The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-16
SECRETARY WILSON
 ISSUES REPORT
 FORDEPARTMENT
By Associated Press


 lishment of machinery overseas in CO., operation with foreign government through which aliens before breaking up their homes may determine whether they will be admitted to the United States and legislative consideration of the proposals of the second industrial conference are outstanding recommen- dations in the annual report of Secre- tary Wilson made public today.
 The labor secretary devotes much of his report to discussion of immigration and the expulsion of alien revolution aries. He asserts that he alone has au- thority to order the arrest and expul- sion of aliens, although the bureau of | immigration has assumed to itself power not only to make recommenda- tions, but also. to make findings.
 The report shows that 633,371 aliens arrived in this country during the last fiscal year, as compared with 237,021 the year before. Of the total arrivals. 1l795 were excluded at the ports where they sought to enter. Of those arriv ing, 4S0,001 are classed as imm grant aliens and 195,575 as non-immgrant aliens. Departures of aliens totalled 42S,062, including 2SS,315 emigrant aliens, and 139.747 non-emigrant aliens, making the net increase in the immi . grant population for the year 193,514.
 Japaese admitted numbered 1e,1T4. as compared with 14,904 the year before. The total number of Japanese depart ing is placed at 15,653, making, the re- port says, the indicated increase in Jap anese population 52l. Of those admit ted, 9.193 wree males and 6,9S1 females.
 Warrants for 5000 immigrants all legged to be revolutionaries were issued during the year, MT. Wilson says, but a very large proportion of them were cancelled. because the charges upon which they had been issued were not sustained by lawful proof at the hear ing" In addition to the 314 anarchists deported. 591 others are awaiting de- portation, according to the report |. MT Wilson says that during the year 5f9003 aliens took the initial or final steps toward citizenship. While this is less than the record total of the year before. MT. Wilson says the decrease Is confined to aliens in military service and results from the demobilization of the army First papers were filed by S00,106 aliens, while petitions for final naturalization were filed by 166,925 aliens in civil life and 51,972 soldiers.
 Turning to the industrial situation, MT. Wilson urges legislative action to carry out the recommendations of the
 
 joint organizations of management and employees for prevention of industrial disputes and a comprehensive plan for adjusting such disputes when they oc- cur. Attention is called that during the year the labor departments division of conciliation was called upon to utilize it's good offices in more than 4,100 in- dustrial disputes, directly involving more than 3125,000 workers and indi reetly involving more than $500, 0o0
 The department" says MT. Wilson, stands for collective bargaining It recognizes collective bargains as in the nature of 'gentlemen's agreements in contradistinction to legally and forcible contracts. Collective bargains cannot be regarded in the same category as or dinary contracts, because there is no mutuality. The employer does not agree and cannot agree to give steady | employment to all the wage earners luconcerned. nor to any specified number. aConsequently the workers included in such a bargain could have no legal claim except that they were actually employed by the other party to the bargain and at his discretion. There would be no fairness in making such contracts enforcible at law, To permit collective bargainings to be legally en- forcible would be to discourage the making of them To leave their full
 
 faith of each side would encourage their making and thereby promote industrial peace"
 Other recommendations include:
 Maximum national protection for children of under-paid wage earners. whose necessities drive them to put their offspring prematurely into indus try
 Further promotion of appropriate American education of applicants for citizenship, and of citizens also. and prohibition as to national elections of voting by aliens.
 That. the secretary be given authority in immigration cases to exercise dis erection as to individual hardships. to the court for judicial hearings and judgments in all cases at law of domi- ciled aliens whose rights of continued residence are at issue either ques- tions of fact or questions of law.
 Immediate legislation providing higher pay for employees of the depart ment.
 Statutory perpetuation in the depart ment of labor of the division of negro economcs.
 Provision for permanently utilizing the records and plans accumulated by the United States housing corporation in the conduct of it's work.
 ST0MACH C0 RAD HE