The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-26
UNDESIRABLE WOMEN
SMUGGLED FROM CUBA
Go Through Fake Marriage Ceremony
with Naturalizsd Citizens H.
Obtain Admission.

Washington, Sept. 20 (By the AS.
ISOLATED Press. )-Smuggling of Euro
pean aliens into the United States
from Cuba( surreptitious submergng
temporarily in the waters OFF the
Florida coast CT large quantities Of
liquor by international bootleggers,"
and mock marriages designed TO ell.
sure entry into this country of WON.
en- barred by immigration laws, form
the basis OF a report submitted to
Secretary Davis by the bureau Of i'm.
migration.
This report, Commissioner General
of immigration Husband said, Is the
most comprehensive review of SNUG
Cling conditions ever prepared by
immigration officials and is expected
to be considered by the treasury, la
Dor and agricultural departments in
connection with the proposed coordi
nation Of border patrol forces.
The smuggling ramihcations, II Is
declared, extend to the capitals OF
Europe, and involve Greeks. Spani-
ards, Poles Rumanans, Russians and
Chinese.
The report states that the fayorte
method OF gaining entry to the Unit
ed States from Cuba for certain alien
women has been for them TO enter
into fake marriages with naturaliZed
American citizens who, for certain
considerations, go through mock cere
monies. and then accompany their
wives to some Florida point. Ere
quently, it is said, obliging bride
groom have been paid as high as
$500 for their part in the scheme
The principal smugglers in Havana
the investigators declare, do not con
fine their activities t2 smugg ms
aliens into the United States, but al
so handle whisky and narcotics. The
majority of the leaders are said to be
naturalized Americans.
great many OF the smuggling
craft, 1t is declared. land and depart
from Matanzas, are OF Cuban regis
try, and do not enter or clear at th'
1 custom house there. Names used by
the schooners and power launches Il
is declared are inscribed on plates
readily removable, and some vessels
are said to carry several name plates
Designation OF such craft when leay
ing Cuba are not always fixed, the In
spectors report. adding that a MAORI
" of the bigger schooners anchor out
side the customs limit off the Ameri
can coast and send their load. Il
aliens, ashore a few at a time in small
boats. If liquor or narcotics the car
80 is often submerged at u r.e-des
tined point and grappled up subse
quently at leisure Probably no less
than four or five vessels with alien,
and contrabrand goods cross from
Matanzas TO the United States eaci
week, the report states.
There is no employment in Cubs
for thousands of the Chinese and Eu
ropean aliens now there it is report
ed, yet. since the present passport
and amended immigration restrictive
act became operative in this country
last May, at least 1000 aliens are
said to have arrived in Havana with
the ultimate hope of gaining surrepti
tious entry to the United States
There are at present. 1t is estimated
approximately 10000 Chinese alone
in Cuba for whom there is no emp oy
ment In fact. the report AYERS tn;
Orientals viii not accept work undel
any circumstances except to carr
sufficient money with which to pay
passage to this country or Mexico
The usual fee charged for smugglins
aliens. it is learned, ranges from $500
to $1,000 for each Chinese and about
$3.50 for an European alien