New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-07
UNDESIRABLE ALIENS
BARRED BY NEW BILL
Parts of Chinese Exclusion Laws
Applied to All lmmi-
grants.
LITERACY TEST A FEATURE
Senator Dillingham; Embodies
Results of Long Inquiry in
Drastic Measure to Go
to Senate To. day.

Washington. Aug 6-Many radical
changes I'm the immigration law are pro-
viGed under the terms Of general Dill
which will be introduced in the Senate 10
morrow by Senator Dillingham;. former
chairman of the Senate Committee on I'm
migration and Of the joint immigration
commission. Most Of the Innovations sus
e.s,ed are the result Of the investigations
Of the commission.
The measure proposes 10 repeal the chi
rese exclusion laws except so far as they
relate to naturalization In their place Is
substituted an amendment TO the general
immigration law. which provides for the
exclusion from the United States OF per
sons who are not eligible 10 become olti-
gems Of the United States by naturaliza
ton" The exclusion does not apply, how
ever TO government officers, travellers ana
members Of the learned professions.
Several features Of the present Chinese
eA cIusion laws are made applicable to all
Immigrants, and. except that manual Ia
borers not eligible to citizenship by natu-
raIization are excluded, the bill proposes
to give Asiatic immigrants the same legal
status accorded TO all other immigrants.
The only portion of the Chinese exclusion
laws not repealed is that section Of the
act Of 1892 which provides that no state
or federal court shall admit Chinese 10
citizenship.
Senator Dillinghams bill also provides fof
the exclusion from the United states OF
"all male aliens sixteen years Of age or
over who are physically capable of reading
and writing. but unable to read and write
i'm some language or dialect" 1t provides,
however that an admissible alien may
bring in his father or grandfather over
fifty-fve years old, or son not over
eighteen years old, whether such persons
are literate or not.
The bill makes it unlawful, under penalty
OF 500. for any steamship company to
bring to the United States any iliterate
alien of the class mentioned, or any amen
not eligible to naturalization
Senator Dillingham's bill provides that
boards OF special inquiry regarding the adj
instability Of aliens shall be appointed oy
the Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
Under the present law the boards are APP
pointed by the immigration Commission
ers at the various ports.
The contract labor provision OF the inn
migration law is retained practically in It's
present form but TO the excluded classes
persons who have come in consequence
OF advertisements for manual laborers pub
lished in a foreign country" are added.
There is provision for the criminal prosecu-
ton of corporations, companies or persons
who solicit or assist in the importation OF
contract laborers.
The provision OF the present law which
permits the Importation of skilled labor II
labor Of a like kind unemployed cannot be
found in this country, is amended so as TO
permit the Secretary Of Commerce and La
Dor to determine the necessity for such i'm
portation prior TO its accomplishment n
fine of $500 is imposed by the bill for en-
couraging or soliciting alien immigration.
As further punishment. the President is
authorized TO prohibit the landing of pas
sengers in United states ports by steamship
companies violating this provision.
Authority is given for the deportation of
immigrants imprisoned for crime within five
years after arrival and Of those who be
come a public charge within three years.
Immigrant stations at interior points are
provided as a means or insuring better
distribution Of immigrants.