The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
CUBA USED
As DEPOT FOR
SNlJGGLERS
Booze, Dope and &c I'm n
desir able A Ii e n S
Dumped into t h e
United States b y
M holesale
Z aslsngton. Sept. 25 eBy

" aSEanStons sept. ssl1t efte
Associated Press Smuggling OF
Earopean aliens into the United
States from Cuba, surreptitlous
submerging temporarily in the wa
1 ,ers OF the Florida coast OF large
quantities OF liquors by internal
;onal boofIeggers and mock mar
rsages designed. TO- insure ehtry into
this couafay ef women barred by
inanaigras ION lasRs form the basis OF
report submitted TO Secretary
DAVIS BY the bureau OF iniPigrd-
lion.
This report Comm Cen
eg:al Husband said today, is the
most comprehensive review Of
Smuggling conditions eyer prepar-
ed by; irnmi ion officials and is is
expected to be considered by the
treasury, labor and agriculture de-
I parrmenfs IN connection with the
proposed coord nation of border
patrol forces.
Government investigators by di-
rection OF Mr. Husband, visited
Jacksonsiile. Tampa. Tarp Q n
Springs, Miami Key West and Ha-
bana. They mingled. il is said.
with the irigs OF the smuggling
industry and talked with aliens
Of every nationa iisy who sought
entry 10 the Enifed States. The
data g.aghereds 1t is. stated. will
& prove invaluable to the severn
nent in coping with a situation
which has taxed the Ingenuity OF
federal agents TO combat. The
smuggling "a mi ications. II is de-
clared, extend 10 the capitals OF
Europe and involve Greeks, Span
iasds. Poles. Reunanians; Russians
and Chinese - Z
The report states that the Ia
yor;Ye nlss4od OF gaining entry TO
the United States from Cuba for
italian women has been for them
TO enter into fake marriages
with naturalizea American citi
.zensswilo, for certain considerations
go Though mock ceremonies and
then accompany their wives TO
some Florida point: frequently.
il sis sasd. lsrIdegfoorns' haze
been paid as high as 500 for their
part in the scheme. The principal
snauggiers in Habana the inves-
,igaeors declared. stp not. confine
their, aetivities to smuggling aliens
into the United States but also
handle whiskey and narcotics. The
majority Of leaders are said to be
naturaIized Americans.
great many Of the smuggling
craft. it is declared, which land
and depart from Matanzas, ARE OF
Cuban registry, and do not enter
or. clear at the, customs house. The
names used by the scheoners and
power launches. il Is declared, ar,
inscribed on plates readily remov-
able and some vessels. are said to
carry several lame plates. Desti,
narien OF such craft when leaving
Cuba are not always fixed, the in
spee,ors report, adding that a ma
jority Of the bigger schooners an
ehor outside the customs limit OF
The American coast and send their
load. If aliens. ashore few at a
time in small boats, ii liquor or
narcotics the cargo is often snh-
merged at nredesignated point
and grapped up subsequently at
leisure. Probably no less than
sfour or fise vessels with Aliens AMI
contraband goods cross from Ma
Ianzas to- the. United States eaca
week. the report states.
In Hahana. according to the re-
ports. hundreds OF aliens throng
Central park in the afternoon and
at night. and constantly dozen or
more men. obviously not Of the
floating alien type, operate among
them, going from group to group.
These. men. il is explained. are
runners" for the smuggling
kings
There is no employment in Cuba
for thousands OF the Chinese and
European aliens nov there, it is re-
ported. yet. since the present pass
port. and amended Immigration re-
strietve act became operative in
this country last May at least =
900 aliens are said to have arrived
in Habana with ultimate hope OF
gaining stTreptitioas eEtry into the
United States. There are at pres
ent it is estimated approximately
10000 Chinese alc.:e in Cuba Tor
whom there is no employment.
In fact, the report AYERS. the
orienfais VIII not accept work un-
der any circumstances except TO
earn sufficient money with whica
to pay passage to this country or
Mexico. The usual fee charges for
smuggling aliens. it is learned.
ranges from. s5o0 to $1,000 for
each Chinese and about $3.50 for
an European alien.
Many Of the master smusslers"
i'm Habana conduct shops rs
blinds. the report diseioses. and
conduct their illega, operations Ion
the .quet." One of the favo:ire
routes of. the snugglers. it is le.rn-
ed is from Habanf to Long Key,
thence up the coast past Turkey
Point to Miami. through Hope
Sound, past Palm Beach then
through the inner waterway and
finally into st. John River. Aliens