The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-08
DILLINGHAM; IMMIGRATION BILL
To Exclude Persons not Eligible for
Citizenship

Washington, Aug. 6-Many radical
changes in the immigration law are
provided under the terms OF gen
eral bill which will be introduced in
The Senate tomorrow by Senator Dill
! bingham, former chairman of the sen
ate committee on immigration and
of the joint immigration commission.
Most OF the innovations suggested
are the result of the Investigations
of the commission
The measure proposes to repeal the
Chinese exclusion laws, except so far
as they relate to naturalization. In
their place is substituted an amend
ment TO the general immigration law
which provides for the exclusion
from the United States of persons
who are not eligible to become cit
liens of the United States by natur-
alization." The exclusion does not
apply, however. to government Off
GERS, travellers and members of the
learned profession.
Various features of the present Chi
nese exclusion laws are made ami
cable to all immigrants and, except
that manual laborers not eligible to
citizenship by naturalization are ex-
cluded, the bill proposes to give Asia.
tic immigrants the same legal status
accorded to all other immigrants. The
only portion of the various Chinese
exclusion laws not repealed is that
section of the act of the 1882 which
provides that no state or federal
court shall admit Chinese to citizen
ship.
Senator Dillingham's bill also pro
vides for the exclusion from the Uni
ted States OF "all male aliens 1t
years of age or over. who are physic
ally capable OF reading and writing
but unable to read and write In some
language or dialect" IL provides
however. that an admissible alier
may bring in his father or grandfath
er over So years of age, or son no
over IS years of age, whether sucl
persons are illiterate or not.
The bill penalties any steamship
company that brings to the United
States any illiterate alien of the clas
? mentioned, or any alien not eligible
to naturalization.
The contract labor provision OF tn,
immigration law is retained practiC
+ ally in It's present form, but to tn
excluded classes persons who hav
! come In consequence OF advertise
p ments ior manual laborers publishe,
in foreign country" are added
b There Is provision Tor the crimina
prosecution OF corporations, compar
les or persons who solicit or assis
In the importation of contract labor
ers.
4 The provision OF the present LAY
! which permits the importation q
killed labor II labor of like kin
J, unemployed cannot be found In thi
j country is amended so as TO perm
the secretary of commerce and labo
!. to determine the necessity for sue
4 importation prior to its accomplish
ment A fine OF $500 Is imposed b
+ the bill for encouraging or solicitin
e alien immigration. AS n turtle
d punishment. the president is autho
c lied to prohibit the landing OF passel
4 gers az United States ports by steam
ship companies violating this provi
J. ion.
Authority Is given for the deport'
ton OF immigrants imprisoned fo
u crime within five years after arriv'
p and " those who become publ
g charge within three years of landing
j. lmm'grant stations at interior point
u .is PRO, idou for gs q means OF insu
iu. letter distribution OF imm
grants.