Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-27
UNCLE SAM FINDS
new PROBLEMS IN
HANDLING ALIENS
Changed Status Of Immigrants
Brought About by War Condi-
tions Makes New Tasks
for Federal Bureau.
DIFFICULTIES OF DEPORTATION
Rules Formerly Existing Have Had
to Be Modified or Changed to
Meet New Situations.
MANY EAST INDIANS REJECTED

w WAShllNGlON, Oeet ~. - IN
precedented problems with which
the federal bureau of immigration
has had to deal as the result Of the
war In Europe are pictured In the
annual report OF Commissioner Gen
eral Anthony Caminettl, made public
today by the secretary of labor.
Particular attention is directed to
difficulties encountered in enforcing
the deportation OF undesirable aliens
because of the prospect, in many
cases. OF placing them in extreme
hazard either on the high seas or
after being landed in a foreign port.
Although in the main the policy OF
protecting aliens proved to be cor
rect and was successful, the commits
sioner general says. one Of its results
has been to leave in the United
States at the close OF the year 1,s2s
foreigners with no right to be here
and destined ultimately to deporta-
tion.
new Er0uacMA LENANhtDNs
1T would be impossible" the report
continues, adequately 20 describe the
problems which have confronted the bu-
reau as the result Of the unique ,situation
produced by the existence OF tho Eu-
ropean conflict There has hardly been
a phase OF the enforcement OF the regu-
latlons which Il has not been necessary
to modify. suspend or remodel IN It's ap-
plications. Such propositions az the con-
troll OF land boundaries, particularly the
| Canadian border Canada being involved
! In the war); the handling OF alien sea-
men, especially those employed on YES
1 sells OF belligerent nations intened In
! United States ports. and the handling OF
aliens OF an extremely undesirable type
impelled to come to the United States
from belligerent countries because OF the
very situation arising from the status Of
their native land. are but a few OF the
larger problems With which the bureau
has been confronted. successfully "a
meet this situation has been no easy
task"
Many Hindus Rejected.
Urging the necessity for excluding
aliens on economic grounds. the report
tells OF the rejection OF many Hindu ant
East Indian laborers who attempted e
( land at Pacific ports on the ground tina
! they were likely to become public
charges. II refers, too, TO a case now
/ pending In the supreme court involving
the right or the government to exclude
certain Russians on the ground that they
were bound for a locality In the wes
where Il was known that there was moi
sufficient demand for iaborers to justify
the belief that they would be able e
maintain themselves. Expressing th'
hope that the court will sustain the ad
ministrative officers. the report declares
that n the officers are not vested will
discretion to exclude aliens under such
circumstances. the law Is not as com
prehensive as II should be and much les
potent TO protect the people OF this coun
try than the bureau had always supposed
Il 70 be-"
Asks for Automobiles.
The commission calls attention 70 vari
Gus schemes resorted TO IN smuggling
Chinese and other immigrants from en-,
east into the country and suggests tina
II there Is any doubt about the letter o
INC iuW FcihtinB 70 pofaOub duIniItc0 a.
natives. sons OF natives, ETC., prope
amendments should be enacted. An ap
preparation is asked to provide automo
biles for patrol work along the Canadian
border. a decision OF the comptroller OF
the currency. having obliged the bu.
reau to discontinue the expenditure o
money for this purpose.
Plans for further development of tn
bureaus employment bureau work ar
outlined. one OF the new phases of tn
program being an effort to induce man,
incoming aliens who have been tiIIers O
the soil In their own country to go 4
farms instead OF to congested industria
centers.
General Law is Needed.
An urgent plea for the enactment OF
general immigration law. similar to tn
Burnett bill vetoed by President Wiisoi
at the last session OF congress on &C
count OF its iteracy test provision, con
cludes the commissioners recommenda
tions for legislation. The proposed law
the report says, represented the resuI
OF experience and investigation OF half
century. framed TO conform to all su
preme court decisions. and would hav
improved the existing law by strengthen
ing and extending many Of its most i'm
portant provisions.
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