The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-27

tlonine. has put sn end 20 h cominI
% alien labor 20 the United States
Even before the activities Of n U
boats became so pronounced the foo,
81 100000 a year--she rule bcfor'
the war--had shrunk 90 q small NUN
ner-izk.oe persons. men. womei
and chsidrcn. 20 be ~evact--in the las
fiscal year.
The new immigration bill goes int
effect on May l Of this year. Its mos
important provision bars fpom entr,
into the United states all aliens owe
70 years old who cannot, read in som
~laneuage. n the bill had been In fore.
last ? = II would have acted as a bar,
rier 70 u. 900 or the $4,000 who ectu'
ally came in. II this is to se AIKEN a.
a sample Of the nanne In whcih tn,
bin VIII operate IN the future. the new
iiteraey test viii automatically shul
eaf about one-third OF the Immigrant,
who would otherwise enter the coun-
try.
or The $1,000 south Itaiians who
came 70 our shores In tbs year ending
June 50. 1876, no less than 1900
were unable to read or write; OF lhe
$4,000 Greeks there were 1000 Hitter
ates; NJ the 10000 Mexicans 5000
could not read; OF the e.725 Portuguese.
a.s2s we're n~slterate, and OF the are
Hulgars- Serbs and Montenegrins. f..
0si we're IN the same case.
ny way OF contrast there were only
eighteen iliitcrates among the 1880
s~candinsvians over the age OF -
years
There are certain exceptions to the
rule which bars immigrants who eau
not read and write. AnYhodY .whr- can
row that he is coming to the United
states 10 avoid religious persecution
may come In. no matter how ilIitcrate
no may be. II makes no difference
whether such persecution be evil
denced by overt acts or by laws of
governmental regulations that dis
criminate against the allen or the
race % which he belongs because OF
his religious faith"
The new bill contains other prcvIs-
ions which make Il harder for aliens
70 get into the United States and much
easier 20 drive undeslrabIes cut OF
the country once they have entered.
Every immigrant-excep, children
under is accompanied by their
parents-must pay an admission tax
of ss.which il twice the previous
charge. Every alien must state. under
oath, his purpose in coming &c the
country. how long he intends 10 stay.
whether he intends 20 become a citi-
zen. and he must answer any other
question the immigration agents ask
These agents are given power 10 sub
poem witnesses and 10 compel the
production OF any desired books and
papers.
Under the old law Il was practically
impossible TO deport an immigrant af-
tor he had been three years in the
United States. Under the new law n
within five years an immigrant adyo-
Gates anarchy. becomes n public
charge, rs sentenced to a years inn
prisonment, or IL employed by. "a. on
In connection with amy place OF
amusement or resort habitually fre-
quented by prostitutes or where pres
litntes gather" he shall be deported
Ia the country he came from.
And that II not an. The law sBys
that II nm alien. within five years OF
his admission to the United States "in
any way assists any prostitute he
shall be depoIted C the country OF
his origin Under the language Of
the act an alien who rave n sisryine
woman food or clothing would make
himself liable 20 deportation. pfovid-
cd that her character was not, sexual
~. above reDroach.
Along with the decreased immifra-
ton and the new bars against inm,-
rants comes the greatest demand for
labor in the history Of the United
States.
The reports OF the %empioynient H.
ficeF maintained al nny-five cities In
the United states by the immigration
department Of the national FoYcn-
ment shows that during january, lei7
alone, applications were renewed from
employers for no less than zs.tii men
and Tor variouf kinds 20 work.
During the same month sLo0 persons
applied for work and aD)rt 10000
were actually placed.
or the applicants a considerable
number r physically al IN some
other way Incapable os doins i'ny but
very iieht and easy labor. THE 0emand
for common labor for raiiroaa and