Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-11
WARNS Of MENACE
IN INFLUX OF ALIENS
State Department Has In
formation of Real Emerg-
ency, Declares Johnson.

enCy, UeCldreS Johnson.
Warning to the House that the in
f1uS of aliens from central Europe
"is serious and dangerous" and that
the State Department has informa-
ton to prove the existence of a real
emergency. was given today by
Chairman Johnson of the immigration
committee in discussion on the bill
proposing years restriction of all
immigration to the United States.
81 ask the attention of the members
to statement which I think must be
made" Mr.. johnson said. Perhaps
the statement should come from the
committee on foreign affairs, but even
If 1t comes from the chairman of the
immigration committee. it may ad-
wise Congress and warn the country
that the exodus from central Europe
is serious and dangerous,
1.-THE State Department knows this
to certainty.
That department has handed to
me enough paragraphs from it's con-
sular officer reports to serve as a
warning. Because certain consular
officers report an excess of Jews seek
ing passport vises at certain places,
this bill has to be assaulted as an
anti-Semitic bill. Not So / care not
whether the influx liz Jewish, Moslem.
Pagan, Buddhist, Christian or what
not. The country does not want it,
1t brings too many who are anti-gov-
ernment and anti-God. We don't
Greek, Italian or any other nation
atty until we can clean house
No More Bread Lines.
While engaged id that work we
don't want any more broad lines than
we can help ! wan you that this
country cannot stand ftis influx. 'W
The immigration corning now Is the
most undesirable that ever came TO the
United States. Look QUIT How strange
It Is TO hear men on the fioor favor
this fnhnx, and then bes for provisions
some school like the Rand school.
Il do not care about the cutting Of
the suspension period from twenty-four
to fourteen months. Il want a bill thaf
will become a law wigh any kind Of
suspension. Before this measure shall
have been many days in the COMMITTEES
OF another body this country will have
partment officials. Before this bill can
be made into law you will see ships
coming into Ellis Island with imfnf-
grants hanging over the edges.
some ships today have established
fourth class steerage rattes and it rs
not much OF an exaggeration to say
that in the fourth class fmmixra MS
are fed from troughs like swine.
Representative johnson declared
that the bill was more than "a Federa-
ton OF Labor measure He said n
was supported from one coast to the
other and failure to pass It would
add TO our Immigration all the Ger
mans. Austrians. Hungariaps. Bull
gartans and Moslem Turks who can
raise the money to buy steamship
Ricketts,"
Reduces Limit to Year.
By a vote. Of 81 to IS the House yes
representative James R Mann OF
Illinois to the immigration bill. which
would reduce the two-year prohfbifion
against immigration to this country to
fourteen months. 1t also charges that
foreign governments are financing the
movement Of radicals to the United
States"
The action on the Mann amendmen,
came as a surprise to the advocates of
the immigration embargo and consti-
tuted the first victory for Representa-
tive Siegel. republican. New York. and
SABBATH, democrat, Illinois, leaders of the
opposition. Proponents of the bill. how
ever, were not dismayed and said they
were confident Of favorable disposition
morrow
The Mann amendment actually limits
the restriction period to one year. re-
ducing by one-half the period originally
proposed. AS amended the bill cannot
be enforced for two months after pass-
age and can be applied only fourteen
months from the date Of passage.
Annfhar m dp1apt
resentative Mann. exempting the
Philippine Islands from application of
the measure, was adopted by a viva
voce vote. The Illinois member in
offering the amendment said the
Philippines might soon obtain their
independence, and further legislation
by this government was not desirable.
There exists today in Ireland. :"
said Representative Mann, "a very
deplorable condition. Under this hi,
an Irishman attempting to escape
would be returned. possibly to be
hung. will not vote for any bill
that deals in that way with anv
liberty Glowing man. The same objec-
tion would apply to Mexico or the
South American nations.
Describing the Johnson bill as one
Of the important reconstruction acts
Representative Raker. democrat, Cali.
fornia, said the immigration commit
tee was working on legislation de-
signed to promote Americanization
work among aliens in the United
States, and would report it at this
session.
I'VE propose" he said, "to send
these foreigners and their children
to night schools. and to take such
other steps to teach them the funda-
mentak of our government as may
! be necessary"
"Shipping Radicals to U. So
Representative Mann, in an addnes,
opposing the measure. said he was an
prehensive that "the British government,
is likely to adopt more dractic method,
than it has up to the present time ~
dealing with the 'deplorable condition,
n Ireland" and that under the terms O.
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