the difference.[29] Why should not
the law be held in contempt, not only this one but all law, by the
immigrant who is introduced to America through its violation, and
trained to perjure himself at the outset of his new career? Does not the
Commissioner-General sound a note of warning when he says:

[Sidenote: The Christian Duty]

"It is not reasonable to anticipate that if the great transportation
lines do not respect the laws of this country their alien passengers
will do so, nor can it be conceded that those aliens whose entrance to
the United States is effected in spite of the law are desirable or even
safe additions to our population."[30]

[Sidenote: Remedy Demanded]

It is painful to think that such conditions can exist in connection with
so vital a matter as immigration. But it is better to have the facts
known, in order that a remedy may be found. Publicity is the safety of
republics and communities. And the disclosures of the lengths to which
men will go in order to make money should give new and mighty impulse to
those who believe in righteousness and have not bowed to the god mammon.
If the work of Christianizing the aliens is made harder by the
experiences through which they pass and the examples they have set
before them by unscrupulous persons, it must be undertaken with so much
the more zeal. Respect for law must be preserved, and one of the best
ways to accomplish this is to see to it that the laws are enforced and
the violators of them punished, even though they represent giant
corporations and vast capital.

QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER II

AIM: TO REALIZE THE NECESSITY OF JUST AND ADEQUATE LAWS FOR THE
ADMISSION AND RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRANTS

I. _Method of Admission._

1. What proportion of the immigrants now coming land at New York?

2. What is Ellis Island like--materially--spiritually?

3. Suppose yourself an immigrant: what steps would you take to
reach New York? What processes would you undergo on landing? How
would you be directed?

II. _Governmental Regulation._

4. What two kinds of government regulation are practicable? Are
both in force?

5. Do the steamship companies obey the law? with regard to its
letter? to its real intent?

III. _Restriction._

6. * Do you think unrestricted immigration is best for our country?

7. Why is the present discrimination against the Chinese not just?

8. When and to what exte