-
sons not citizens; extending the con
tract labor provisions TO forbid and
penalize the inducement of immigra-
ton by false rs well rs genuine prom
ises OF employment. penalizing an att
tempt to import foreign laborers. and
permitting the importation of alien
skilled faborers if labor Of like kind
unemployed cannot De found here only
on uAe consent of the secretary Of
colnmcfee and labor Is obtained in
ADVANCE; increasing the fine against
steamship companies for taking on
board DANGEROUSLY diseased aliens
from $500 tots2O0.
Alr. Keeie befSves the time is ripe
Tor the adoption OF even stricter meas
ares and suggests that n pronosal
worthy of careful thoaeht is that an
male aliens between 16 aud 80 he re-
CURED TO pass n physical ,-samination
equal to that observed for army
recruits.
Touching the white slave traffic.
the report sets out that a special III
vest iIrnti O, annnt1atAI lra,tuhnt, fl,
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 Sc
duction and distribution of alien
women and girls who enter regularly.
and also to some extent Of American
women and girls. The federal officers
have not discovered positive evidence
of the existence of a syndicate for
those nefarious purposes. but there is
among those who conduct the business
a certain esprit de corps. and there are
in several cities clubs and headquar-
where they congregate.'
In some cities, at lis declared. the
is connected with local political
conditions and some of the municipal
authorities are Implicated or otherwise
helpless 70 assist in Graduating the
evil. The federal governments pow
crs. it Is stated, 4 SO fIimited as to-
1T essential II any marked prog
Is to be expected that the states
and cities shah awake to the serious
ness of the situation ana exercise their
.undoubted authority to put down the
evil.
During the year there was a marked
Increase in deportationS as a result OF
campaign against tho traffic. The
provisions on this subject in the bill
by Mr.. Keefe to carry out
his recommendations are in principle
same as In the bill which already
has passed the house except thai they
do not go so far in the features ar
Interstate regulation of the
practice.
Qualification is expressed as n result
of the experiment in immigration con
as affecting the japanese. con
by law, proclamations and
regulations Following the anti-Japan-
csc agitation in California several
years ago.
There has been a material reduction
in both tho number Of Japanese adj
and deported. In 1898. 9,5ffI
Japanese Nerc admitted to continental
States and S,694 to Hawaii,
while for 1909 the corresponding fig
lres are 2,f32 ana 1,493. The NUM-
Der admitted TO the mainland and
Hawaii was only about rs per cent and
IL per cent. respectively, Of the NUM-
bers for 1908.
Contrary to the general Impression,
Chinese admitted to the United States
have increased during the past four
years. and Mr.. Kecfe is pessimistic
regarding the operation Of the law.
He concludes that the system of eX-
and expulsion afforded by it is
but lily adopted for either purpose. lie
says
Despite all that is said ana all that
is done. the bureau is always confident
at the close Of any year that many
Chinese of the excluded classes have
evadcd. the border Officers. however
Vigilant, they may have been. have
smugsled themselves or been snug
gled ashore in seaports as sailors or
stowaways. or have by fraud ana per-
jury managed 70 land IL III apparcntlv'
regular manner There are doubtless
now in this country at least as many
Chinese not entitled to residence here
as Of the lawfully resident class, and
they have entered in every way that
can be imagined
II is urged that the exclusion laws
be merged into the general immiera-
ton law. so thai the administrative
ptOtGSS Ol tNDulSipn NitltIA DIpNlutU
may be used.
There are also a number of other
recommendations which the commits
sioner says may be considered revolu-
%tionary. but are regarded as necessary
il the law is to be effective and salts
factory.
During 1903. 6.sss Chinese were
regularly admitted against 4.624 in
1908. S,255 in 1897 and 3,T32 i'm 1908.
The worst feature the Commissioners
Is tina the increase is almost con-
fined to classes. the members of which
are or soon become laborers and whose
residence here violates the spirit OF
the law.
immigration. which during 1903,
fell off from the " previous years.
the commissioners SAYS. is -reassuming
normal proportions. The months OF
January to June. 1909. however.
showed increases over the same
months of 1908. which is attributed hy
the commissioners principally TO the
act that those interested in Storage
passenger carrying have traded upon
magnified beyond all reasonable
the Improvement in industrial
conditions 10 encourage emigration.
As to occupations. 1T+.S00 I'M
skilled laborers of the immigrant class
entered and 1885 OF the emigrant
class d~eDorted. OF the S51.7S5 immi-
grant aliens Who entered the United