Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-10
CANADIAN BILL
OPPOSES REDS"
Measure Puts Wide Restric-
tionS on the Immi-
grants

Ottawa, May 1o.-While Canada
is prepared to welcome immigrants
to settle its uncultivated lands and
develop its resources, a bill amend
ing the immigration act introduced
in parliament by ]. A. Calder, min
lister of immigration and colonial
ton. demands a higher standard of
immigration than ever was set by
any nation before. The restrictions
of the bill are of a sweeping and
drastic character.
Recognizing the world menace of
Boshevism which is sweeping Eu-
rope with anarchy and blood, the
bill excludes Bolshevists. members
of the l. w. W., advocates of the
Red Terror and all political doc
trinaries who under any other name
subscribe to the tenets of the new
anarchy. These prohibited types
are described as follows:
Prohibited Types
Persons who believe in or advo-
cate the overthrow by force or vio-
lence of the government of Canada
or of constituted law and authority
or who disbelieve in or are opposed
to organized government or who ad-
vocate the assassination of public
the unlawful destruction of prop
erty."
Persons who are members of or
affiliated with any organization en-
tertaining or teaching disbelief in
or opposition to organized govern
ment or advocating or teaching the
duty, necessity or propriety of as
saulting or killing any officer or Of
ficers, either specific individuals or
officers generally of the government
of Canada or of any other organized
government because of his or their
official character, or advocating or
teaching the unlawful destruction of
property"
The bill bars all immigrants from
enemy countries; members of re-
ligious sects opposed to bearing
arms and claiming immunity from
military service; persons suffering
from tuberculosis in any form, those
who have been convicted of crime
involving moral turpitude; persons
of 'constitutionally psychopathic in
feriority," victims of chronic alcohol
ism; and persons who upon examin-
alton are shown to be mentally and
physically defective to such an ex-
tent as to affect their ability to earn
living.
Must Be Able to Read
Under a literacy test, all persons
over fifteen years of age who can
not read English, French or some
other language, will be rejected af-
ter July /.
The government is given author
ity Ito prohibit or limit in number
for stated period or permanently,
the landing of immigrants or any
specified class or occupation be-
cause of economic. industrial or
other condition existing in Canada
or because such immigrants are
deemed unsuitable, having regard to
climatic, industrial, social, educa-
tional, labor or other conditions or
requirements of Canada"
Provision is made for the deporta-
ton of undesira bles within Ave
years after their landing in Canada
instead of three years as the law
now stands.
The bill empowers the minister of
immigration to make provision for
the inspection of immigrants in
their own countries and provides
for boards of inquiry of three TO
five officials at any port of entry to
deal with immigration problems. 1t
further imposes severe penalties on
transportation companies bringing
to Canada immigrants of prohibited
classes.