The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-16
REQUIREMENTS
MORE fXACT|NC
ALIENS SEEKING ENTRANCE TO
U. S. MUST BE FREE OF DIS
EASE AND ABLE TO
SUPPORT SELVES.

During the past few years the Unit
ed States has become more careful of
the personnel of foreigners that are
admitted into the country. Immigra-
ton inspectors now eX@Uine every /
re. son who lands In this country, and |
unless he is in good health and has
evidences to show that he will be capa-
BILE of making his own living i'm the |
United states. he is sent back to the |
land from which he came. To prevent |
avoidable hardship on prospective inn
migrants, their friends or relatives in
this country should take pains to in
form them Of the requirements for add
mittance into the United States one !
of the immigration inspectors i'm at
tendance at this term of United states
court recently gave sOIIe interesting
Information regarding the attitude of
the immigration department toward
foreigners seeking an entrance to this
country
When a vessel arrives with its freight
of immigrants she Is Immediately
boarded by inspectors. The purser
hands over manfests of his human
cargo. These sheets show the age. sex,
social statue, educational qualifications
nationality and race OF the immigrant
his last place of residence. ne name
and address of his nearest relative in
the old world, his destination. and
whether he has applied for naturalza-
ton in Canada.
With the inspectors is q medical off,
Ger, and it is his duty to pass on the
| physical fitness of the incoming crowd.
The inspector takes the list and checks
the travellers off according to the
names which IL shows. questioning each
closely to detect any possible fraud.
The manifest shows tho names of all
persons on board. Those who are citi-
zens of the United States pass in with
out trouble. The Canadian. for whom
Uncle SAN seems TO have a liking,
next to the affection Of his own people.
also fares we'll Still the cue stions
that are put to him might bc consid
cred rather personal under other cir
cumstanccs For instance he is asked
how mucl money he IS rosscssed of
and If he is going to live permanently
on this SIDE Of the line. Satisfactory
answers nsvingf been giver he is
passed on to the doctor f:r his physical
tryout. IL admissible under the law
he is landed and seLt on his way.
The Cana Ian has one privilege that
is not accorded to Other aliens--he does
not have to pay head tax.
Put Through Rigid Examination.
] The foreigner from across the sea is
| pat through a rigid examination. If
he seems 90 be a person who is likely
to become a public charg.t he Is turned
back. and the steamboat company is
ordered to land him at the port from
which he shipped. There are more
than a score of reasons deemed suffi-
. cient to bar the immigrant Consump
ton and trachoma are the two diseaseI
which figure most prominently in ex
illusions, but idiocy. insanity any con
tagious disease, general defettiveness
a criminal record. and extreme power
ty enter into the count also.
The foreigner who s ordered to re
turn to Canada generally accepts tn
inspectors decision but sometimes h
does not and i'm that case he is entitle
to appeal To board of srecia, inquiry
This is assembled without delay o
II shipboard II is made up Of two inn
II migrant inspectors. the medical Jex
N aminer and a customs 0.licer. recor
II is made of the care aud the objection
II Of the immigrant to the iusl ctOr's rul
II ing. II IL should happen that the coui
III decided to override the decis III and L
HI the applicant in he pays his read ia
HI Of 81 and passes ac 'o:5 the gd,eway
Hill the land of freedom IT o. 'he cor
Hi .rary. the court concludes th1y he bt
Hill longs to the excludable class, the vess
HI owner is notified. and he returns to h
Hin home port on the next outgoing vesst
Hi Should the boat refuse TO take him
III the crew allow him to escape. q
III steamship company Is punishable
Hill heavy fine, and those 5onniving at Il
Hill gateway may be fined and imprisone
Hill Strict Rules for Inspectors.
Hill In dealing with immigrants the II
Hill spector Is bound by strict rules in d
|Illl termining their right of entry on q
Hill physical. mental and moral basis. b
Hill he Is allowed much leeway on the
llIIl nancial side. II Is the general bell
Hill that person must have certa
Hill amount of money I'm order 10 be ADM
Hill ted This is not the case. The inspe
Hill tor must exercise his own judgme
H on this question. One man with
Ill thousand dollars may be less desirat
Hill than another who has practically not
Hill ing. Physical fitness To cope with |
Hill world I'm the task of earning his NV
Hills the standard upon which he
Hin Judged. II there is every likeliho
Hill that an applicant. who has only a Il
Hill dollars. will be able TO get along inc
Hill pendently once he Is In the count
lllIl the inspector has no misgivings abe
lifting the bars; but he may seriou
question the advisability of allow
another TO pass. even though he rs
posscssor Of several hundred dolla
In one recent case I'm New York an u
migrant with $1,000 in his pocket "