The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-07
LARGE IMMIGRATION
MOVEMENT EXPECTED
.asr lN!Ilx or IIMIGRANTs
EXPECTED PROM ASIA MINOR
AT END Oh THE WAR.
The Commissioner of immigration
says This J. Matter That De-
mand- Attention In
Advance.

/ WASHINGTON. Dec. t. The
strong probability OF vast move
ment OF immigration from Western
Asia 10 the United states within the
roxt few years should demand atten-
ton in advance. according to the an
nual report Of COMMISSIONS General
of Immigration Caminetti TO congress
today.
4 This movement was just commence
ing ana was temporarily stayed with
the breaking out of war. says the re-
mort. but 1t is only question of time
when il will begin anew, when doubt
less the history of previous migra-
| tions will be repeated.
II immigration from Eastern Asia.
[ says the report, which has been one
/ of our most serious problems for
| years has not yet been solved. Mod
h ifications and additions to the pres
Il ent immigration laws TO cope with
Oriental invasion, are urged. A pro
| vision to the Burnett bill which has
already passed the house and been
| reported favorably by a senate COM
mittee is suggested as an ideal solu-
ton.
/ The fact that no person of the
L Monaghan race. no matter how long
his residence here or devotion to our
l county and institutions, can never
| become a citizen, while Monaghan
"by the accident of birth here may
1 become such in spite of adherence
\ to the customs and ideals OF the land
4 of his people, is an Inconsistency
h which detracts from the dignity OF
American citizenship in the opinion
Of the commissioner.
| Regarding the necessity for ex-
| GLIDING aliens of economic
grounds" which question has been
before the judicial and legislative
branches of the government, the re-
port says, "it is just as undesirable
from the point Of view of the COM
mittee affected. that an alien shall
| become a public charge because he
cannot find a job in which he can
make a living. as it is that he shall
become a public charge because he
is of poor physique or in i'll health
or cripple.
During the fiscal year. 1914,
aliens to the number of f,218,480
migrated to the United States. In
1915 the total dropped to 326,7O0
and in the past year only 29S,S26
entered the country.
Increase of the medical force for
the examination of immi grants is
recommended, more intensive
physical examination" having shown
by experiment rejects greater per-
centage of those unfit for admis-
sion. The service has been partie-
uiarly active in the past year, ac-
cording to the report, in combating
the evils of white slavery" Pros
ecutions were instituted in sc cases
and 20 convictions secured. The cor
responding figures for 1915 were &C
and So.
During the past year the division
of information placed 75,195 per-
sons in employment, 5s.263 of which
were American citizens. Fifty-four
races and sixty-six different occu-
pations were represented. Figures
show that OF the applicants, citizens
now preponderate where aliens for
merly did.
The report carries a recommends
ton for favorable action on the
measure to increase the limit OF cost
for the new station at Boston, rec
ommendation also for additional ia
cilities on the Mexican border.