Evening star., 1924-08-16

The more than 1000 miles Of Cana
dian border Is inadeQuately guarded
by an undermanned border police. AS
Secretary of Labor Davis said recent
ly: "The smuggling trip across the
Great Lakes, or across the unmarked
boundry line farther to the west, is
comparatively easy matter. Many
Chinese and Hindus land at Vancouv-
or, but there is less smuggling there
than might be supposed. The suitable
landings on Puget Sound are few, and
the railroads offer the only practica-
BILE means OF getting across the high
mountains to the Eastern cities. Prob
ably not more than 5000 Chinese are
awaiting the chance to be smuggled
across the line in that territory"
There Is no restriction on immigra-
tion from Canada save for the lite
racy and medical test and the pay
ment OF an 50 head tax. This applies,
OF course, only to Canadians. Aliens
from quota countries even though they
are temporary residents of Canada,
cannot enter the United States unless
permitted by the American immigra
ton authorities.
Yet there Is a large and prosperous
trade in smuggling aliens. AS Secre-
tary Davis says, the West offers many
dimculties. Not so with the East.
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
know of the influx of illegal aliens.
The county tails in these States have
harbored many such a person. The
favorite spot for crossing the line,
however. is at Niagara Falls To-
ronto Is nearby. The cost of a trip
to the Falls is not great. Once there
1t Is easy enough to mingle with the
s1ghtseers Immigration and customs
inspectors cannot forbid temporary
visit, providing no baggage is car
ried. Then comes the vanishing
LADY act, and the alien is lost.
Tried to Cross In Boat.
Not SO long ago the newspapers
carried dispatch beginning: Two
alien smugglers We're rescued from
their disabled boat in the rapids a
few hundred yards above the Ameri-
can Fails last night by immigration
men, who braved the upper rapids In
motor boat The story then pro-
ceeds: THE rescue Of the smugglers
in their boat contains all the elements
OF movie thriller. The story began
with night watch by immigration
Inspectors Frank Stutzman and Guy
GarchWiler at the mouth of Gill
Creek on the upper Niagara River. A
boat appeared out Of the darkness
ana landed near where the inspectors
were hidden. Three men jumped out,
and the craft was quietly pushed out
into the stream for the return trip to
Canada
Then came an exchange of shots
two OF the three aliens was captured
one. an lrishman, getting away. The
launch lost her propeller and the
sntugglers. unaware of this, pushed
her into the stream and soon were at
the mercy of the current They
shouted for help and eventually were
rescued by the. immigration officers
While this is not nightly occur
renee. it Is far more frequent than
the public knows.
Constant Rattle ON Coast.
So much tor the Canadian frontier.
The Pacific coast, long the Ultima
Thule Of the yellow races and tha
Hindus, has a constant and never
ending battle with alien smuggiers
Every steamship and sailor entering
Frisco. Seattle or other Pacific ports
has stowaways and illegal aliens
! aboard. The Government is on con-
stant watch. especially for Chinese
and Japanese. How many thousands
of these enter or make the attempt to
enter every year there is no estimat-
ing. Hawaii is a halfway station
But Hawaii is American territory and
thoroughly watched.
Lower California is, however
the haven of Asiatic smuggIers
This portion of the world belongs to
Mexico and there ia no rpSfricfjnp on