The New York herald., 1920-12-02
INQUIRY EXPOSES
ILLEGAL ENTRY
OF IMMIGRANTS
Two Representatives I'm
cover Stream of Propa-
ganda From Russia.
CROSSES FROM CANADA
Bill to Be introduced in
Congress to Stop Immi-
grafton for 6 Months.
LINES TO BE TIGHTENED
Decision Reached to Make
More Difficult Admission
of All Aliens.
LINES TO BE TIGHTENED
Special Despatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Wnshinptnn ID. C.. Dec. 1

Special Despatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. G., Dec. l.
With immigrants pouring into the
United States from south. central and
eastern Europe hotbeds of political in
trigue, the Committee on immigration
of the House of Representatives is
making an investigation of Illicit in
terchange of persons and propaganda
between this country and Soviet Rus
sia, which promises sensational dis
closures.
Two members of the House COM
mittee have been making personal
investigation of conditions along the
Canadian border, and it is said they
have uncovered the Soviet and Com
munist line of communication which
runs through Montreal and a city Of
upstate New York The results of
the inquiry will be laid before the COM
mittee early next week, and probably
will be made public.
May Halt All Immigration.
Representative Siegel (N.' VI has
been at work investigating and observing
conditions on this side of the line. and
Representative Walls (Col.) has been in
Canada for several weeks. They will
return to Washington with full report
for the immigration Committee as soon
as the session of Congress opens. The
facts and data they will present are ex-
pected TO have n strong bearing on con-
tempated efforts of the committee to
stop all immigration into the United
states until the immigration laws can be
generally revised and tlgntened up.
Senator King of Utah, a Democrs tic
member of the Senate immigration Com
inittee. is preparing for introduction a
bill to stop all immigration por a period
OF six months Senator King said to-
day that the admission OF aliens must
be made more difficult and that It was
necessary to prohibit any of the people
from foreign countries who are inocu-
lated with red tendencies from enter
.rg the United States. Senator King ex-
poets to confer with Commissioner OF
immigration Wallis of New York who
arrived here tonight TO confer with the
House and Senate immigration commit.
tees.
Tide Steadily Rising.
At present immigration has nearly
reached the high tide OF 1914. when
more than a million foreigners came to
this country. The totals increase from
month to month. Most of the movement
Is from southern and eastern Europe.
though Belgium. Poland and Finland
are contributing large numbers. There
is no immigration from Germany, al
though many Austrians are coming in.
There are few entrants from the British
Isles and comparatively few from Scan
dinavian countries. Italy, Greece,
Czecho-Slovakia, Lithuania and the
Balkans are pouring the greatest stream
into, the melting pot"
Since June 80 last 36s.s5s foreigners
have been landed at United States ports
Not all of them have been admitted
There were 427.000 admitted from Janu-
airy 1 to June 80. making the approxl-
mate total for the calendar year to date
795,s60.
Under present immigration laws there
js no means of checking this rush
Those having the necessary funds. who
are mentally and physically sound, and
who are not known to be anarchists or
dangerous radicals seeking to overthrow
the United states Government can
come r.
The rush has 80 crowded Ellis Island
that an Investigation into the feasibility
OF examining aliens IN their home ports
IL to be undertaken by Commissioner
General Caminetti, vno is going 20
Europe to discuss the proposal with
,arlona Goyornmonts