Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10
SAY EUROPE SHIPS
RADICALS TO j. S.
knutson Tells House Foreign
Nations Finance Movement
Of Radicals to America
CHANGE IMMIGRATION BILL
Rr tho Associated Press

washington, Dec. 10.@Charges that
foreign governments "are financing the
movement of radicals from several
countries in Europe 10 the United
States were made today by Repre-
sentative Knutson. Republican, of
House on the johnson bill. placing q
two year restriction on immigration.
Spain is sccthing mass Of anarchy"
Mr.. Knutson declared. ''and its gov.
crnmcnt is dumping II on the United
States. We have more now than we
know what to do with. We ought to
deport them" He added that IL ton
mage were available, from ten to fifteen
million Europeans would migrate to
America within year.
An amendment to the bill designed
to safeguard the existing agreement
with Japan regarding immigration from
that country, was approved today by
the House immigration committee.
Chairman johnson saii the amendment
would not in any way let down the
bars against japanese immigrants.
Cos,sulates Called Disgraceful
Curtailment In expenditures for for
eign affairs has brought about conditions
in It's establishments abroad, especially
in Consulates and missions, that in some
casea are "disgrnceful, says a memoir
nndum sent to Congress by the secretary
Of state.
THE American mission in Berlin"
the memorandum says, lis housed in a
building in such bad condition tina!
water soaks through the tracks in the
wells, and in R hard transform pals
have 10 be set about the rooms to catch
the water.
"In Budapest. the American mission
is situated in rooms which are disgrace
full. The approach is throug gh court :
yard and up two flights OF steps, smell.
ing outrageously, and always crowded
with people coming on legitimate
American business. There Il so little
space that these crowds have to be
| hrrded by Hungarian policemen
Army Act Mandatory, Says Baker
Provisions OF the army reorganiza- =
ton act, fixing the peace time strength
Of the regular army At approximately
$50 900 men, are mandatory and leave
mo discretion 10 anybody Secretary
Baker told the House military affairs
committee today, explaining his action
| In ordering recruitment up TO that
! figure. The secretary had been asked by
Chairman Kahn why the limit Of 10,
600 provided in the army appropriation
bill had been exceeded.
! Mr.. Baker said the appropriation
figure was merely the joint Judgment Oi
Congress, and the War Department
making forecast az 70 Che probable
maximum recruitment during the year
There has been, he added 10 agreement
or understanding that It would not b.
| exceeded.
Representative Greene, Republican
of Vermont, asked II it had not been th'
practice in the past for the executive
branch TO fix the strength of the arm.
By policy within the limits set by Con
gress. The secretary insisted that tn
reorganization bill had set no limits
but fixed a specific strength.
Acting Secretary Davis. Of the stat
Department, appeared before the sen
ate foreign relations committee toda
III executive session TO lay before th
senator's the whole negotiations carrie
on here by tine international COinmuni
cations conference, acting on the dis
position of former German cables an
many other questions. Mr.. Davis ap
pearrl at his own request, and il wa
understood one particular subject
wished to discuss was the question {
cable landings at tre island of Zap,
the Pacific, which is controlled b
Japan,
Exploitation Of China
Charges Of exploitation Of China /
japanese traders of opium, mOrphil
and other narcotics was made before
Senate finance subcommittee hOld.r
hearings ~ Senator Jones bill TO pr
: hibit American exports of narcotics.
. Paul s. Rcinsch, former America
: minister TO china, told the committ'
that Japan has inad"quat" laws 70 pre-
vent the shipment Of narcotics 70 Chin
and that Japenese subjects had "tskc
every advantage" t. sell narcotics
; China. DR.. Wilbur +. Crafts, Of Il
: International Reform BTr"Nn, describe
the situation as the worst poisonir
case In history"