The New York herald., 1922-04-22
American Consul at Havana
Reports Thousands of Aliens
Preparing for Dash.
GOVERNMENT is ACTING
Demand on Island Republic to
Prevent It's Use as Base
Is Expected.
Special Dispatch 10 TIE NEW YonK HEsALn.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. g., April FL.

New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. g., April 81.
Thousands of Russian Bolsheviki
and other aliens are mobilizing in
Cuba, planning to get into the United
states by smuggling, according to a
report submitted to the State Depart
ment to-day from the American Con-
sui at Havana.
The report caused much excitement
among the Government officials, and
will be transmitted ut once to the Bu-
reau of immigration. So serious is
the situation that tho indications are
this Government will take up the mat
ter ae once with the Cuban Govern
ment with view to blocking the
plans of the Bolsheviki.
This report bears out contentious
made in the Senate few days ago by
Senator Swanson (va.) and other Sen
ators to the effect that Cuba Is being
| used as base for smuggling aliens into
this country. After the facts were pre-
sented to the Senate that body adopted
an amendment to the Immigration act
making 1t mandatory for an allen "a
live in Cuba or any other country con-
tiguous 70 the United States five years
before he can be admitted to this
country.
The Senate amendment increasing the
required residence OF aliens in Cuba.
Canada and other adjoining countries
from one To five years followed the ex-
posure by THE New YORK HERALD OF
the joker In the immigration bill which
provided for only one year residence.
Aliens unable TO come from countries
because the quotas were filled or be-
cause they were barred for other reasons
were colonizng In Cuba and Mexico, but
especially In Cuba. They were willing
to undertake the one year residence In
Cutl II necessary. but relied upon a
chance to slip into the United States by
way of the Mexican Gulf coast. Inyes-
LEGATIONS by THE NEW YORK HERALD
showed that a regular business had been
built UP along the coast, where whisky
smuggling and Illicit immigrant snug
ging went hand In hand also that
agencies for handling ineligible immi-
grants arc established in Cuba and I'm
coast cities in the United States. IL was
suspected that the agencies for bringing
them over extended to New York. II Is
apparent from the Investigations that
money is not lacking to bring over the
immigrants and get them started on
their way here.
w. w. Husband. Commissions: Cen
erai OF immigration, said to-nlgh. he
has not received any ,fficial report
from the State Department conccrn;ng
the mobilization of aliens IN Cuba pre-
paratory to u drive for the shores Of
the United States. However. MIR. Ilus-
band declared the latest report to his
bureau shows that there are now about
5000 aliens in Cuba desirous of enterlog
this country as soon as possible.
HAvANA. April 21.--Atore than $500
Russians are concentrated In Havana,
but what percentage OF them Is Boil
aheylS Is a question which the Central
Maccabco. which Is directing relief
measures for them, has not attempted to
answer. " was admitted there to-day
that most of the Russians, who are
Ukrainians. would rather be In the
United States than IN Cuba. 1t was
said some OF them had tried unsuc-
ceSsfuly to enter the United states.
Inquiry Of the immigration authorities
concerning a report made TO the United
states Government that Cuba is being
used as concentration camp for aliens
destined for the United states disclosed
the fact that the influx OF Russians re-
Gently had been heavy.