Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-01-16
ANNUAL REPORT CT COMNII~.
>iONER GENERAL FANORs
PROPOSED LAWS
TROUBLE FROM ORIENTALS
Plan> Mut be- Provided "a Prevent
Greater Influx Uf Aliens
Than Can be ASslmilated
Readily


Asiailc immigration the "llindu
propaganda and particularly immi-
grafton 90 Continental United states
from Hawaii and tho Philippines are
discussed at lcu-,h m the annual rr-
port of Tho Commissioner General
of immigration. Mr. Camiuctti, made
public here today As to the Burnett
bill restricting immigration, passed
bs both House. Of Congress. the re-
port says that many of it- provisions
viii materially aid IN solving the
vital problems OF immigration and
viii m urc just treatment Go ail
conner.
Concerning immigration from the
Far East, the report says II be
lieye Do is uuitc generally conceded
that immigration from the Far East
is detrimental to the welfare of the
lnited States says the report 'upt
because b has heretofore hecu ,o cN-
tri siin iu numbers. but because pl
iis peculiar effect upon the economic
conditions aud the possibilities of an
almoH unlimited iucreasc iu volume
II left unrcgulatod and unchecked.
our Orisutal-immigration problem
arising more than 20 quarter OF q
century lgo, has never been Rils-
fartorily .ultpd. the cNtluH Ion law
need many amendments. not u pur-
pose. hut m prescribed method
''rho Hindu propaganda, as vt
iu its infancy. is calculated 90 give
much trouble unless promptly met
with measures based upon and mod
eled 10 take advantage Oi our past
experience iu trying 20 arrange prac.
ticpblc and thorough, but at the
same time unobioctionable. plans
for the protection OF the country
against am influx OF aliens who can
not be readily aud hUalthfully assim-
Hated by our body polite. Il Is only
necessary TO consider tho history OF
immigration from Europe To realize
how extensively Asiatic imwigrp.
ion may be- cultivated and. exploit.
ed. and what menace 10 our econ
oml, conditions taese ,poseibilitie'
Of immigration by way OF the Ia.
sular possessions the Commissioner
saws. 1T will be observed that
15.5Ig aliens came 10 tontinentd
from lu,ular United states duridl
the last seven years lU.9iS from
Hawaii. $3.50 from Porto Rico. and
Sll from the philippine ana thHi
uf these. 1890 landed az san Fran.
cisco. a.elo at New York and 63l al
seattle
Referring 10 Hawaii the report
SAYS 'Tho thorough 'Americanila
ton of Hawaii is q matter which lo
mnrd- serious consideration auU
careful aud prompt action. u never
viii br accomplished, Iu my Iudf
mcui. under The present incomplete
bauhazard methods Condition.
should bc made such a. 90 invite the
proper kind ot laboror 90 rt
tn Hawaii from our own country 4
pu ibir. aud laws -hould Doe nuar'r
that would induce them Co remain
thor, as part of happy aud CON
tented population. anything los.
than 'h0 is not fair to Hawaii o'
tn tho mainland especially sO WUr'
ul th, latter a- ia nearest to thn
territory
Tho Philippines are too iisiJJ
fu H. 20 Dd with the same facility AND
frmurur, /. Porto Rico and Hawai-
d. .trppug l0ur 90 th, u'i''
-iat,.. nevertheless The Philippine
arr open fu hr used land the atipWp
ha- already been seriously made .'
Co. u.p thDmi by aliens who would h'
excluded at our home port l- HEun
Geo hprumu puhIi, charges tu gain iH.
advantage e, bciul examined 1f
port ulor. Uu toe assumption flu
tho. entered H lhry usually Ip uU
'n .0maiu iu tho Philippine. tNr
.II mott hr $50 closely strutUilfi n
required 10 come up 20 p high
standard ae would bo th" rarc urr
'H,, applying 40 mainland upri
IHH last Ii r'l year haH iufirtff
fH, report iltr that IWmirrf.u'
Us apparently reached fHr miIIo
Wark porn 'uru'ly 1ui uuI. .pu
affirmative" uut.ol n fpkou by fI
Federal government iu restrict. n
.t'p. Hr' taken 20, European ar
ether u1iinn. Iu rDdu,. tHr .t,t I
.fr"1w Ol person. leaving 90. ,aH
uu. ,IuurIo. %, DO" ud World .
u.ad hardly .spitt thai Tho numb.
annually entering fh, United stat.
h'ralg 100 n' fer bo.o. our mI
lion
The 1.i increase 100 population Do
Immigration was 5Eg.-st the ropo.
.Hu" 1- against sis."Hs u I9I.
and f'l.Nta boo 1919 S total ,
l.-ls.fsn pfr.0ns actually we're o.,
.'ted bui 1ll.n Iudgratill frof
th" ni'.d STATES Nn. 63G.kUs. Buf
Iu- 'hr year also. l2fsf phy icall
detective and I-7f mentally def
'inui ger 0n- Vere debarrsl frol
'utu Those debarrcd 60 liable q
lncom" public charge numborc
l7.its. OF tA per cent ol sll tho.
denied entry a total of .sN pc'
sons vere dcpOrted durug the sea
o. immoral criminal or auarrhi .t
Tho number of white slave. or -Ia'
'f- -rut out uf the country Ha
lsfu.
Doe report devotrs Dul .idrItU.
pace Co the Recently created eu
pIoyueut bureau for th. Distribute
at labor inaugursted by Mr cam
rDfH Rliu the cooperation of fi
Uu-iu'iice alI AGRICULTURAL d.ua.
HIrnts. aud aiou- the lines rpferra
rO by President wilson in hIs Iuliai
apolIs speech The vital ueces.i'
of the plan 10 publicity. the repo
says and already much has been a.