Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
633,371 ALIENS
ARRIVED IN YEAR
To Offset This, 428,O62 Departed,
Making Net Increase in
Aliens 1854.
nv Ass,cIat~.i Prcss TO Every Evening

ny Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Washington, Dec. l5.-Establishment
Of machinery overseas IN cooperation
with forrixu governments through which
aliens before breaking up their homes may
determine whether they will be admitted
to the United States and Legislative con-
alteration of the proposals of the. second
Industrial Conference are outstanding
Recommendations IN the annual report OF
Secretary Wilson made public yesterday.
The Labor Secretary devotes much OF
his report 10 discussion of immigration and
the expulsion of alien revolutionarles.
He asserts that he alone has authority to
order the arrest and expulsion OF aliens
although the Bureau of immigration has
assumed to itself power not only TO make
recon- mendations. but also 10 make
findings
The report shows that 6S3, 81 aliens
arrived in this country during the last
fiscal year as compared with 237 OBJ the
year before OF the total arrivals 1l,795
excluded at the ports where they sought
70 enter. OF those arriving 430,Gol are
clsSsed as immigrant aliens and 1890
were ns non immigrant aliens Departures
of aliens totalled 42s, ,o62, including 2SS,3l5
emigrant aliens and 139, az non-emigrant
Aliens. making the net increase IN the
Japanese admitted numbered 1914,
as compared with IA o04 the year before.
The total number of japanese departing
is placed at 1868, making, the report
says. the indicated increase IN japanese
population 52l. OF those admitted 9, 1913
we're males and 69Sl females.
Besides the immigrants turned pack
~ the ports of arrival. 2,762 were ordered
,leported during the year on departmental
warrants as compared with 3,06S the year
before. OF those deported on warrants
469 were classed as anarchists and crlm-
insls
Warrants for 5000 immigrants alleged
90 be revolutionaries were issued during
the year, Mr. Wilson says, but very
large proportion OF them were can
they had been issued were not sustained
by lawful proof at the hearing In ad-
dition 70 the 3l4 anarchists deported
S9i others are awaiting deportation,
according TO the report.
Mr. Wilson says that during the year
5l9.O03 aliens took the initial or final
steps toward citizenship. While this Is
less than the record total of the year be
fore, Mr.. Wilson says the decrease ls
confined 10 aliens in military service and
results from the rehabilitation Of the
army. First papers were filed by 800, l06
aliens while petitions for final naturaliza-
ton were filed by loo, 925 aliens in civil life
snd 81. .972 soldiers.
Turning 10 the industrial situation,
Mr.. Wilson urges legislative action 10
csrry out the recommendations OF the
Second Industrial Conference proposing
Joint organizations of management and
employees for prevention OF industrial
disputes and comprehensive plan for
adjusting such disputes when they occur.
Attention IS called that during the Year
the Labor Department division Of con-
cilistion was called upon 10 utilize its
good Offices in more than 4, 100 industrial
disputes directly involving more than
3. l25 900 workers and indirectly involving
more than $500. 900.
Other recommendations include:
Maximum national protection for chill
orcn of under paid wage earners' whose
necessities drive them 10 put their off,
springs prematurely into industry.
Further promotion Of appropriate Amerl- |
can education Of applicants for citizenship, /
and Of citizens also, and prohibition as 20 |
national elections OF voting by aliens.
That the Secretary be gwen authority /
in immigration cases 10 exercise dis cretlon /
as 70 individual hardships.
Statutory provisions for references 70 the /
court for judicial hearings and judgments /
In all cases at law of domiciled aliens I
whose rights Of continued reidence are at /
issue either on questions OF fact or ques
tions OF law.
Immediate legislation providing higher /
paw for employees of the department
Statutory perpetuation IN the Depart /
nent Of Labor OF the Division of Negro +
Economics.
Provision for permanently utilizing the 1
records and plans accumulated BY the |
United States Housing Corporation IN the I
conduct Of It's work.