Everett. Wash.-leferred to conmittee on resolutlons. Whereas the continued depression in industry and employment in tile State of Washington demands remedy. and it Is apparent that such remedy must begin by a more vigorous and effective enforcement of United States Immigration laws to prevent entry of foreign unemployed. European and Chinese. from British Columbia. and Whereas such entries of unemployed from Canada. Chinese and Europeans. amounted to many thousands during the past year. as evidenced by more than 2.000 arrests of such foreigners by the limited force of immigration officers now maintained. and Whereas the force of United States immigration inspectors in the State of Washington has been heavily reduced and offices closed. until there are now fewer officers on duty than there were cight years ago and Whereas figures of the United States Treasury show a balance of immigrant headtax collections over expenditures for enforcing immigration laws during the past 15 years of more than $10.000.000. and Whereas practically the entire land and water boundary of the State of Washington are left open to the entry of foreigners from Canada because of the parsimonious attitude of the Federal Government. resulting in the coming of a foreign horde of pauper unemployed. throwing out of employment thousands of American workmen in Washington. Oregon. and California and reducing wages below the point of a bare existence: Therefore be it Rcsolvec. That we call upon our Senators and Representatives In Congress to demand that the money collected for immigrant head tax be expended in enforcing the Immigration and Chineseexclusion laws. and that the force of Immigrant Inspectors in the State of Washington be at once increased. that such inspectors be supplied with proper means of running down.. detecting. and preventing smugglers from operating.. and that American labor be given the protection from foreign pauper competition that it has the right to expect. Passed at annual convention. State Federation of Labor.
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Foreigners are described as a 'horde of pauper unemployed' who are throwing American workmen out of employment and reducing wages.