Speech #560070715

United States. 149 U. S.. 761.) The "smuggling" of Chinamen into the country has thus become an offense of grave magnitude and numerous instances. and appears to be carried on in pursuance of a widespread conspiracy. not only among the Chinese themselves but among other individual and corporate confederates and agencies who find their profit in the nefarious business. The Government is compelled to meet an active and persistent movement which attacks the ports of entry on our land border at one point as soon as the Government has shown its ability to meet and repel the illegal efforts at another. and thus the forbidden Chinese immigration moves successively from the northeastern boundary line to the middle northern and the western. and then reappears along the Rio Grande and the Mexican boundary to the west thereof. The report of the Secretary of the Treasury. from page 41 to 43. says: Chinese in transit usually proceed to Mexico. and many of them have attempted thence to reenter the United States. $ 5 * *t * 5 0. The total number of Chinese arrested for deportation in the fiscal year was * * * * * * 5 A thorough investigation of the operations of the Chineseexclusion laws made during the year 1898 resulted I the discovery that its provisions had not been thoroughly enforced in several sections of the country. and that at one port at least Chinese had been unlawfully admittedthrough the collusion of offcers of the Department. These officers were promptly dismissed from the service. and the evidence secured resulted in the criminal indictment of three of them. it is expected that these persons will shortly be tried. and every effort is being made to punish them. * * * * * * * Many of these persons. disregarding the decision of the collector denying them admission. unlawfully enter the United States for arrest for deportation. The Japanese are coming into our country. without let or hindrance. by the thousands. 8.000 within a few weeks have entered. is many are on the way. and reputable reports indicate that from 20.000 to 80.000 are yet in contenmplatton to arrive. either directly or via Canada. Mexico. and Hawaii.