The Archive · 1927

Maritime Smuggling

I recently reported therese of: Hindu who became a citizen 20 years ago, and which is now going through the' corists, It is said that he is subject to deportation, and that his citizenship, which was extended to him soon after his entry into the country, is-now invalid. If he leica the expensive fight he is putting' tp, may Hindus will find that they also have lost citizenship which was cured long before the present migration Law crime into force, and, on the other handy. if it is decided that a Hindu is a'"freo white po son" within the meaning of the law (which is now officially on record in certain Government department) then Hindus will be eligible for citizenship and will be allowed into the country, At the present time masters of vessels arriving at United Stater ports must supply to the Collector of Customs a separate list of Chine Passengers on board, and other pa sengers of races that ave barred and any refusal or neglect to comply with these provisions subjects the master to the penalties for refusal to deliver manifest of cargo," All the same, the number of aliens being smuggled in through the maritime ports of this country must reach a gigantic gute.

probally' fu fae. guenter thw than 10,000 odd who were deported during the last year, though it must be sai that the law is tightening. If thingh £9 on as they are going, it will not Inter on be an unalloyed delight, be a resident alien in this country. The tendency is to give. the very word a tinge of undesirability, In the opinion of this writer, the time is not far distant when all aliens will be required to subject themselves to periodical examination, much the same as was the practice in war time: Americans generally are hi coming more and more jealous of their nationality, and there is a con+ siderable amount of agitatmy work being done to bring the masses to believe that no ation has any" buslness to remain in the country as a resident uniees he is disposed to take out his papers of nationalization, Possibly before another five years if things go on as they are all aliens entering the country will come in under a quota number and will be given w certain limited length of time in which they may remain hers, and if at the end of that time they do not wish to signify a desire to become American citizens they will be politely asked to return to thei country of origin, This may seem logical and. against international understanding, but the feeling "is, growing in the United States, to extent that no cther national can comprehend, that if a man elects to live in "God's. own country" he naturally should expect to become of its citizens, Tap advance nade in hospital treatment has had the effect of eats: ing the London Hospital to reduce expenditure by £50,000 a year. Years ago, when patients were taken to hospital they were sent to bed.to await recovery. Now they are treated by specialists and rees ive the benefit of X-ray and other expensive treatments. Patients. are being cured so speedily, Lord Koutsford states, that it has meant an expenditure of over £200,000 every year since 1918. 'Last year the ex. Penditure was £269,000. 'The pro: Without affecting the quality of lem is how. to reduce expenditors' treatment given,

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