Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-06

lies. It Is argued by those who urge this
method OF restriction that those who
come unaccompanied are usually men who
are cofing over for the purpose of work
Ing few years and then returning home
1t is declared that they tend to restrict
the opportunities Of laborers who come
with their wives and families. 1t gener-
ally is agreed that the man who comes
the intent Of making America his home
an intent that tends to make a good
citizen of him. Those who oppose this
plan agree that there is much in what
Its advocates say. but: on the other hand.
there are SO many laborers who come
over and get enough money to bring their
wives or families later that the provision
would shut out tens of thousands of the
very people 1t was meant to help, the
men who want to make America their
home and the home of their posterity.
Another method proposed for restrict
ing immigration is to limit the number
OF immigrants arriving at any one port in
any one year BY this method. 1t is
urged. New York could be saved from
the great congestion that exists there
and the tide of humanity could be better
distributed to all parts of the country
This plan is opposed by others because
1t would throw the immigrant traffic out
OF its natural channels Still another
method proposed is that of raising the
head tax on all immigrants or Of raising
1t on those who are unaccompanied by
commission concluded unanimously that
restriction Is demanded by economic.
moral and social considerations. but it
rejected every plan Of restriction except
the literacy test
1t is generally conceded that the immi-
grant-handling business is such a profit
able one
Business Is Profitable that the
to Steamship Companies. ship com
panies take many chances Of being fined
a hundred dollars or Of being required
to carry back an excludable immigrant.
1t has been recommended that the fines
be made so heavy for a lack Of compli-
ance with the law as to render 1t a dam
gerous thing for steamship company to
accept passengers whom they should not
bring over, or even to connive at the
coming OF deportable persons. The de-
ported immigrant has q hard life of 1t.
He has staked his al to come, and when
the steamship carries him back 1t is to
dump him in some foreign port. without
funds. to continue his journey home.
Some have proposed that inspection
should be made at the ports of en-
barkation, but the immigration authori-
ties do not agree with this. They say
that 1t would be q case of beginning at
the big end of the funnel. Where coun-
tries are willing to assist their imni-
grants, as in Italy and Russia. the pub
lie health service stations its men at the
ports Of embarkation. and their recon-
mendations as to who will be admitted
and who are likely to be excluded, are
accepted by the governments In question
and by the steamship companies. In this
way the evils Of deportation are reduced
to minimum,
1t is generally conceded that some
method must be found of filtering out the
criminals who come in on the immigrant
tide. The immigration authorities catch
a large percentage OF them, but there are
still too many overlooked. 1t has been
proposed that wherever possible the i'm
migrant be required to show a clean bill
of health in the shape Of certificate
from his government showing that he is
not the possessor Of a criminal record.
Another proposal Is that any. allen con-
victed OF a crime within ave years after
ne comes shall be 'inanak.1lateiy deported