The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-22
CHINK SMUGGLING
SERIOUS PROBLEM
DECLARES DAVIS
Seeking Closer Cooperation
From Cuba to Stop Influx Of
Aliens Into This Country.
SUGGEST POSSIBLE
PLAN OF PROCEDURE
Says That $4,000 to 10000
Young Chinese Now in Cuba
Without Employment.
CRy Tho Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Aug 21-SmuggIing
of aliens into the United States, partic-
ularly Chinese from Cuba constitutes one
of the most serious problems before the
department of labor, Secretary Davis de-
claraed today in commenting upon efforts
being made to secure closer co-opera-
ton between the Cuban government and
the United States.
The secretary was hopeful he said,
that negotiations between the state de-
partment and Cuba would lend to remove
some of the obstacles confronted by the
immigration authorities and the labor de-
partment in dealing with smuggling
operations.
1t develops today that negotiations on
the subject began in October, last, when
Sesecretary Hughes asked the Cuban
legations here to call certain features of
the situation to the attention of officials
in Havana. Since then the legation had
sent several other inquiries to its home
government, but has received no formal
reply to the American representations.
Davis Takes Steps.
The latest phase of the problem is TN
derstood to have resulted from a letter
written to Secretary Hughes by Secre-
tary Davis August 3, stating that
the labor department has deemcd ii
proper, as well as advisable to present
this matter (smuggling Of Chinese from
Cuba into the United States) for the
consideration of your department with
the request that If you approve of that
course, the American minister at Ha-
vana, or other proper representatives of
this government, make appropriate repre-
sentations to the government Of Cuba
with the object in view of ascertaining
If restrictions of character which will
serve to materially check The movement
to that country of aliens Of the Chinese
race may not be imposed under the laws
of that country"
Mr.. Davis also suggested that the
Cuban government may be able 70 de-
wise some plan whereby the departure
from ports Of Cuba of craft engaged in
the smuggling Of aliens to our coast and
who are, or may not be, eligible for ad-
mission may be materially checked
25 to 80 Thousand chInks
Secretary Davis declared the labor de-
partment recently had a rather ex-
tensive investigation made into smuggling
matters on the Florida coast and it's
investigators spent some time in Cuba
looking into the situation there" Accord
ing to the best information available, the
secretary said, F'there are now in Cuba
$4,000 or 10000 young Chinese, most of
whom are without employment md ap-
parently without immediate prospects of
obtaining employment"
Calling attention to the movement
across the United States from the Pacific
coast of large numbers of Chinese in
transit for Cuba, Mr.. Davis explained
to Secretary Hughes that while the de-
partment could quite properly, in view
of their apparent lack of good faith in
the matter, prohibit the further transit
across United States territory of Chinese
aliens destined for Cuba, the futility of
so doing is apparent when it is cJnsid-
cred that other routings from China TO
Cuba are already being utilized, perhaps
to a greater extent than are the routes
which carry them through the United
States"