The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-07-06
Hotel Men and Censorship.
MAINE Central News Letter.

MAINE Central News letter.
The tourist traffic, as represented by
the summer vacationist between COM
mercial centers of Canada and the New
England States, which enables the Cana
dian to reach the popular Atlantic Coast
resorts, has been slightly disturbed owing
to numerous reports regarding difficulty
in crossing the border.
This situation has been developed
through official sources and passports
have not been and are not now required
between Canada and the United States.
The following circular, issued by one
of the New England transportation COM
panies, is quoted in its entirety as it was
approved by the Canadian immigration
Department before being issued:
"Admission of Tourists to Canada.
GAS there are circulated many reports
relative to tourists desiring to enter Can
ada, the following ruling is of interest:
J." There will be no interference with
legitimate tOurlSl tTalllc anu excursion
parties.
All United States citizens, whether
of birth or naturalization, are treated
alike. i, e., we are not interested in the
origin of an American citizen; but persons
of alien enemy birth, naturalized in the
United States, or in some other friendly
or neutral country, wo uld do we'll to carry
their naturalization papers simply as a
means of Identification. P assports have
not been and are not now necessary be-
tween Canada and the United States.
Natives and citizens of Germany,
Austro. Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria
should not be enco uraged to travel
through Canada, while the war lasts.
I" 1.-THE Canadian immigration Depart
ment views sympathetically the tourist
and excursion business, and unnecessary de-
lay or difficulty in examination will be
avoided as far as possible; in fact, so far
as excursion parties or Individual tour
lists are concerned we will welcome
them, the same as in other years, so long
as the transportation companies will see
that those who, from our viewpoint, are
alien enemies and might do us harm, are
not encouraged to come through.
If any special case arises at any
time, where you think an enemy subject
should be permitted to pass through Can
ada, such case may always be taken up
by correspondence
The persistent rumor relative to CORE
spondence between New England hotel
managers and prospective visitors from
Canada being detained by the Censor is
reported as without foundation, as assur-
ances have been received from the Postal
Authorities of Canada that everything
possible to facilitate the proper handling
of mail and obviate unnecessary delays
is being done.
Furthermore, the Canadian Postal Au-
thorities invite direct correspondence III
connection with any complaint of this ma
ture that may be heard of in order that
the same may be properly investigated
through its own department or the Postal
Authorities at Washington.
AS to the amount of money spent by
the tourist throng for transportation to,
through and from this State and enter
tainment during their sojourn within its
borders, it figures upon the same basis
as the above; that is, that pleasure seek
ers spend between one hundred and one
hundred and twenty-five million dollars
in all New England annually.
Names proportion of he revenue
would amount to $34, 357, 500. 90. and on
the same basis of estimate it is felt that
we can conservatively consider that each
tourist spends $500; some vastly more,
others less.
One sees this grand result variously
estimated, but the above figures are the
result of careful compilation and are as
near the truth as may be figured. They
are also conservative.
EnIEV KINNEY pitts