New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-16
Should Advise the Courts.

! Mr.. NdHel believes the bureau OF tOf-
| poratlons should act in an advisory ca
/ pacity TO the federal courts In formu-
lating plans OF reorganization OF corpora
tons found 20 be In violation OF the Sher-
man antitrust law because. he says. the
questions involved In restoring compe-
tition in a great business depend as much
upon intimate knowledge OF conditions
! I'm an industry as upon questions OF law.
| Although he thinks the bureau already
has authority 20 render this assistance.
he suggests that IL be specifically author
lied by statute.
In connection with the awakening of the
world by the Titanic disaster TO the
urgency Of greater safeguards OF life al
sea, Mr.. Nagel indorses the proposition
10 hold an international conference ana
| calls attention 10 the need OF laws gov
erning personnel OF crews with view TO
| better guaranty Of the fitness Of men so
employed.
The interest Of the United States in this
subject is keener than that OF any other
couotry In the world, not excluding Great
Britain and Germany. the Secretary points
out. because 100000 persons annually
A hoard Of Cancellation and arbitration
TO take the place OF the provisions OF the
Erdman act for the settlement OF dis
mites between railroads and their en-
ployes is suggested by Mr.. Nagel. The
Secretary points out that, as DIT Charles
p Neill. Commissioner OF Labor, and
Judge Knapp, Of the Commerce Court
who constituted board OF mediation
under the Erdman act, will In time have
10 retire. there is danger that with the
retirement Of one or both the advantage
of the very admirable system which they
have built up may be lost"
Port Conditions Unsatisfactory.
immigration port conditions. especially
at New York, where the quarters are de-
cIared inadequate, are still unsatisfactory,
saws the Secretary in urging larger APP
propriations for the service.
During the fiscal year 1912 there were
admitted TO the United States s3s,172 i'm
migrant aliens, a decrease OF 40il5 as
compared with the previous year. on the
other hand, 800. 262 emigrant aliens de-
narted an increase Of 1856 over lgll. or
the 1912 immigrants more than fourteen
Years of age, about H.b per cent were HIT
.rate the same percentage as 1911 South
ern and Eastern Europe still continues TO
supply the greatest proportion OF linml-
grants TO the United States. Nearly sew
entv thousand aliens were naturalized
during the fiscal year.
The bulk of the immigration was made
up as follows: Belgium, i,loS, Dsniha ok
7ss: Netherlands. 66is; Norway, 700;
Sweden. l2,6SS: Switzerland. 500; Eng-
land. 20, 41S: Ireland, 266s; Scotland, i;odS;
Wales 2ls2 Italy ~ lIG; sussi "a n Hun.
gary, 9o.O28; Greece, Z,+i9; Turkey In
Europe and adjoining princpalitles T.
4s1 Turkey I'm Asia. l2,78; Portugal To-
23O Spain. 6,SA.
During the year 1861 incoming aliens
were found to belong to the excluded
classes and were rejected. The arrange
ment with Japan governing the ADMISSION
of Japanese and Coreans to the United
Slater is giving satisfactory results, the
Secretary says During the last nscai
wear bs5s Japanese were admitted TO this
country proper and 1921 TO Hawaii. The
department admitted 1914 Chinese during
the same period.
Secretary Nagel asks that Congress re-
peal the provision OF the recent fur seal
law, imposing a closed season In Alaska
for five years. Two of the nations which
signed the fur seals treaty with the
United States he says. have expressed
dissatisfaction. as the law Is a substan-
tial Reputation by this government or
the position II has maintained for twenty
Ave years, that the depletion OF the herds
was attributable TO pelagic sealing and
in no measure 10 land killing.