Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-18
PRAISES MRS. BARRETT's PLAN
Caminetti Approves Suggestions Re
garding Alien Women.

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TO their native countries Of womer
and girls denied admission to this
country or deported by immigration
authorities is given in the annual re.
port of Commissioner of Immagra.
ton Caminetti.
Mrs. Barrett, in her capacity as
president Of the National Council Of
; Women and the National Florence
Crittenton missions, attended the
sessions of the international Council
Of women at Rome last June, and at
the request Of Commissioner Can't
netti represented the Bureau of I'M
migration at the council.
'Irom study of the subject, the
experience of the bureau, and the
views set forth by Mrs. Barrett's re-
pert" Commissioner Caminetti says,
cit is recommended that in the treat
ment, arrest, and return to the
the country whence they came of wo-
men and girls guilty of immoral acts
changes be made so as to accomplish.
"First more kindly and conside-
rate handling of the case than has
been practicable by system under
which such cases were handled in the
aair like other deportations.
Second, the avoidance to the full
est extent possible Of the incarcera-
ton of women and girls in jails or
other similar places, and the holding
OF them. where suitable immigration
stations are not available, in the
houses of philanthropic and religious
societies, preferably Of the national
ity or religious sect of the alien.
Third, the return Of the aliens to
their native country ut times and
under circumstances which will make
it possible, either directly or through
societies in this country in constant
communication with related or SINH
lar SOCIETIES abroad, to see that wo
nien and girls are brought under pro-
per surveillance and influence when
Landed OH the other side. This i'll
order that. to the fullest extent prac
ticab!e, deportation shall result, not
in affording means of further degra-
tiation of the alien, but rather in at
least placing her in the way Of op-
portunties for reformation
Commissioner Caminetti says that
the timely and wise suggestions are
made by Mrs. Barrett that ''pending
investigation and deportation such
women and girls be placed in the
hands Of some private philanthropy
which has given assurance to the bu-
reau of its practical value as CO.
operative agency, such organization
10 be of the nationality and religion
of the alien if possible, and full parti-
culars of the case be sent by the COM
missioner general to the national
committee in the country to which
the woman or girl belongs"
In this connection, the report
calls attention to a suggestion by
urs. Barrett that the Bureau of I'M
:1irration confer with officers Of the
leading private organizations repre-
senting different international groups
aud ascertain which are willing to
cooperate with the Government III
assisting women of their own nation
ality held for deportation.
At the same time, the Govern
mcnt by handling the matter on a
basis of international cooperation,
will aid in ferreting out the culprits
responsible for the coming Of these
women and girls to this country.
Commissioner Caminetti pays high
rraise to Mrs. Barrett in his re-
ror;,.
at was fortunate for the country
he said, "that the services OF MIS-.
barrett were enlisted in the study
nni consideration of questions
among the most important OF those
OF which the attention of the depart
men, and bureau is constantlydlrect-
ed. as she by virtue of her many
citis and her labors in humanlty's
cause occupies leading place among
the worlds greatest benefactors.
Frad w. YaToll, of New Britain,