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Show WILL NOT ENFORCE WHITE 8LAVE LAW Seattle, Dec. 3 A shakcup in the Immigration service hero involving the inspectors who have been assigned to detect violations of the Mann anti-white anti-white slave act was revealed today and simultaneously a statement wan made by United States Dist. Attorney, Clay Allen that he believed whiteslave white-slave prosecutions woro at an end, except ex-cept in international cases. Tho reorganization of the immigration immigra-tion service followed tho visit here of, the immigration servlco in Washington, Washing-ton, D. C, whoso arrival preceded, that of Commissioner Gen. of Immigration Im-migration Anthony Caminottl, now inspecting immigration stations on the Pacific coast. Immigration Commissioner White declined to comment on tho Seattle. changes, which Include tho assignment assign-ment of Inspectors Thomas M. Fisher Fish-er and Georgo II. Patterson, who havo worked exclusively on white slave cases, to regular work watching incoming in-coming steamers and trains for un desirable aliens. Tho reorganization also Involves Thomas L. Lynch who has been doing offlce. work in connection connec-tion with white, slave cases, and Is now assigned to watching Incoming boats. Special Agent Taylor, whllo not committing tho administration to tho restricted policy of prosecutions of Mann act violations, is said to havo mado it plain in conversations with federal officials that personally ho bolloved tho Mann act had been ton rigidly construed nnd that many actions ac-tions brought under it woro without real merit. Further evidence of a change in policy toward white slave prosecution 'was contained In District Attorney Allen's statement that it was his opinion the wholesale prosecutions under tho act would cease for tho present at least, and that the department depart-ment of Justice would confine Itself to cases involving foreign countries. Most of tho actions brought here have, been for transporting women from one stato to another. Commissioner- General Caminetti arrived hero from Vancouver, D. C, tonight. |
