Evening star., 1927-09-07
Undesirable Aliens.

Secretary Davis returns to wash
ington from his vacation prepared, 1t
is announced, to institute a campaign
to prevent the illegal entry of aliens
into the United States in violation of
the immigration laws. In the course
OF his Summer journeyings he has
inspected several of the large immi-
grafton stations and has become con-
WINGED of the need of a drastic tighten
ing of the network of protection. This
= applies to the inflow of aliens who cam
fnot under the laws secure admission
land who, upon discovery after Illicit
entrance, must be deported, at cost to
the Government.
There is, however. need of other
measures to prevent the entry and the
ipresence here of undesirable aliens,
apart from any racial barriers and
quota restrictions. There Is need of
housecleaning. to rid the country of
those from other lands who seek here
opportunity to foment sedition and to
The Secretary of Labor is a firm be-
aiever in the necessity of checking at
-the source the movement of these un-
welcome persons. His slogan is not
more deportations, but fewer, an end
to be gained by establishing more ef-
fective inspection at the points of orr
! gin, before the prospective immigrant
has departed for these shores. He be-
lieves that such a system of eXamina-
ton and prevention would be less ex-
pensive than that of deporting the un-
desirable aliens after they have landed
in the United States.
Even a thoroughgoing plan of pre-
: cedent inspection would not stop all
i, the radicals from coming, or trying to
come here. The intending propagan.
dist of anarchism would doubtless con-
ceal his design, camoufiage his politi-
cal views and present himself as
simple seeker for good fortune in the
's'iand of opportunity" But by means
Of efficient inquiry into the Affiliations
and previous activities Of these people
in their home lands it would be pos
sible to detect many Of them and to
hold them back from the lines of west
ward travel.
q a :, = During the fiscal year ending June
30, last, more than 1900 undesirable
aliens were returned from the United
: States to the ports from which they
came. There is no specification of the
classes into which these IL 900 and
more fell. and so no indication is af.
7forded Of the causes of their deporta-
tion. 1t may be hoped that most of
them were sent away because they
, were political enemies of the Ameri.
Z can system of government. that so
much of clearance was effected, at
least.
Undoubtedly the Sacco- Vanzetti agi.
tations and the bomb outrages of the
past few weeks will have the effect of
bringing this matter up in Congress
r. at the coming session. 1t has become
evident that there is a dangerous fac
tor here in the aliens who have failed
to adjust to the American system and
= who should be removed, il they have
mot already taken out citizenship pa.
: pers.
This is highly important question,
/ and it is reassuring that Secretary
Davis has determined upon a cam.
paign of elimination, both for the
sake of American labor and for that
OF the public security. The quota law
has served to keep down the flood, but
1t Is not sufficient. 1t must be sup.
piemented by other statutes and ef-
fective enforcement.