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Show I cities to 6how to what extent the lm- j migrant is the recipient of charity. , gaged in field work and twenty in special lines of inquiry. The commission commis-sion says It is generallv- admitted by those acquainted with the subject that notwithstanding the present law pro-i pro-i poses to provide for the exclusion of every undesirable immigrant, thousands thou-sands of undesirable persoub are admitted ad-mitted each year. It has been found that the law in theory', so far as its exclusion provisions are concerned, is exceptionally strong, but in effect it is in some respects weak. The commission com-mission says it has discovered several sev-eral sources of this weakness, and it is its purpose to recommend some ef-i ef-i fective remedies. One of the most important features of the woik is connected with evasions of the law resulting in the importation importa-tion of excluded classes. Notwithstanding Notwith-standing the expenditure of about $500,000 annually to enforce this law, the commission finds that it does ntfi prevent the coming of Chinese laboP ers in considerable numbers. An extensive investigation is beiug made into the question of the importation impor-tation and harboring of women for Immoral Im-moral purposes. The results show that many women are being constantly imported im-ported under conditions which amount to absolute slavery. As the result of its inquiries and the evidence it has gathered, there have been a noteworthy attack upon this business, which has resulted In a very marked decrease. It has been found that in numerous instances persons afflicted with contagious con-tagious dlsoases, and even criminals of a dangerous type, have been able to evade the immigration law 6 and come to this contry under the pretense of being seamen. The utmost importance is being attached at-tached to the inquiry being made into the subject o alien criminality.. The higher criminal courts of New' York City are, at the request of the committee, com-mittee, keeping records In great detail de-tail of each -person convicted of crime, i and it is intended that a study of foreign-bom criminals, and criminals of the second generation shall be made In that city. The investigation, however, is not confined to the larger cities, but is being carried into smaller centers and industrial communities in various parts of the country. The most extensive and Important work undertaken by the commission is the general field investigation into the economic and social status of immigrants im-migrants to various sections of the country. The most important topics I being covered ia the race of employes in each occupations, years employed, hours of work, and discrimination for or against immigrants in employment, wages and housing. . In taking up the congestion of immigrants im-migrants in large cities, the commission commis-sion is observing communities inhabited inhabit-ed principally by members of one race, IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE REPORTS FAR-REACHING CHARACTER OF WORK DONE IS SHOWN. I Every Phase of Immigration Question, I Including Oriental Aliens, Peonage, j White Slave Traffic Is Discussed. I as to whether the. clinging together of members of. the same race handicaps handi-caps them in their struggle for advancement ad-vancement and prevents their rapid assimilation and Americanization. -A careful Inquiry, among wage earners earn-ers who are forced to compete with immigrant labor is. being made among workers In the trades and occupations, In which immigrants are largely engaged. en-gaged. A special field' investigation is conducted con-ducted in selected localities in the south, and It will cover tho sentiment of legislative bodies as Indicated by legislation enacted effecting immigration. immigra-tion. Inducements and obstacles to immigration, im-migration, such as climate, character of soil, free or cheap lands, amount, variety and regularity of work throughout through-out the year, the wages paid and the hours of employment, will be shown. Information is also being gathered concerning tho employment of women and children, tho prejudice against the races, the presence or scarcity of fellow fel-low countrymen, church and school facilities, fa-cilities, and a vast amount of other information. ' The investigation of oriental immigration immi-gration has been confined thus far to tho Rocky mountain and Pacific coast sections, and special emphasis has been placed upon the inquiry concerning concern-ing tho Japanese without the census ltjcently ordered in California, 4the commission claims they have fairly accurate ac-curate information concerning " the numbers of Japanese in California, their distribution by countJe3 and Jn-I Jn-I dustrial districts, their occupations and I trades. In Iowa and Washington the l report, when made, will cover the pres- ence of Japanese, Chinese and Hindus, j The .school is declared by tho com-' com-' mission to be the most potent Infiu-i Infiu-i ence In, promoting tho assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant. immi-grant. ' , 1 ' The- real treatment accorded steer-I steer-I age passengers has been given attcn- tion, and members of the commission have come from foreign ports in the guise of immigrants. It was found that the steerage of today Ib far better in many ways than in the past, but there is still great room for improvement. '-The commission expects to be able to report at an early date the effect of intermarriage between the native born and imrnlgrant, and with one-anothcr, one-anothcr, to determine whether the deleterious del-eterious influence rpBulta, or 'vhethcr beneficial influences will not be felt. Peonage is being made the subject of a special Inquiry. One of the most ! interesting subjects is an Investigation I being conducted la now ly a hundred I Washington, March 1. Somo facts showing tho far-reported character of the work joint commission on im- migration which was appointed by congress on February 20, 1907, Mere presented to congress today through ' the publication of a preliminary report re-port by the commission. This report deals with practically every phase of the Immigration question, including Oriental aliens and ' other excluded j classes,' peonage, ; charity among lm- migrants, white slave traffic, condi-j tlons of Bteerage, anthropology, con-' ! gestlon in large cities, aliens' criminality, crimin-ality, competition of immigrants, school inquiries, administration of the immigration laws, distribution of immigrants, im-migrants, and other questions. No conclusions have been reported by the commission, but the scope of the work is shown In a manuer which porsages xtensive legislation in the future,- . It is stated that if the plans of the commission are realized, the various lines of work outside Washington will bo completed In ' the early fall, probably prob-ably by September 15.. The entire investigation in-vestigation probably will be finished by the next fiscal year. The rprmrt was nrlnforl an.i lriila. rd today to show the necessity for an appropriation of $250,000 to carry' on and complete the work. Thus far the expenses of the commission from April 1, 1907, to February 1, 1909, have been $344,790. There are at present 190 persons employed under the commission. commis-sion. 'Of this number, eighty-two are : in Washington, two in New York, two in San Francisco; ninety two are eu- |