Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-22
immigration Commissioner Tells
Senate Committee laps and
Hindus viii Usurp Land Unless
Legislative Barriers Are Put Up.
Vast Hordes From Beyond Pacific
Are FIOcking to U. S. and Flow
Is Moving Rapidly Across Con-
tinent Into Dixie, He Declares.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Dipio-
matte muzzling of the Japanese ques-
ton was swept aside and Japanese
labor was pointed out as a menace to
the whole United States" by Anthony
Caminetti, Commissioner of Immigra-
ton. before the committee recently.
Led on by questions from Repre-
sentatives Mahan, of Minnesota, and
Raker, of California, the head of the
immigration Service upset the calcu
lations of the State Department and
set going once more the agitation
against the little brown men,"
Japanese settlements throughout
California, oregon and Washington
are steadily increasing" Caminetti
asserted, despite official statistics the
past few years stating the number of
japanese in this country was dimin-
ishing. sincerely believe in Califor-
MIA they are double the number they
were six or eight years ago. This
means they are coming in Illegally"
Favors Hindu Exclusion.
japanese, become acclimated in
this country to every sort of climate
we have. so that to-day they consti-
tute direct menace not merely to
the Pacific Coast States. but to the
avsole country" he said.
Caminetti was giving his sanction
TO Hindu exclusion legislation when
he was drawn aside to taII1~of the
Japanese.
In my Judgment he said. there
are at least 10000 Hindus i'll Califor-
mia, although there are but $685. le-
galIy residing in the Pacific Coast
States. They started coming in 1890,
When only fifteen arrived. but 1t is the
same with the Japanese and Chinese.
South Menaced as Well.
\ we had better deal with the Hin
dus before they arrive by the hun
dreds of thousands. When you open
cur doors you throw down the bars to
S5OO0O,O0O people, and you are going
, to have them occupy a great part of
Your south central section. as well as
our Pacific Coast.
This kind of immigration is a
menace to our coast and to the South
as we'll"
Asked by Raker whether diplomatic
ediusts8 VENT might prove satisfactory
Caminetti replied
The people of California have
waited patiently for diplomatic adj
5ustment of the japanese problem. I
co not think they want to wait for
diplomatic settlement of the Hindu
question"
The statements made by Caminetti
astonished and incensed advisers Of
the President. who knew how much
ne had at heart the avoidance of any
thing that would. tend to give adj
ditional offense to the japanese Gov
eminent, and thus make more diff
cult Of settlement the pending differ
ences between Japan and the United
states growing out of the enactment
OF the California alien land law. which
was aimed directly at japanese sub
lects residing in that State.
May Be Requested to Retire.
1t was commended to-day in Adj
ninistration circles that sufficient
warning had been given Camineti
anf Nj other officers of the Govern
men vat they must do and say moth
ing tha, would be offensive to the
Japanese Government.
1t could not be ascertained to-day
whether President Wilson intended t.
discipline Caminetti or pave the way
Tor MS ultimate retirement, but there
Was a vague intimation that. while
nothing might be done now. the con-
'innation Of Caminetti as Commits
sioner General of immigration wouii
not cover any great Iengta Of ti,4a