The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-07
immigration Bill to Be Intro
duced by Chairman Dilling-
ham in Senate Today.
STATUS OF 0RIENTALS
NOT MUCH IMPROVED
Chinese Will Be Excluded,
With Few Exceptions; Con-
tract Labor Clause.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.-Many radical
changes I'm the immigration law are pro-
yided under the terms OF a general bill
that will be introduced in the senate to-
morrow by Senator Dillingham;, former
chairman Of the senate committee on i'm
migration and Of the joint immigration
commission Most of the innovations
suggested are the result of the lnvestiga-
tions Of the commission.
The measure proposes to repeal the
Chinese exclusion laws, except so far as
they relate to naturalization. IN thelr
place Is substituted an amendment TO the
general immigration laws which PROVIDES
for the exclusion from the United states
of persons who are not eligible to be-
come citizens of the United states py
naturalization.
The exclusion does not apply, however;
to government officers, travellers ana
members Of the learned professions
Asiatic Immigrants.
Various features of the present Chin
ese exclusion laws are made applicable
to all immigrants and except the manual
Iaborers not eligible to citizenship oy
Asiatic Immigrants the legal status ac-
corded to all other immigrants. The only
portion of the various Chinese exclusion
act of 1892 which provides that no state
or federal court shall admit Chinese TO
citizenship
Senator DIningham's bill also provides
OF "all male aliens 1e years Of age, OF.
over. who are physically capable OF
reading and writing but unable TO read
and write in some language or dialect - -
allen may bring In his father or grand
father over 55 years old, or son not over
Is years Of age, whether such persons
are literate or not,
Penalty Provided
The bill makes 1t unlawful under PEN
TO bring TO the United States any litter
ate alien of the class mentioned. or any
alien not eligible to NATURALIZATION.
Senator Dillingham's bin provides that
boards OF special inquiry regarding the
admissihili,y OF aliens shall be appointed
by the secretary of commerce and labor,
Under the praesent law the boards are
appointed by the immigration commits
sIoners at the various ports.
The contract labor provision Of the
immigration law Is retained practically
in its present form, but to the excluded
consequence OF Advertisements for man
uaI laborers published In a foreign coun-
try" are added. There is provision for
companies or persons who solicit or as
sist In the importation of contract Ia
borers.
Skilled Labor.
The provision Of the present law which
permits the importation OF skilled labor
II labor Of g. like kind unemployed can
not be found In this country, is amended
so as to permit the secretary OF COM
merce and labor TO determine the nee
essity for such importation prior to It's
accomplishment. A fine Of s4o0 Is I'M
posed by the bill for encouraging or So
liclting allen immigration. AS further
punishment the president is authorized
10 prohibit the landing Of passengers at
United States ports by steamship COM
panes violating this provision.
Authority is given for the deportation
Of migrants imprisoned for crime with
In five years after arrival and OF those
who become a public charge within three
years Of landing, immigration stations
al interior points are provided for as a
means of insuring a better distribution
Of Immigrants.