Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-11
|CHARGES FOREIGN
| POWERS PAY REDS
EXPENSES TO U. S.
Knutson Says Radicals
Are Being Dumped
Here Freely.
"SPAlN is SEETHlNG
MASS OF ANARCHY"
Gathers Them Up and Dumps
Them on U.s." Declares
Minnesotan.
RESTRICT FOR ONE YEA Il
"Kccp Ports Open for Distressed
lrisli," Is Plea of Illinois
Representatives.
RESTRICT FOR ONE YEAR
keep Ports Open for Distressed
lrisli," Is Plea of Illinois
Representative.
Iny Assocln,e1 prcss1

WASHISGTON. Dec. l0.-Amcnd-
ment OF tho Johnson bill 10 reduce
the two-ycar prohibition against inn
migration TO the United States TO
fourteen months. and charges that
foreign governments are financing
the movement Of radicals 20 the
United States" marked another day
OF debate In the House on imm!rra-
ton Legislation.
Adoption by a vote OF 81 TO % OF
the amendment offered by Reprcscn-
tativc Mann, Republican. OF Illinois.
TO reduce tho embargo period was "A
aurprisc to advocates OF the legisla-
ron. and constituted the nrst victory
for Representatives SIcgel. Rcpub!!-
can, New York, and SABBATH. Demo-
crat. Illinois. leaders OF the oppos!-
tion. Proponents OF the bill. how
ever. were not dIsmayed and said
they were conildcn, OF favorable dis.
position OF the measure before adj
journment tomorrow.
Limits to one ,cnr.
Tho Mann amendment actually
year. reducing by onc-half tho period
originally proposed. AZ amended.
the bill cannot be enforced for two
months after passage. and can he ap-
piled only fourteen months from the
date OF passage.
Another amendment onarcd by Rep.
Ieschtat'Vc Mann eNcmpting the
Philippine Islands from application Of
the measure was adopted by viva
Foce vote The Illinois member In
Offering tho amendmen: said the
Philippines might soon obtain their
Independence. and further legislation
by tins government wax not desir-
able.
The days debate developed n
strengthening OF forccs opposing the
bi!i Rcpt csentative Mann and other
influential members announced their
opposition TO the measure. Reasons
given for opposing II covered "A wide
hcid OF subjects. including charges
OF laSiiy against tho administration
In enforcing existing laws: that tho
Dill was extreme and radical. leading
TO permanent restriction OF !mmlgra-
tion: that II would deny ASYLUM TO
oppressed peoples" Including The
Il
cal governments" for punishment
Cites Irish Conditions
representative Mann. In an address
opposing the measure, said he was
hpprehcnsive that the British gov
crnmcnt is likely TO adopt more
drastic methods than II has un tn
the present time" In dealing with ,bs
'dcplorable conditions in ireland"
and that under tho terms of the bill
III an Irishman seeks TO cs,ape from
the drastic measures adopted bv tho
british government and succeeds i'm
getting Il vessel which will carry him
from his own shores and land him in
America, he will be returned by us
II the British government. to be
tried and convicted of treason, and
perhaps to be hung"
Representative Tinutson. OF Min
ncsota. Republican whip of the House
provided one of the sensations of the
days discussions with the statement
that he was willing to state on my
reputation as a member of the House
that foreign governments are fnanc-
Ing the movement OF radicals from
several countries in Europe. NOV
ing them over here. He added that
while before the war Immigration
from Spain was practically uh-
known" on n recent visit TO Ellis
Island he had found 1000 immigrants
from Spain who had arrived in one
day.
Spain is a scethins mass of an
archy.' he declared, "and that gov
ernment is gathering these anarchists
up and dumping them on to u.s.