The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-26
EUROPE APPROVES
 PLAN ID EXAMINE
 ALIENS AT HOME
Caminetti Describes Prepara' ton of Steamship Lines for
 Handling Expected Flood of Immigrants
By Associated Press

Washington, January 25.-secretary
 Wilson's suggestion that the admissibility
 of Immigrants to the United States De
 considered at the source. so as to avoid
 the tragedy of aliens breaking up their
 homes and coming to America only to be
 excluded, has met with the instant ap-
 proval of European governments ana American diplomatic and consular off
 cers overseas. Anthony Caminctti, com
 missioner general of immigration. de-
 clared today before the Senate immgra-
 ton committee.
 MT. Caminetti described his recent trip
 through Europe to obtain first-hand in-
 formation as to the immigration problem
 and told of the very extensive prepara- tions being made by steamship lines. for
 egin governments and various organiza-
 tions for handling the expected flood of
 immigrants bound for the United States.
 Incidentally. MT. Caminetti said there
 was general impression among the peo-
 ples of Europe that the American gov
 ernment, through various organizations
 operating to assist immigrants on their
 way to this country. was inviting aliens
 to come here. He declared that this was not the intention of the organizers. 'nor
 has it any time been their purpose. but
 the effect is, as stated. and great masses
 of people left their homes last fall and
 this winter. enduring hardships and sslf- fering, to reach ports ,of embarkation."
 MT. Caminetti pointed out that, while
 American laws prohibited persons or as- sociations engaged in transporting aliens
 to or within the United States from in
 any manner soliciting, inviting or en- 'couraging any alien to come to the United States. there was nothing in the law to prohibit persons or associations not engaged in transporting. aliens from inviting or encouraging them to come 10 America. ].1What can he done or what should be |done, if any ything," he said, ''is mat ter to which consideration should pc eiven.'
 EXPECT BIG BUSINESS The committee was told by the com missioner general that transatlantic steamship lines seemed to be deeply enrared" in making provisions for the handling of immigrants for the present as we'll as for the future. He said the immigrant barracks or hotels at em- barkation ports in use before the war had either been placed in commission again or preparations made for their further use and that new barracks along improved lines were beiNg con- structed.
 The Red Star line is planning such barracks at Antwerp. he said. while the White Star line and the Cunard line plan barracks at Cherboufsys |swhich. he said, now gave promise of becoming one of the largest immigra- tion authorization points In Europe. Much activity also is being shown at Southampton. MT. Caminetti added. land former wartime prison barracks at Dan1ig are being utilized to take care of the great flow of immigrants through that port.
 MT. Caminetti said he visited eight countries, Great Britain. France, Italy, Belgium. Holland. Czecho- -Slovakia, Poland and Jugo-Slavia. and conferred with officials whom he found deeply interested in the proposal Of Secretary Wilson and ready to cooperate with the American government In its ef- forts to stop inadmisstble aliens 1t their sources.
 Steamship companies. he added. also expressed keen desire to co-operste with the United States in that work 1lLI