Arizona republican., 1920-12-11
TWO YEAR EMBARGO. ON IMMIGRATION IS.
 REDUCED IN THE HOUSE
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 WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Amend- ruent of the Johnson bill to reduce the two-year prohibition against immigra- ton to the United States to 14 months and charges that rorersiL governments were financing the movement of rad icals 10 the United States" marked an other day of debate in the house on immigration legislation.
 Adoption by a vote of S7 to 25 of the amendment offered by Representa- tive Mann. Republican. of Illinois, to reduce the embargo period was sur prise to advocates of legislation and constituted the first victory for Repre- scntatives Siegel Republican, of New York. and Sabath. Democrat, of Illi- nois. leaders of the opposition. Pro- nonents Of the bin, however, were not disu1ayed and said they were confi- dent Of favorable disposition of the measure before adjournment tomorrow.
 The Mann amendment actually linn it's the restriction period to one year, reducing by one-half the period orig inaiiy proposed. As amended. the bill cannot be enforced for two months after. passage and can be applied only 14 months from the date of passage.
 Another amendment offered by Rep ~csentative Mann eXempting the Phil fnpine islands from application of the measure was adopted by viva voce vote. The Illinois member, in offering rhe amendment, said the Philippines might soon obtain their independence md further legislation by this govern ment was not desirable.
 The days debate developed a efrenr4hening of forces opposing the hNi Representative Mann and other influential members announced theii opposition to the measure. Reasons given for opposing 1t covered a wild field of subjects including charges oi 1qxitv against the administration 1T enforcing existing laws; that the bill was extreme and radical. leading tC r,rrr1anent restriction of immigration mat it would deny asylum to "op- pressed peoples" including the Irish and return them to tyrannlcal govern ments for punishment.
 penrcsentative Mann in an address or,nosfnr the measure said he was ap rreherslve that the British govern rneut is likely to adopt more drastt methods than it has up to the presen time" in dealing with the "deplorap' conditions fin IrelandF and that unde .,- tovrDg of the bill eff an 1rishma1 .cetss to escape from the drastic meas ,,-es adoptcd by the British govern .,+ert and succeeds in getting a vesse ,rtf~b win carry him from his oW shores and land him in America, h wm be returned 10 the British govern Y,ent Co be tried and convicted or trea son and pcrhaps he hung
 15c,~esentative Knutson, Republican ,r Nrirncsota whip of the house. pro ,i5ea one of the sensations of the day .-iscuesions with the statement that h 7-as .'yviTiug to state on my reputatio
 e v,er1 her of the house that foreig .-,,c-vunents are financing the move ,,or+ of radicals from several countrie t- Turope. moving them over here tl, added Chat while before the wa .i,,-,irration from Spain was prac ,f-.rv unknown on a recent visit r-lus Island hc had found -Voo lnltn
 -,.- rrom Spain who had arrived
 "spain is a seetninE mass of ar ...Ft-- Inc declared. 'aud that gov ----1ert is gathering these anarch's rp and dumping them onto us.'