Barton County democrat., 1915-01-08

the approval Of this act, in addi-
tional to the aliens who are by
law now excluded from admission
into the United States, the follow
ing persons shall also be excIud-
ed from admission below, to-wit:
"All aliens over Is years of age,
physically capable of reading,
who cannot read the English Ian
guage, or some other language or
dialect, including Hebrew or Yid-
dish: |
Provided, that any admissible
alien or any alien heretofore or
hereafter legally admitted, or any |
citizen of the United States may
bring in or send for his father or
grandfather over 55 years of age,
his wife, his mother, his grand
mother, or his unmarried or wi
dowed daughter, if otherwise ad-
miSSable, whether such relative
can read or not; and such rela-
tive may be permitted to enter.
That for the purpose of ascertain
ing whether aliens can read the
immigrant inspectors shall be
furnished with slips of uniform
size, prepared under the direction
of the Secretary of Labor. each
containing not less than thirty,
nor more than forty words in Or
dinary use, printed in plainly leg
ible type in some one of the var
iOuS languages and dialects OF
immigrants.
Each alien may designate the
particular language or dialect he
desires the examination to be
made and shall be required to
read the words printed on the
slip in such language or dialect.
THAT the following classes of
persons shall be exempt from the
operation of the illiteracy test, to-
wit: All aliens who shall prove
to the satisfaction of the proper
immigration officer or to the Sec
retary of Labor that they emf
grated from their country of
which they were last permanent
residents for the purpose of eS-
Gaping from religious perSecu-
tiOn; all aliens who have been
lawfully admitted to the United
States and who have resided there
in continuously for five years,
and who have inaccordance with
the law declared their intention
of becoming citizens of the Unit.
ed States and who return to the
United States within six months
from the date of their departure
therefrOm; all aliens in transit
through the United States; al
aliens who have been lawfully
admitted TO the United States anC
who later shall go in transit from
one part of The United States tc
another through foreign contigu,
GUS country.
The Guards of Health and Morals
Other features of the bill which
change existing law are designed
primarily to increase safeguard,
OF health and morals and to pro
tect labor of the country. The heaC
tax on immigrants is increased
from 81 to Sc.
To the general exclusion claSSe.
are added The following: Vagrant'
persons afflicted with tuberculo
sis in any form or with any dis
ability which renders them incap
able of earning a Iivlihood; per
sons who teach or advocate tn,
unlawful destruction of proper
ty; those who previously hav,
been deported; StOwawayS; child
rem less than 16 years old, unac
companied or not coming to on,
or both parents; and persons no
eligible for citizenship.
The bill provides as a pecuni
ary penalty against steamship
companies lien on the vessels
the owners of which violate tn
proposed regulations. Under tn
bill persons or corporation
tons would be prohibited from
importing contract labor or soil
citing or inducing the importation
of immigrants, except that skill
ed labor, if otherwise admissible
may be imported if labor of lik,
kind unemployed cannot be founc
in this country" The question o
the necessity for importing SucI
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