The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-04-06
j. S. TO MAKE WAR
ON BLACK HAND"
Federal Agents Plan to Deport
UndesirabIes.
CHINESE ALSO UNDER BAN
Government inspectors Make Inquiry
Into Crime at Chicago With View
OF Sending Aliens Out Of
Country.

Chicago, April 6.--Acivity OF the
Black Hand Sicilian society in Chi
cago, with its murders and threats OF
murder, Is keeping busy the special
agents Of the local United States i'm
migration Office. it was learned.
Inspectors from this division OF the
federal department OF commerce and
labor have been checking up on the
Italian residents of the neighborhood
OF death corner" near Oak street and
Milton avenue, to ascertain whether
many of them are not liable to deporta-
ton under the statutes
Here are some of the other things
that the inspectors have to look
after:
Bringing of aliens into Chicago for
white slave" purposes
Illegal entry of Chinese.
Deportation of persons who have be-
come dependents.
Investigation of contract labor cases.
Chinese Are Active.
The celestials have been so active
in smuggling themselves into Chicago
that special bureau has been es
tablished, under the charge of Ha-
ward E. Ebby, to look after nothing
else than their cases.
The order for the investigation of
the North side Italian district came
from the office of District Attorney Ed
win W. Sims, after he had been con-
suited by the local police authorities.
1t has been under way for several
weeks.
Eight inspectors at Work.
In addition to the inspector in charge
there are seven inspectors at the local
office, which is under the direction of
the bureau of immigration of the de-
partment of commerce and labor
There are also chief clerk, an inter-
prefer, Chinese Interpreter, and two
stenographers.
About 100 persons are deported an
nually in cases that originate from in
vestigations made in Chicago by the
Investigators. About 20 per cent. of
these are women, and of these the
great majority are picked up through
the operation of the new white slave
law. .a..:
Since the enactment of this law es-
pecial attention has been given by Of
ficers of the department at ports of en-
try to the coming of women into the
United States. Every woman must
show what relatives she has in this
country, what means of support she
looks forward to, and q complete his
tory Of herself.
Reports Are Forwarded.
1t Is now the rule of the department
TO forward to the local branch the re-
port OF every such case for investiga-
ton before they are passed. While this
investigation is being made many per
sons-and again especially women
are held on Ellis Island in New York
until the yerification of their claims
can be sent Oh.
Supervision over Four States.
The local bureau has supervision OF
four states-lllinois, Indiana, Michigan
and Wisconsin. From the territory
outside Of Chicago the biggest part OF
the work has to do with Chinese, who
over the border
Since the arrest, year or so ago, of
several railway dining car employees
who had aided in conveying the celes
tials from the Mexican border at Ell
Paso, little trouble has come from
the south. Most OF the Chinese who
now arrive in Chicago territory, &C
cording to the authorities, are those
who make their way from Canada.
A short time ago Inspector Ebey dis
covered four Chinese concealed under
the coal in the tender OF freight
train that arrived from a Canadian
hty. Others have been detected Try
Ing to enter disguised as bales of straw
barrels OF meal. and one sought to get
through as corpse in coffin.
They are among the most cunning
evaders OF the immigration laws that
we come in contact with" said In.
spector Mark A. Crawford. They In.
variably have money with which to
steal their way into the country, and
we know that many of them get in
without ever being caught
Under the immigration laws the
steamship company that brings unde-
sirables into the United States is
obliged to carry them back aagin to
the place whence they came. In case OF
detection.
This section of the law is most fire.
quently invoked by the investigators
OF the contract labor system. James
Hogan, In charge of this department in
Chicago, says that most such cases
are detected at the ports OF entry, but
many immigrants are sent back from
Chicago within the three year period
when 1t is found that they are work
ing for small wages under contract
made abroad.