Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-24
FEARING SH|F TLESS,
j. S. WOULD CHECK
|NFLUX0F ALIENS
Discrimination by consu|s
Desired to Keep Out
Economic Parasites"

Reports received at the State De-
partment from the immigration au-
thorities concerning the class of inn
migrants now coming to this country
may result in Instructions to Ameri-
can consuls in Europe to exercise
greater care In sitting out the unde-
sirables from the lists of those apply
ing for permission to come to the
United States.
It was said today that the foreign
representatives of the State Depart
ment had been able to check mate
rally the moves of the known radical
element to enter America, but that
they had not been able to prevent a
huge increase in the number of what
is characterized in the reports from the
immigration officials as economic
parasites"
! immigration authorities have re-
ported to the department that the
ever-increaSing stream of lmmigra-
tion now moving into the United
of Europe's shiftless element than it
did before the war.
Attempt to Escape Work.
Appeals of the immigration authori-
ties to the department that it assist
in clarifying the stream declare that
before the war large part of those
search of work, but that now the
greater part are those who are at
tempting to escape work in their
own countries.
immigration to the United States
from abroad is gaining by leaps and
0f tvpoY, tSrvo n
the Department of Labor announced
today. Detailed figures for the week
ended September 1S show a large in
crease over that of any previous week
since 1914. In that week Il, for
eigners arrived at aa Ellis tds Island; a1;oos os
reasons. The tide of arrivals at San
francisco and other immigration
ports will swell this figure to one al
most on a par with one of the record
Immigration weeks before the war, it
was said.
Commissioner Willis Coming.
Coincident with this announcement
II was learned unofficially today that
immigration Commissioner Hugh
wallis of Ellis Island is on his way
to washington from New York to
state Depa artment that it restrict
nassports so that the work of the
small force in New York may be
Although officials of the bureau
would not confirm the report, Ellis
Isiand is said to be swamped with
Immigrants whom the authorities
have not been able to handle on ac-
! count Of the ever-increasing stream.
| Additional basis is given to this state
ment by the fact that the War De-
nartment Yesterday loaned the immi-
Pration bureau 1000 blankets for the
use of the immigrants at Ellis Island.
The swelling tide of immigration is
| indicated by reports for the week
ended September 18. Beginning with
! 1 200 per day about September 10. the
daily average increased to $500 on
September 18, the biggest day being
were admitted. The bureau estimated
that $4,000 persons arrived in the
United States during August and that
| S5 900 arrived in July. Departures in
those months were $4,000 and $4,000,
respectively
Fiscal Year Figures.
| Complete figures for the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1920. made public to-
| day, show that total of 43O,001 i'm
migrants were admitted. much
smaller total than that for 1920 If
| immigration sustains the mark set
during the week ended September IS.
During the year 1s1.575 persons
classed as non-immigrants came into
the United States. making total ar
rivals 621,576.
A total Of 2ss.315 emigrants left the
| United States while 139,747 classed as
non-emigrants left the country. a
total of 42S.062. Nearly $4,000 immi-
grants arrived in the country in June.