Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-16
ANNUAL REPORT OF
COMMISSIONER
CAMINETTI
Issued That Com
Hictiog Pending Bills May
Seriously CompIiCate Inn
migration Laws


sioner General cnmneui Of the nu-|
roau Of immigration in his first an
Inual report. submitted today To- Score
larry wilson recommended certain
notifications Of the Chinese eXclu-
lMon act. aud expressed the OPINION
that great care SHOULD De taken with
the eseamans bin pending in con-
gress. declaring That the seaman
bin ON the one hand aud the immigrn-
/ ton aud Chinese exclusion laws ON the
lother cannot be properly enforced un-
less their terms are brought into SUBJ
imantia ana practical accord
Commissioner Caminetti made no
reference to the general question OF
Aslatln immigration. other than a.
lccmmont on aliens employed on ves-
sells" and what he says IS the danger
az Chinese ana other AsIatlcs getting
in mlnwfullv hy serving as scamen
land deseftng
As TO Japanese immigration he exc
prosses doubt as TO whether the pho
tograph' brides. after having gone
through the marriage ceremony bF
lproXy, recognized as legal I'm Japan
iare really entitled to admission. Tie
says he does not believe amy such
marriage Is binding upon the United
states IN the administration Of im-
Emigration lawsi ana also that there
is no treaty with Japan. 0r other ar-
arrangement whatsoever That provides
for the recognition by the United
Stntoa Of the s0-called marriage ~ q
woman IN Japan with a man who may
+ Doe IN the United states at the alleged
idatc of the same lie says there
seems 10 be need of repetition and
Icmphass of the statement i'm the for
mor commissioner generals report,
which declared that the practice of
/ admitting such women "opens the way
I for the introduction into continental
, United states Of large bodies of cora-
mon laborers-females it ls true, but
none the less competitors of the la-
borcrs Of this country and this prac-
tice must necessarily result IN consti-
ltuung a large naive-born Japanese
/ population persons who, because of
their birth on American soil, VIII be-
regarded as American citizens. AL
though their parents cannot be nat
luralized
Despite the fact that everything
possible under existing law is being
done sail Mr. camtnetu to prevent
the entry Of Chmwf not entitled 90 bo
here, Chinese mhnrers are constantly
eainlng admission. IN the guse 90
minor SONS Of merchants, students,
natives on sous 90 natives
"No one would dispute The proprioty
and advlsahtllg of permitting young
men of the Chinese race to obtain q
higher education in this country" he
adds provided the privilege is 81
snfeguarded ns tn prevent fits abuse
Rut this claim of student status now
% lopled much more frequently than
formerly. is often used ass mere
cloak for the Introduction into this
country. ia violation of the spirit of
the law of Young Chinese laborers.
As 70 those Chinese who came n
under the limited States citizen"
class, being returning natives who had
been born here. or born abroad cd
nativc-horn parents. the commissioner
general says there were 1850 of that
class tn the past four years. and ud-
cd:
"Tnus it may ho demonstrated Thai
The number If United States citizens oi
the Chinese race IS increasing at a
very rapid rate although persons ol
the MaHEolian face cannot acquire
citizenship lis naturalization tn,
present law permitting United states
commissioners 10 make citizens should
bc repealed American citizenship is
"a proud privilege of incstimable value
and of the highest dignity and should
not De granted except upon clear evil
dence of right thereto and the title fa
same passed upon either by a court
of record or hy the bureau of immt
gauon with the approval of the de-
partmont 81 labor
As to deportation cases. the com.
missioner general declared figure,
) showed the supreme courts decision
~ 1912 that chinese, IKE ali other
aliens. who enter surrepttiously AR,
+ subject to deportation processes pro.
vided in the general immigration laws
WAS now producing most valuable re-
j suits lie contends that IN.
three-year limitation and The right L,
! deport Chinese. II here unlawfully
should bee removed insofar as d
. affects Chinese
! The employment Of aliens on ycssct
entering ports here, he says, has at
ways led, directly on Indirectly. /,
numerous ana fragrant violations ri
both the immigration and tho CHI
! nese exclusion laws. RE pointed uu
that during the year between $500,
: and 10000 Chinese sailors entere,
. pcrts here, ana the rule of givir.
, bond Cor shore leave. he declared. IF
g honored ia the breach as much as e
, the observance Tie contended thn
s the law should require an Aaatc
lawfully here "a have "a certificate 81
Identification. hy which the 'introduc
, ton IT the Aslatics into the countr
2 hy surrepuuous methods would soo|
& become too expensive % Ne prolific
I hle"
The report shows that l,i5IS9
p aliens were admitted Hast year. NOR
than the total for the preceding Yea
8 by 95s1so.
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