New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-14
immigration Commissioner
Urges Congress to Ex-
Clude ASiatiCs.
DWEIIS ON MENACE
OF THE JAPANESE
Declares Many More Here than
Statistics Show. and Same Is
True Of HinduS.

Washington. Feb 1s-Despite Secretary
Rrvan.s request 10 Congress not 10 asi-
tate Asistic exclusion legislation at TINS
time, A. CaminettL Commissioner Gen
era Of immigration. told the House COM
mittee on immigration to-day tnat Asi-
attic immigration Is menace TO the "hoie
country" Mr.. Caminetu asserted that
increasing numbers Of Japanese were en-
tering the country. and that the faciuc
Coast probably would not care 10 await
diplomatic negotiations before enacting
ant-Asiatic legislation.
Commissioner Caminetu was called pc
fore the House committee 20 discuss sole
" the problem of excluding the Hindu. but
he branched into free discussion OF the
yellow peril" speaking from the stand
point or Californian. Mr.. Caminetu
does not think existing treaties would
prevent Asiatic exclusion legislation as
the existing treaty involves only gen
tlemon's agreement"
"Asiatic immigration Is a menace TO the
whole country said Mr.. Caminetti.
This is true particularly OF the Facifc
Coast, but no part of the United States
is immune The Chinese are now over the
whole country, and no section is Immune,
even from the Japanese.
Mr.. Camnetti urged the establishment
Of a more strict border patrol 10 prevent
Asiatics from stealing into the country.
The people of California waited pa
tiently for diplomatic agreement on the
Japanese question. ! do not think they
want TO wait for diplomatic settlement Of
the Hindu question.
Representative Raker asked if the Inn
migration Commissioner considered that
any existing laws or treaties prevented
passage Of the Raker or other pending
Asiatic exclusion bills.
In my opinion there are no treaties
which prevent Congress from legislating
as contemplated by the three pending
bills-not even the favored nation
clause" Mr. Caminetu answered
The immigration Commissioner said
that great danger 10 America from hook
worm, trachoma and other diseases was
possibility OF unrestricted Asistic .mnli-
grafton He said that from 90 10 SO per
cent Hindu and Chinese Of the lower
laboring classes we're afflicted with such
diseases. as reported by the Rockefeller
Foundation. and that similar conditions
existed In Japan.
There is no question: said the Com
missioner. but what Japs are getting
in surreptitiously The Japs are increas-
ing in number. There are double the
number here that were here FIVE or six
years ago The Japs began TO come In
numbers of fifteen or twenty about 1898
or 1899 Snail we allow our experience in
connection with the Chinese and the
japanese TO continue with respect to the
Hindus?
IF YOU open the doors and throw down
the bars to the 350,OOO.GO Hindus the en-
tire United States, as well as the Pa
cihc Coast. will get its share"
Statistics showing that only 6,556 Hindus
pronounced falacious.
There are more than that number OF
Hindus alone in the San Joaquin and
Sacramento valleys, in California" The
Commissioner declared. There are at
least 10000 Hindus in California alone,
and many in Washington and Oregon"
Dr. Sudhindra Bose. OF the University
Of Iowa. a Hindu, also appeared before
the immigration Committee and pro-
tested against passing a Hindu eXclu
sion law. He said that such action
might be another cause of diplomatic
friction between the United States and
Great Britain"