Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-24
MANY : 5MANAeE TO ENTER
UNITED STATES DESPITE re.
srRlcr,ons.
ExrENetvE CHANGES NEEDED
TO. BAR OUT uNoEslRAsLEs
Yellow Men Resort to Many Tricks 60
Gain Right to Remain and Labor =
United States Gains Half Million
Aliens During Past Ysar-lner.as.
in Japansss immigrants.

laborers have foiled the United States
Immigration authorities within the
past year. gaining admission to the
country in the guise Of merchants, stu
dents. or teachers, according to the
annual report Of Daniel ]. Keefe, COM
missioner general Of immigration.
Mr.. Keefe calls attention to "the un-
satisfactory condition Of the So call ed
Chinese exclusion laws. and the neces-
s1ty for extensive changes in the sys-
tenn under which it is sought to pre-
vent the Introduction Of Chinese Ia
borers into the country. and to make
easy the coming and going Of classes
which the law does not intend to ex-
clude.."
Gain Half Million Aliens.
The report shows that during the
last fiscale year 1880, 800 aliens, Of var
ious nattonalities, entered the country.
or these 1853 came for temporary
purposes only. During the same period
b1s.215 aliens left the United States,
OF whom 222,54s were temporary de-
partures> The net gain in population
by immigration, therefore was SIP, O85.
The commissioner general suggests
that there be applied to aliens coming
10 perform labor a physical standard
similar to that required of recruits for
the navy.
1t also is suggested that the law be
made much more rigid with respect to
induced immigration, and that the
penal provisions be strengthened
A phase Of induced immigra ton
which has been rapidly increasing
consists Of the practice Of certain cor
porations in the middle and far west
to employ Mexican laborers Thous-
ands Of these laborers are annually in
duced to come into the United States
says the report. not by direct means
which can be made the basis Of a
prosecution. but by indirection and
subterfuge-by disseminating in Mex
leo general information to the effect
that work can be secured by crossing
the border and applying to labor agen-
are engaged In securing laborers for
the railroad companies. mine operators
and others, the cost Of their procure
wages earned by this cheap class Of
fort has been exerted to control this
situation, but with only fair success.
Increase in Japanese.
It is shown that during the year
1882 Japanese were admitted to the
mainland ana 2,159 to Hawaii Com
pared with the preceding year there
was an increase OF 65 per cent for the
mainland and Al per cent for Hawaii.
Regarding Japanese OF the laboring
classes to whom the most interest at
taches, only 1872 were admitted to the
mainland and. LAO to Hawaii, while
1881 departed from the mainland and
1889 from Hawaii
The methods adopted by Chinese to
evade' the exclusion law are so ex-
tensive and complicated as to beggar
description. They extend all the way
from crossing the land boundaries in
sealed freight cars or being packed
away in the holds Of vessels and land
ing under cover of darkness.
Heather chinss 10 Shrswd.
Two fayorite devices for introduce
ing young coolies consist Of the claim
that the applicant is the minor son Of
merchant. or was born In this coun-
try. or is the son born abroad Of a
Chinaman in this country and there
fore citizen: and altho the officers
may be morally certain these claims
are false. 1t Is difficult to disprove
them. OF minor sons" 42s entered
during the year; and Of natives 1855.
Most Of these are ordinary coolies. Re-
gafding those who have entered on
claims of, citizenship. it is shown that
the average for the past three years
has been 1,422 per year. Using these
figures as basis. 1t is calculated that,
unless the law is strengthened in some
manner or present conditions mater
tally change, the next decade will wit
ness the entry to the United States. on
citizenship claims alone, Of over $4,000
Chinese.