From the data accumulated by the government agents. it appears that within the last tea years. hundreds of girls have been transferred to various portions of the United States. through the pernicious activities of the agents of this syndicate. The Secretary of Commerce and Labor. refers to this unholy business on page 18 of his report for 1908. in the following terms: It is highly necessary that this diabolical. traffic which has attained! international proportions. should. be dealt with in. a. manner adequate. to compass Its suppression. No. punishment is.. too severe to be inflicted upon the procurers in this vile traffic. rn 1907. Congress. created an immigration commission. which has conducted a searching: inquiry into the operations of this syndicate. In. February 1909. this commission submitted a preliminary report.
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