Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
BAR TO IMMIGRANTS
BEFORE CONGRESS
Measure Backed by Union Labor
Would Also Deport Intcrncd
Foe; Opponents Have
Report.

Washington. Jan % The Burnett bill
to restrict general immigration Tor lour
years was ordered favorahly reported 10
the House YESTERDAY hy tho Immigration
Committee This measure is strongly
cspouscd hv orgafized labor but Is not
understood 90 have the approval ni the
State Department which tears lhn'
will interfere with treaties some oi thNsc
opposing the rill. including Representa-
tives SIeecl of New York and Sal'ath uf
Illinois were not ~ the meeting NcStcr-
day and will present - minority report
20 the House
Arguments advanced Tor the hill are
that there will hc a great flow oi Imn
grafton from the var stricken countries
NJ Europe including agltaiurs such aN
have thrown sections ol EUROPE INTO the
throcs of Bolshcvtsm Organized labor
LEADERS insist that there are sufficient
laborrrs in the United States, and con
tend that II immigration ls not restricted
wagcs cannot hc maintained at proper
scale
10 KTFP oUT UNpEsIRAHLFs
Representative Burnett sand that he
viewed the matter almost solely from tho
point of view cf n man dcsIrcus of keep
ing ont 1T the United States undCIrahles
sur to seek these shoTes and perhaps
spread radical doctrines
Mr. Burnett intends ~ ASK the Rules
Committee t. report - rule fnr tho pTonpt
considcratInn 1T hls llll The pr'ecnt
lcgslativ, Jam MOI only ~ the llousr hui
IN the Senate may prevent acuon On the
blll Iu tins session
In elect. the lli would prohiht gc1
rral immigration from propc and Nsi1
for = ptrIod IT lour ,,lr lui residents
~ Cuba. Canada Newfoundland and
Nituco ar, excluded trun ths PROVISIONS
- the measure
Tho ,xpr,,e Exemption - Canada.
newfoundland aud AlcNro rom the
ppcratiou- oi IN, nll W.t~ contained ~
"a amendment vmci - adopted bN
tac cnmulttc, Ntfcrd3N his mCnd
u,ent ,hd uo. e,itt.i the .Ncupti1u -
cuba 81 rlve aa rth,r h~i 81 excepted
,nuntrlc, However n in, a the ad
mlnIstratlVc amendments sent g. the
{ommfttc, hN thr ouIusSloncr General
Sc Immigration thcrr was AZ allusion 10
Canada newfoundland NcNcn and
uba II excepted cuurfu,- Tins CON
Hct between n, twa ancf imcut- one
containing reference - ILL.,, III, oihri
emitting Il Will have Il, hc adjusted
1hcn NJ, Till comes hofnrc th, liousc
tor amendment
PROVISIONS oF HF MI
The .ahcn, PROVISIONS III the lIll arc
That irnm aHd after the rs,>agc ~
the set. and until the o>rlratiuu oi four
ears ncNt after r~ paSs.,g, th, ~ nut-
rrtilon at tliclis ~ the | mtci states
hc, and the same Is hereby, prohbtCd.
md during such tnc II shall not tc
lawful for any aiscn to come tsum any
Iurclcn port ar pIacc ~ having come
to roman within tie nltod States.
Provided, that sad section shall not
apply to persons ot ~, following status
or occupations Accredited government
officials. their ismliCs. attendants. ser
wants and emplovt.s ministers Ot religious
teachers, missionaries, teachers, students.
authors lawyers and engineers chemists,
phl~lcans. professional artists, and
travellers for pleasure business or ctl-
IosltN, or a. thoIT legal NIvr~ ~ thor cill-
ircn under 10 Years uf aCc who shall
accompany them ur sui scqucntiN apply
Tor admission with the purpose oi joining
hem
Provided further that any alien ad-
misslhlc under this ~CcIon. ~ any ahcn
heretofore OF hereafter iccAllN admitted.
ur any citizen Of the micd states may
hrIng in or send for h> afhc- ~ crand-
laihcr over - years ~ tgc. hIS WliC hls
mother. has grandmot ter, hl~ unmarried
or WI owed daughter. or hls son not over
II Years uf age. ncphcW> and ncc,~. n
orphans. not over IL wears al age. /; ~ her
wise admissible, and such relatives shall
hc permitted 10 enter AMI, provided
furthcr, that nothing m tiIs Scetlon ahAll
operate 70 exclude any alIcn> who shall
prove 10 the satisfaction 81 he proper
immigration Oft ccf ur - tho Secretary Of
Labor hat tlcN are seeking admission IT,
the nlted States solely to aNuld tehglous
persccutInn IN tho country Of their last
permanent residence. whether such per
secution bc cNlnccd hv overt acts or by
laws or government regulations that DIS
crinlnate against hc ahen ~ tie race 10
which he belongs because OF hIs religious
faith.
And provided further. that nothing in
this section shall be held "a prevent the
importation OF skilled labor under the
condition prescribed IA the fourth puVIso
10 the tLlrd section oi the act OF Eebruarv
5, 1917, entitled An set to requisite tie
immigration OF aliens to and tic residence
OF ahens N the I nited States and pro-
vidcd, hat nothing III tins act shall lie
held TO repeal the provisions ~ The Iolut
resolution of the Congress ~ the uItcd
states approved Oclotci ~. l9lN. au'Lor-
l2lng he Ieadnhssion 10 the ! nIted states
oi certain aliens wEo have hecn con-
~crIptcd or WHO have volunteered for
service with the military forces 81 the
I nIted states or co-beihgerent forces
And provided further. that during
The period o the prohibition oi mnmi-
grafton O aliens, other than the mem
hers Of the classes hcreInbcfOre exempt
I'd who are known to have been residents
of those countrlss II otherwise admissible
may ~ temporarily admitted from
anada Newfoundland and Mexico
Tor period not .Ac,s-dInC SIX months.
under such rule> governing entry IN
~pecuoh. tempprar, stay. and departures,