The New York herald., 1922-03-19

land-Amerlca Line opened a new SER
vice between Rotterdam and Cuban
ports and Tampico. Mexico.
Many Going to Cuba.
The service includes vessels sailing
approximately once every three weeks
from Rotterdam to Cuba. the vessels
carrying between rs and $50 second
class and steerage passengers They
have already carried more than 500 inn
migrants with this service. by far the
larger portion consisting Of persons who
have been refused wise of their passports
by the American consular office because
they are generally undesirable and often
dangerous characters.
Datch Try to Prevent 1t.
The exhaustion OF the United States
immigration quotas of the European
countries, fraud and even previous re-
fusas 10 land at the bigger American
ports because OF physical disability or
dsqualifying ailments also have helped
to swell the number Of Illicit immi-
grants. Rotterdam shirQing circles are
reported to be fully alive to the new
situation. Many immigrants when re-
that they will not have any trouble en-
tering America via Cuba by the secret
waterway" as long as they are able to
pay the price being asked for safe
transport to outlying American harbora
Passengers who have sailed from
Rotterdam during the last few months
include some who are well known to
passport officials, as they have visited
passport offices in Holland and Belgium
Tor more than a year attempting to Sc
cure the necessary documents which
would enable them to enter the United
States without question OF their motives
or physical right.
rotterdam officials with the support
of the Dutch Government are doing
their utmost to prevent this traffic, but
confess that they are hoping Congress
will block up the hole in the law which
practically allows any number of un-
desirables to enter the United States by
avoiding big ports and not declaring
their destination.
The information which THE NEW York
HERALD correspondent has succeeded in
obtaining from various other ports in the
North and South may be summarized d
as follows:
Amsterdam with only few liners
uiicSl 10 IuDa or even Mexico, apart
from cargo boats, does not differ greatly
from Rotterdam, although the latter sort
OF vessels are more difficult to control
than passenger steamships. Last year
200 passengers Of various nationalities,
chiefly from the Baltic States, although
their origin was not certified, are known
to have sailed for Cuba and Mexico.
but the first two months this year
showed decrease, which was attributed
directly TO the campaign against Illicit
immigration being waged in the United
States only 25 in all going to Cuba.
these including reputable tradespeople
in addition to few who possibly were
undesirable.
Spring Rush Anticipated.
Antwerp reports general anticipation
in shipping circles that the emigration
of undesirables will increase as soon as
spring sets in. due to the determined aid
of immigration societies to forward
thousands now under their charge, chief
~ Russian. Rumanian and Polish Jews.
Although funds for these are being pro-
vided temporarily by friends across the
Atlantic. the organizations realize that
this cannot be continued, and unless
east Europe's poor get Off their hands
shortly they may find their treasures
in serious shape. Also they may become
involved with their fellow nationals
whose confidence they have asked. Gen
orally. however, the traffic from Ant
werp to Cuba Is negligible. as direct