Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-21
WOULD CURB Immigration
SEVEN RECOMMENDATIONS
WILL BE OFFERED CONGRESS
Would Compcl All Young Americans to
Take Oath Of Allegiance
mt II Years.

NEW YORK. Dec. ?e.--Somc OF me
defects Of Ellls Island and seven rec;
Tn aS ine tho SSse for
x. tightening up" OF immigration reg
ulatious Throughout; the United Statos,
lets. Bolshevists and other ultra radi-
Gals. were indicated here by "tic!as IS
OF tic United states immigration sta
ton and by Representative Isaac Siceel,
~ member OF the committee which mas
been Investigating this port Cf entry.
These recommendations. according 10
Mr.. sicscl. viii incIue % naturaliza-
tiun courts in large cities; G. Il meth
oil ot requiring all young Americans
reaching II years: 50 abortion OF the
Office OF Commissioner General OF lm-
migration; 90 appoiu'nent OF an AS
Sistant Secretary Of the Department OF
Labor 10 supervise all Immigration at
fairs; 90 mandatory isGisanon pr2-
lis Island, whcro -" per osnt - inrnia-
Ing alier,s arrive: 49,, n military iinnii.
Sra,icn Pa.1o, on the Can" oar, an an!
atty for snip owners who permit alien
Can't Catch rcd by Cross.
You can't tell n. lsca by looking a /
officials y on can't catch Red by
cross. sxa'n,nins Nm THY s o, are r iar
hey have uecn in the country for y
s,ufiicien, length Of time That YOU die.
porting them No examination. pTio.
to entry. cen give he r!"; ,,,,.. IN IN
ncrfunct0-y and ineligible aliens are
bound 10 sin through because OF cur
New York has tho biggest immiGra
ton station in the country ho said. tho
others being at E"s,on: EAiumore'
l,hiladelhhia New oIls'nsx; G S9n r Vn
and Galveston. Texas are ports OF en-
Try With inspection officers. hmt are
land and the rest. 1t IL comparative,,
y, easy 10 shut ont tho mentally ana
physically objective when 'hsy r" ns
mrovent the entrance Of undesirable
aliens over our Northern and southern
T.. Protect Mexican border.
.'tnadeduate as our Immigration ma.
Il, is rnucl, moro effective than the
machinery We have along the in,ermn
tional boundary lines OF Canada ana
Mexico We have no means or knowing
Iow many men and women, hosiii" /"
Atnerican inst,nions and i G nnni% en-,
terod the United States. Stili another
means or illegal inrress has been Tor
Reds TO snip as sailors ana ueS SER no..
cnt law the ship owners can ne pcnai,
ized by $40 line only. We pnrr%se
making The peunl.y more s;rinsent :,
The House committee. Mr.. Sieccl SAID.
vii, rrcomIncnh the establishment OF
tic Standardization Court. so mat fcn :
cral and other Judges. whose time -
,nken UP with hearing hundreds Of civiI
and criminal cases. may be relieved ut
a task OF immense Importance to The
very nature OF Things NJ present is
generally sighted from sheer judicial
Last year. Mr.. Sicecl said, the gov
eminent realized net. proht from
naturalization fees of stS0,o00 and the
profit to date since the beginning Of
the immigration service has been s1e,-
could expedite hearings. and undo
sirhbles" instead OF. beinE released on
their own recoEnisa hcc or narnled in
The custody oil their lawyers could be
How One Judge Erred.
One Judge. said the Conercssma II.
his mind preorcuricd with Other cares,
recently bad q lot OF ma tptaliza,ion
eases before min. The crowd in the
ionaiiiies. soso a. balm shonied: XII
you Czccho- Slorhks hold up your
hands. Up ven! tho hands OF about
dozen. The judge. thinking Of other
PRESSING matters. soberly remarked:
Gentlemen OF the jury But quickly
recovered himself and administers the
oath OF citizenship. Here was "A cerc-
With great care and soleirnity turned
almost into vaudeville show.
naturalization court. presided over
Dr Federal judges similar to the Cir.
;ut Court of Appeals; and where !:
would no. nc known who was to ad
minister tho oath Of allegiance. de-
ciared Mr.. SeiGel. would lend dignity