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Show I Safeguarding Passports. NEW YORK. Dec. 5. United States customs officers detailed by the collector of the port, hut working under direction of representatives of the state department, depart-ment, now guard the gangways on sailing sail-ing days of all steamships departing for European ports. Every passenger before going aboard is compelled to submit for official scrutiny passports and other documents docu-ments of Identity, as well as all packages and hand baggage. No official explanation explana-tion is given for the tightening up of the regulations, but it Is believed they are in line with the state department's efforts ef-forts to preserve the integrity of the American passport. |