The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-08


nation Of public officials, or who ad.
vocates or teaches the unlawful de-
struction Of property, or is n member
Of or affiliated with any organization
entertaining or teaching disbelief in
or opposition to organized govern
ment, or which teaches the unlawful
destruction Of property, or who adj
vocates or teaches the duty, necessity
or propriety of the unlawful ms.
or killing of any officer or
officers, either Of specific individuals
or Of officers generally, of the Gov.
eminent Of the United States or of
any other organized government be-
cause Of his or their official charac-
ter. :" The Commissioner
Of immigration has full authority to
applicants for admission.
In Section 10 of the same law II
Is provided:
That at any time within Ave years
after entry any alien who at the
time Of entry was a member Of one
or more of the classes excluded by
law: any alien who shall have en-
tered or who shall be found in the
United States in violation Of this act,
or in violation of any other law of
the United States; any allen who at
any time after entry shall be found
advocating or teaching the unlawful
destruction of property. or advocat-
ing or teaching anarchy. or the over
throw by force or violence of the
Government OF the United States, or
of all forms OF law or the assassina-
ton of public officials at
any time within three years after
entry any alien who shall have en-
tered the United States by water at
any time or place other than as
designated by immigration officials,
or by land at any place other than
one designated as a port OF entry
for aliens by the Gen
eral Of immigration, or at any time
not designated by immigration on
Gals. or who enters without inspec-
tion. shall, upon the warrant of the
Secretary OF Labor. be taken into
custody and deported :"
1t is provided in the same section
that In proceedings for the deporta-
ton of aliens sin every case where
any person is ordered deported from
the United States under the provl-
sions of this act, or any law or treaty,
the decision of the Secretary of Labor
shall be final" Section % of the act
empowers the Commissioners Genera
Of Immigration to establish necessary
rules and regulations and to issue
from time to time such instructions
not inconsistent with law as he shall
deem best calculated for carrying out
the provisions Of the act. To punish
persons who help aliens liable to ex-
clusion to get into the United States
1t is provided in Section %:
That any person who knowingly
aids or assists any anarchist or any
person who believes In or advocates
the overthrow by force or violence
OF the Government OF the United
States, or who disbelieves in or Is
opposed to organized government. or
all forms of law. or who advocates
the assassination OF public officials.
or who Is a member OF or affiliated
with any organization entertaining
or teaching disbelief in or opposition
TO organized government. or who ad-
vocates or teaches the duty, necessity
or propriety OF the unlawful assault
ing or killing of any officer or officers.
either OF specific individuals or OF
officers generally, of the Government
Of the United States or OF any other
organized government, because OF
his or their official character, to en-
ter the United States, or who con-
Va NOhSPhco wan any pcI SUI
or persons to allow, procure or permit
any such anarchist or person to en-
ter therein. shall be deemed guilty OF
a felony. and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine OF not
more than 5000 or by Imprisonment
for not more than Ave years, or
both.
Amy person who knowingly aids
or assists any alien who advocates
or teaches the unlawful destruction
OF property to enter the United States
shall be deemed guilty OF a misde-
meanor and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by fne of not
more than $1,000. or by imprisonment
for not more than six months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment"
From the foregoing extracts from
the statute now in force it will be
seen that Congress has not hitherto
neglected the subject of alien anar-
chists. 1t has indeed erected an
elaborate legal barrier against them.
The enforcement OF the act is In the
hands of the Secretary of Labor and
the Commissioner-General of Immi-
grafton. If they will he as dillgent
In the performance of their executive
MS Congress has been in the
performance of its legislative func-
ton We shall hear less about the
necessity for new laws and more about
the exclusion and deportation Of un-