Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15

.c;,,v nor cen, of the viotstors "t
tho No,stead law are aliens. arcorh
in, IN Federal Judge Robert A. Inch.
His Honor adds:
Il, makes me indignant I" see amen
site, alien come before me. some
have heep in this country 10. 10 ana
~ wears. and still are unable TO reao'
write or speak English. They orin6
nothing to the country. TheH are
be,e 10 live off the country and the
country would be better on II some
were deported.
Forty five per cent of the sailors on
our coast stea mers are not only ahehs
hut are allen deserters who have come
into this country as sailors OF foreign
vessels and while in our ports nave
deserted and illegally remained mere
IN take advantage Of the higher pay
given on American vessels. 1heH
take the place of American sailors
unon our coastwise vessels. SAYS MI
Andrew F'uruseth. president of the
American Seamens Union. Ut Is
recognized that presence upon coast
ing vessel has the same s'a'hS ~
residence upon lana.
.rbe provisions in the deportation
hill nendinc in the House 10 meet the
situation Of the sailors are the only
feature of the measure Whlch hoeS
moi receive the hearty approNal or me
Department Of Labor. the lmmlSfa
ton EXPERTS recognize the need o'
stricter enforcement OF inc Ia"
against the practice Of foreign sailor
DISCRETION. but they say that the
method provided in this bill Is i'm
nracticable. The bill requires tha'
suspected false sailors-those VINO IN
tend TO enter as immigrants under the
suise of sailors-shall be removed
from the ships by the Off1cials ano
held for investigation. Heretofore
thew have been ordered detained on
board the vessel, and captain VINO
by neglect, permitted sailor TO es
cape to the shore. who had neen
ordered detained. was subject 10
fine of $1,000.
In case the new bill becomes law the
sailors suspected must be taken 10
iail and held pending decision. BY the
time the decision is rendered the yes
sci will have sailed. In all cases the
United States Government VIII De opil.
gated to nay their passage on some
other ship back to the port from which
they had shipped. In case it was de-
cided that the men were bona noe
sailors. the Government would be un'
der moral obligation to reimburse
them their lost wages. The law VIII
reoujre the foreign ship upon depart
ing from our port To carry out the
same number IF sailors that 1t had
hrourht in, and all vacancies caused
nv the detention of the suspected sail
ors must he filled with others-pre-
sumably American sailors. Hence. say
the opponents of the blll, there Wouiu
soon arise accusations of Interior mo-
Ewes In OBTAINING men to create vacan'
cies.
The proposed law provides that an
alien shall be deported in case ne COM
mits any crime within seven years
after entry which causes him to be
sentenced to one year or more in
penal institution, or If he commits sew
Neral offenses resulting I'm short sen.
fences accommodating a total of IL
months in jail.
The bill strengthens the power of
the immigration Bureau especially by
extending the time limit for deporta-
ton. That time limit now is only
three years for aliens who cannot
show that they were duly examined
upon entry, or Ave years. for aliens
who commit crime after entering or
who become public charges. The bur
den Of proof OF legitimate entry is put
upon the Immigrant OF the official rec
prds.
In letter from Secretary Of Labor
James j. Davis to Representative Al
bert johnson. chairman of the immi