New Britain herald., 1929-03-16
SPITE PLAYS PART IN DECORATIONS
Illegal Residents Often Exposed
 in Spirit of Malice

Jealousy, spite and malice. in- spired by various conditions and arising out of different circumstance es, account for the uncovering of many cases of violation of the im- migration law by aliens who. for ono reason or other. choose risky ways of coming into possession of the right to live in the United States, and in New Britain time after time, federal agents and others concerned in such matters find instances to support the general rule.
 Stories realted to the authorities indicate that many of the cases which result in deportation to the homeland would never become known outside the family circles but for the trcachery of someone who could not resist temptation to cre- ate difficulty for others. Frequently, it comes to light that aliens who appeared to be possessed of all the requisites of good citizenship. so far as their neighbors were able to ob- serve. had been smuggled into the country either as Stowaways or un- der false pretences of one sort or an. other. and in the long run, compara. lively few survive the searching in. quiries of the government representa- tives.
 It is a simple matter according to the authorities. for man or woman to escape detection in a community the size of New Britain, provided their secret is not known too gener- ally. If they behave, the authorities might never have accession to come into contact with them, and they would be able to go along indefinite ly without danger of discovery. Ths fact is. however, that there is gen. orally person in the immediate lo- callty. who, under certain conditions. vii start the spark that results in the flame to consume the hopes and ambitions of the illegal entrants.
 There have been instances in New Britain. of reports to the federal au- thorities being prompted by nothing more or less than malice, while other informers have been inspired by motives of revenge for some wrong, imaginary or otherwise. Whatever the inspiration, the effect is generally the same, for Uncle Sam is strict in his regulations and re- strictions of entrance 10 his domain and al who violate them must be punished.
 The amount of blackmailing that is carried on by foreign born men and women at the expense of aliens who made illegal entry to the United States probably cannot be estimated with any degree of accuracy, but that there have been successful hold-ups perpetrated against per- sons who could do nothing but pay or be deported has been proven in New Britain and elsewhere.
 One Instance came to public at- tcntlon several months ago and the victim will leave New Britain short ly. probably never 10 return, where as she might have continued to live in peace and quiet with her loved ones but for the outburst of an in- former who was practically crazed by liquor
 The circumstances surrounding cases of this sort are extremely pitt ful but the authorities are power less and must do their duty when the information comes to them and can be substantiated. What their pri- vatc opinion of the informcrs is, can only be imagined. but like the situ- alton as regards the enforcement of the liquor laws, there must be out side help in some form 10 support the effects of the constituted author lties in running down the offenders.