Evening star., 1923-08-28
CITES INADEQUATE
ALIEN INSPECTION
Representative Cable Tells
President Many Undesirable
Immigrants Admitted.

President Coolidge was told by Rep
day that the immigration inspection
force is totally inadequate to make
the immigration laws of the country
effective. Hundreds of undesirable
aliens are crossing the borders of the
United States because of the present
leck of immigration inspectors. he
safd, and If this Hood is to be check ed
Congress must be more liberal in ap-
propriating for this service.
Representative Gable is member
OF the House immigration committee
and since the adjournment of Con-
gress has made an intensive study
OF the Illicit traffic in aliens. Most of
his time was devoted to the Cana
dian border. He told the President
that probably 100000 extra would be
sufficient to employ enough men along
the borders to cope with the situation.
Opposes Inspections Abrond.
The inspection of aliens abroad be-
fore embarking for the United States.
as has been suggested by Secretary
. of Labor Davis, and which prob
ably will be embodied in new i'm
migration bill next winter, is opposed
by Representative Cable. He does
not believe Secretary Davis Selective
immigration plan will improve condf-
ti"ns. In this respect he said he
voiced the opinion of more than 80
per cent of the members of Congress.
MIR Gable said. after seeing the Presi-
dent. that the latter is fully con-
vinced that the immigration situa-
ton in this country today requires
considerable study and that he look
upon it as one of the outstanding
problems of the moment.
Adolph Ochs n Caller.
Adolph Ochs, publisher of the New
York Times, who has just returned
Europe, called on President Coolidge
today. Mr.. Ochs said his visit was
solely for the purpose Of paying his
respects to the new Executive, whom
was Impressed with the latter's pleas
ing personality and democratic man.
ners and that he found Mr. Coolidge
we'll equipped for his high Office
President Coolidge today picked out
still another different section of
Washington for his early morning
stroll. He left the White House at
$50 nj. and walked along Pennsyl-
Nania avenue as far east at 9Th street,
when he turned north and walked
70 F and thence back to the White
House.
Omits Cabinet Meeting.
The President again did without a
GdplHtL meeting In DOING
this the Executive announced that he
would discontinue the cabinet gather
ings until all, or at least nearly all,
Of the cabinet members have returned
TO Washington, unless some question
Of great moment arises in the mean
time.
Gen. E. w. Nichols, superintendent
Of the Virginia Military Institute, ac-
companied by Col. Theodore Roosevelt
acting Secretary of the Navy, and
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, command
ant of the Marine Corps, called at
= the White House today and formally
invited President Coolidge to attend
the foot ball game at Lexington, Va
September %. between the team of his
institute and that of the Marine
Corps.
At the same time the President was
asked to make a trip to Newmarket.
Va. September 20, to witness re-
production of the battle of Newman
l,et. fought III 1864. which will be
staged by Marines from Quantico and
cadets from the Virginia Military In
stitute. The President regretted tha t
because of pressure OF business he
viii be unable to leave the city