Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-06
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-Stricter regula-
tons and legislation with respect to
the admission of orientals into the
United States are necessary, in the
opinion of Commissioner General of Inn
migration Caminetti, who got back to-
day from a lengthy tour Of the western
immigration stations along the Pacific
coast.
Legislation to exclude the Hindoos
entirely will be urged by Mr.. Caminetti
in his annual report which he has In
part prepared. Large numbers Of these
people, who are British subjects. have
entered California and other Pacific
coasts state. and Mr.. Caminett Is con-
WINGED that many OF them come in sur
reptitiously and illegally.
Come Under Guiss Of Students.
Not only will an effort be made to
exclude the Hindoos by legislation. but
at the same time efforts will be made
to formulate rules which will prevent
coolies from Asiastic countries enter
ing this country in the guise Of stu
dents. Government students from Chi
ma, Japan and other countries have
certain recognized privileges. These
will not be interfered with. Of course.
But in the case OF non-government
students. MI Can11netu says ne = sat
istied that many are entering this
country protesting to be students who
are not students at all but laborers. 1t
is not necessary to legislate to reach
then, and the rules VIII be promptly
frightened up to prevent this abuse
These rules VIII be general and will
not be aimed at any one nation. That
they win have the effect OF shutting
out a good many Japanese as well as
other nationalities who coma IN hero
posing as students but who are not -
expected
The commissioners genera, has re-
turned bent ON a vigorous policy all
along tho Pacific coast and the north
ern and southern border so as to lessen
the numbereof oriental immigrants. fis
wants tho border patrols on the north.
especially on the north to the west OF
the Cascade range. and On the souon
along the Mexican line strengthened.
Moreover, he wants swift cutters or
launches provided in some Of the Paci-
fic coast harbors SO as to prevent the
smuggling Of immigrants from the
Asiatic countries.
Canada Puts up Barr.
1t might be thought that the plan OF
shutting out the Hindoos would raise
International complications with great
Britain. inasmuch as the Hindoos are
British subjects. But Mr.. Cam!netti
found that in British Columbia and IN
various British colonies on the Pacific
the Hindoos were being shut out.
Therefore, he feels that the British
government can not object to this
country doing what its own colonies
are doing.
In British Columbia, the Hindoos
are shut out under temporary order
which allows all Immigrant laborers to
BE- excluded. but legislation will soon
follow.
In a recent decision Of United States
District Judge Maurice T. Dooling, AZ
San Francisco, the authority Of the
department Of labor to deport certain
Hindoos on the ground they were liable
to become public charges was sweep
ingly upheld. The fnality Of the or
ders of the department for deportation
was sustained by tho court. The Hin
docs were deported but the cases viii
he appealed to the supreme court me
department was also upheld in Its new
rule that immigrats coming into the
United states after admission to the
tnsular possessions must stand the test
of the immigration law OF this country.
Bills Pending In Congress.
Already, there are pending in con-
gress one or more bills to exclude Hin
doos- While on the Pacific coast, Mr..
Caminetti went into the immigration
conditions infinitely and inspected
many stations with care. All the ind'-
cations are that following on his return
tho Immigration laws so far as the
Pacific coast region is CONCERNED will
he enforced with new vigor. He did not
visit the Mexican border but expects
to do so later. While in British Column
hia looking into immigration matters,
he called on the premier of the pro-
vince.