El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-12

{ they had testified in order that cor
roborahng witnesses could be pro-
duced. A re-examlnation OF this
Chinaman showed that he ana MS son
were not even members Of the same
family. and their cases were manu-
featured out of whole cloth.
Examining Steerage Men.
When an immigrant lands in the
United States, If he is a steerage pas
senger he must undergo a minute eX-
animation. Physicians, expert on
diseases prohibited from entry, are
stationed "a distance OF % feet apart,
and the immi grants are marched past
IN single file. AS they walk across
the 25-foot space, each one p feet
behind his predecessor. he is eyed
infinitely from head to foot by the
physician, and II there Is any reason
whatever for suspecuing the presence
Of any disease prohibited by the i'm
migration laws, the suspected allen
is sent back for further observation
and investigation. An alien must re-
side IN the United States for a period
OF five years before he is entitled to
become q. fuu-fledged citizen.
A branch Of the department OF COM
merce and labor which has figured
prominently in the public eye is the
bureau. Of corporations. 1t is this
bureau that investigated the beef trust
and asserted that the packers profits
on dressed beef amounted to about
one dollar per steer 1t has also in
Testigated the Standard oil company,
the cotton exchange, the tobacco in
dustry and rhe lumber industry. II
declares that its Standard OIL investi-
cations caused the railroads concerned
In carrying oil TO conceal every rate
declared Illegal by the investigators
and to remove most OF the other causes
OF complaint as to ineQuitable traffic
regulations. 1t is asserted that when
the exposure of the American Tobacco
company's methods was made IL
promptly abandoned the use Of secret
subsidiary concerns which had posed
as independent, but which in reality
were trust concerns engaged in break
ing down competition. Still later this
bureau made a report on the billion
dollar steel trust.
Conditions Of Labor.
The bureau Of labor devotes its
activities to the work Of gathering in
formation about the condition OF the
1aDorlng classes Of the United States
and of ali matters which affect them.
Some OF its recent publications include
bulletins on the increase in the cost
OF food and other products, civil SER
vice retirement in Great Britain and
New Zealand, railroad pension systems
IN the United States, strike conditions
at the Bethlehem Stoel works a com
pllation Of laws relating to colhpensa-
ton Ior industrial accidents IN foreign
enid wage carriers in the United
states and phosphorus poisoning in the
match industry. This bureau is simply
q galnerer OF Information and has
notnlng TO do with the enforcement of
avs relating to labor conditions
however II does adjudicate claims for
1oih pensatlon growing out of injuries
e1s-Fed by government employees
me bureau OF manufactures is en-
gagged IN making available for the /
nan turing establishments Of the
country the Information gathered with I
eIerence 70 trade opportunities in 1
-orelgn lands by the consular service /
y the state denartment In four 1
yeerS there Wee published over 5000 1
separate Items. each representing an
,ppoItunlty Tor the sale Of a certain
- nine or comSSe.rty OF an Ap1eri-
en manufacturer. Business men l
lireetly interested are Furnished letters
4 business detail 10 create new or 10 Z
Atehu old lines OF trade. The bureau I
engaged IN an effort to educate M
IN eflcan exporter in the art Of nroner-
Y pdchlng goods. In addition TO these I
l.Lss II mas prepared an interna tfonaJ /
/. - erclaI directory containing ac-
..- e le ana reliable Information as 10
49,. IN Ioreign countries. This
ll-Sctory IS published for distrfbu-
On az price which viii relieve fhs
- CT nlle NJ OF any expense in connec-
,o4 WIN Its publication.-CoD
I'll by Frederic J. .Haskin.
ONO o"' The Census Bureau.
MS IS a part Of a chapter on the
- sinsnl or commerce and labor
- -. ne BOOK The American Govern.
- ~ Frederic J. HaskIn. which I
7 % - OIn1efed 10 the readers of Tho
rms - elo on most advantageous
aged mere on this