New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
House to Rush
Bill to Check
Tide of Aliens
Johnson Measure to Hold
y Up Immigration for Two
Years Reported Out and
May Be Passed To-day
Limit Is Set ON Debate
REPORT of Influx at Ellis
Island Cited to Emplla-
size the Need for Action
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Prom Tbs Triour-'s Washington Burcau
WASHINGTON, Dec g. a deter
mined fight VIII be made by Repub-
lican leaders TO force through the
House tomorrow the johnson immi-
grafton bill, providing an almost air
tight ban on immigration for the next
rvo years.
This became apparent to-day when
Representative Albert Johnson, of
Washington, chairman or the Commit
tee on Immigrat on and Naturalizat on,
broke all records for speedy disposition
OF legislation by making his committee
report on the meas ure few minutes
after its introduction.
Republican leaders agreed after to-
days session TO make the bill the first
business of the Congress. They hope
to. limit debate on the floor 70 three
hours.
The immigrant problem, growing
more serious daily, has become a mem
for that reason, said Mr.. Johnson, the
measure has been given precedence
over repeal OF war legislation, which
previously had been scheduled as the
Srst business of the short session.
Ellis Island Reports Cited
Figures showing the Increases in
Immigration reported at Ellis Island
during the last few months are con-
tanned in the commttee's 5 report, which
points out that great majority Of the
new arrivals are Jews, who DO not cons
to America to settle in the farming
regions. but in the already vercrowd-
ed coastal cities and congested indus
trial districts.
Arrivals at Ellis Island during July
were $500: August, 57,S75; Septem-
ber, 7O,052, and October, 74,665. De-
partures for September were 35 1853
and for October 25,597.
Members of the committee find the
new immigration at Ellis Island con-
tains practically all nationalities ex
cept Orientals,' says the report. ut
found BY far the largest percentage Of
immigrants to be people of Jewish eX
traction. On the Ans sterdam, sailing
from Rotterdam, the committee found
that so per cent of the steerage pas
sengers were from Galica, practically
all being of Jewish extraction. On the
New Rochelle, arriving from Danzig,
the committee established that more
than 90 per cent were of the Semtj
race.
"The committee is confirmed in the
belief that the major portion of re-
cent arrivals come without funds" the
report continues. at was apparent to
the committee that large percentage
OF those arriving were incapable of
earning a livelihood"
Millions Waiting for Passage
Reports from the Foreign Office Of
Poland show 900 have applied for
passports to the United States, while
from 1000, 900 to 5000 900 Germans are
planning to cross the Atlantic, accord
ing TO other figures contained in the
report.
The committee has confirmed the
published statements of commits
sioner of the Hebrew Sheterng and
Aid Society Of America, made after his
personal investigation in Poland, to the
effect that if there were in existence
ship that could hold 100000 human
beings the 100000 Jews of Poland
would board it TO escape to America, -
adds the committees report
In dealing with the facilities TO
handling immigration the report say
that on a Sunday when the commit-e.
visited Ellis Island it found l6,600
aliens and only eighty-fve inspectors
to handle them. In one room fitted to