The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-15
STRICT BARRIERS ON IMMIGRATION TO US. PROBABLE Congressman Johnson to Urge House Committee to lm-
 pose Limitations. GREAT ALIEN INFLUX ON Millions in All Parts of The World Clamoring
 For Admittance.
GREAT ALIEN INFLUX ON

TACOMA, Wash, Oct. 15.-Con- gressman Albert Johnson today an nounced that he will advocate legis- lation limiting immigration to the United States to relatives of natur- alized citizens when the House Inn migration Committee next meets.
 Mr. Johnson expressed belief that Japanese immigration will be limited to students and tourists without of lending Japanese pride.
 Millions are literally clamorng to enter the United States from all over the world" he said, And we must soon find a way to limit it.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Since early last summer aliens have been en- tering America in unprecedented numbers, acco.A1Eg 10 Immigration Commissioner Frederick A. Wallis.
 The tide is certain to become greater with each passing month. Commissioner Wallis feels assured. Steamship operators informed him their accommodations are booked to
 
 ernment officials announced 267000 applications have been made for pass ports in Poland alone, mostly by Jews, while hundreds of thousands in other parts of Europe also were anxious to cross the seas to this country.
 Millions Knocking
 Between 100000 and 100000 Italians are seeking domiciles and citizenship here and more than 3,O0O,- 900 Poles want to come over" said Commissioner Wallis, who attributed the exodus from Europe to the hard postwar living conditions and the economic situation.
 Ellis Island Immigration authorities are perplexed over their existing problems The normal capacity Of the island is reached when , 900 inn migrants are inspected daily. Yet, on a recent day. 10,400 aliers were fed there. During another day of the same week, 11,000 persons were detained in the holds of the vessels which brought them over, while or ficials struggled With the work Of examining 4,000 then on the island For two days, the island doors were shut against the newcomers who re- mained on boats.
 Guard Against Fignts
 The rapidity of handling them de- bends on the aliens themselves. Con- missioner Wallis has found that some groups are easier to haudle than others, while care must be taken in separating the many nationalities make the island conversation sound like the Tower of Babel.
 If we mix English, Irish and Jews there will be a free-for-all fight in ten minutes" said the commissioner. "The English won't eat with the Jews and call them foreigners
 Three recent additions to the task of the immigration officials have the aliens Much time is required in viseing passports and the literary test which all immigrants must pass also causes trouble. Each alien must read in one language before being admitted. In addition to its labors with the aliens, the immigration of ficials examine every seaman enter ing the port. even though he left it but few days before. In the last eight months, SOOO00 seamen were examined here.
 Treatment Humane
 Despite congestion, everything pos sible is being done to make the treat ment of the aliens on the island hu- mane. Babies are given warm milk and crackers. Candy. cigarettes and