Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-01-02 | Page 1 | Alien Law is in Force

ALIEN LAW IS IN FORCE Germnn EmmigTanta Are First to Be Refused Admission. LONDON. Jan 1 The alien law passed at the last session of Parliament came Into force today. The first elf Opt of the new law was that the Immigration Immigra-tion officers refused to permit the landing land-ing of twenty -four of forty -two immigrants immi-grants from Germany. The alien act prohibits Immigrants from landing In Great Britain exc.pt at ports where an Immigration ofttcer Is stationed, and only with big consent and after a 1 Meal Inspection. Immigrants may be refused permission to land If un-kble un-kble to ghow that they are In a position to obtnln means to keep themselves decently, de-cently, if Insane; If. on acpount of disease dis-ease or other causes, they are likely to become a charge to the taxpayers; if they have been avnlncrd abroad for an extraditable crime not of a political m-ture. m-ture. or If thev have previously been expelled from Great Britain. The Home Secretary may also order the expulsion of an allc-n on a certificate from a court of layy Thi bill, however, provides that an alien shall not be refused permission lo land on account Of mi ans If able to prove that he or she is m king ndmls-V ndmls-V n to Gnat Britain solely to avoid persecution for political uffcrutcs.