| Show HoW 1 T Rascally United States Officials in the Orient Make Out Passports in Blank Washington April 9 Commissioner General Sargent of the immigration service was heard today by the house committee on foreign affairs relative to 0 the proposed amendments to 0 the Chinese exclusion act The commis commissioner commissioner abner reviewed at length the ties in the way of enforcing the pres present present present ent law lat The greatest cause of com corn complaint complaint plaint arose in his opinion from flom the fact that what are known as Section 6 Certificates s which are lre in reality passports of privileged ged to land in this country were made out in blank by United States consular offices in China and were bartered in for a consideration Remedy Suggested The Tile remedy he suggested was to have officers in China who should hould in investigate investigate the certificate issued to every Chinaman and who should send with the steamer in which hi h he sailed proper papers to the authorities at the port Dort of destination the means rn ann of readily read Iy identifying the Chinaman and the certificate Mr Sargent S declared d that Mexico is flooded with who are schooling themselves for lent entry into the States The situation as to Canada is very much better than it was wras several years ago because of an agreement with the Canadian C nadian railroads s Law Needs Need Amending Mr lr Sargent also advocated an amendment to the present law i ing mg all in this country to be reregistered He said the th country is full of who were here in violation of f law After the reregistration tion he would then send scud out of the country all aU who did Thi not have proper certificates The enforcing of the Chinese Chines exclusion act Mr Sargent said is because of If the dishonesty of American attorneys the Big SL Six companies in n San Francisco as well wen as other interested parties and und these were the interests now actively engaged in efforts to get the law broken down by lax amendments He denied that the Immigration bu bureau bureau reau renu was responsible res on ible for tho the Chinese boycott The committee had before It the Foster Poster bill but Mr lr Sargent did not agree that this was the proper remedy |
