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President Roosevelt sends Francis J. Heney a letter of introduction for Jeremiah Whipple Jenks, whom Roosevelt recently appointed to the United States Immigration Commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-21
Newspaper article praising Commissioner Williams’s work combating corruption and abuses at Ellis Island.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-24
Newspaper article criticizing Republican politicians who are complaining about the changes Commissioner Williams has made regarding the treatment of immigrants at Ellis Island.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-24
Commissioner General Powderly is unsure how trade with China would be affected by closing the ports of entry along the Canadian border to “Chinese persons.” Many Chinese laborers travel to Vancouver, Canada, and then seek entry, including smuggling, into the United States. He doubts that trade would be affected any more then the Chinese exclusion laws affect trade.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-11