Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-09
immigrants STOPPED
IN NEW CONGRESS BILL
Measure Barring Aliens Two Years
Gets Right Of Way IN
Lower House.

Warrington, Dec. 9.-Drastic lcg1sla
don 70 restrict immigration for the mex
two years WINS reported TO the uouse
Monday, within a few minutes after II
convened, by its committees On immigra
ton. The report says the proposed ieg's-
lation il an emergency bill, designeo &c
meet the present serious situation pend
ing the establishment Of more Perman,
ent policy regarding the ndinissioh o'
aliens to American shores.
Representative Johnson, OF Washing'
ton, chairman Of the immigration coH-
mittee, also offered resolution IoI =,
special rule giving the lmmigrauoh ON
privileged status The program sna'
the immigration measure shall oo elNen
the right Of way and action may ooiho
during tho present week. =, - ,cr,-
In effect. the johnson bill shuts Amen
can ports 10 European enigrants Tor two
yrars The exceptions are few, and iiniesu
IN tho main To the immediate BLOOD reia-
tfvr. of naturnlizcd American citizens;
The committ@e cites that at kuis isia,1o
nlone Sc 900 immigrants arrived IN aulS,
the number increasing monthly un'',
"a sa5 came in October. November ano
Dscsrrh~r arrivals. tho committee says,
will be ercnxer in number eno , .t," So . ~,
a oth., ports VIII add is 70 70 per cent
40 ~ total Of Ellis Island
II /. rrupoesd that tho virtual irnmErs-
.,on cmbarro be held up for % Days a'0i
n~emrr 10 rive those At sca and who nave
made arrnnseYnents TO come an oppo''"h-
ity TO land here.
Immcdiate blood relatives OF nnturaiih-
Cd Americans may come In witnou. ~
amor so tho literacy test, provioe1 eheie
II euArAntee that they Will not oeooine
public charges. The present law Is oo,1-
tnued to permit the entry OF sSil,eo "o'h
men who cannot he found or dupuca'od ~
ths country. -, Co..
Othsr exoeperd classes include: ger
vunh brought back by hrnerloans, ~ ~.
dines who left this country 70 ohssSe ~ Sna
v~s in The army OF the oni'eo 49, -
tAs aasociated nations, stuosnu "nv
psrmit4cd TO remain until sn,s ;..sS
AAr sa,dies; those temporarily nolu' SI.
- lds,,c. a one year in Canada
Nnx,.o. CuhA OF Newfoundland AZ undof
-. ,,-~,4 Lov and travellers, who are
etvH az months gracc-
The BIZ provides that passport rs'ro-
tScos hall be made 70 apply to classes
thss ~ now and never Will he oe'lieu
aArnSxSco 10 this country, suoh -
urso,n sch y,slttacL refugees. These are 70
b admitAsd by passport and sveay sh
ScotA. Nh BE- rivcn renewals Of pcrmis-
don 10 stay hare.
Admsuxicn Of blood relatives OF naeurs,-
ipsd Americans is TO be arranged trfrVusn
- eommis.ione,-trrncral Of irnmigraoo'n,; !,
Tho wc-yeAr SUSPENSION Perio1,
.sys the ,sport, "syplirs to all countries ee
slfkA. vhcAhH m the one hem"phe'e ''
0othM"
Th~y i noa1s doubt at,otrt the pes'ass
= O. ynhnson bill by the Houss' ana
euuafly peumpA action . cIpected os .ne
asnsAs. Ths tmrnigrssson measure "ae
included h ~ Horse program os 1
aAe~rtpe ouunietee and sutfeent frnc
vM BE- tnkn from consideration OF ap-
uuusias&n bHh 70 tnke up The vital in,-
nHIon m.s. The only other measure
6vcn prav0n0sd s4stae under sne house
SAssrtn3 eoannnttAee ax~ngcnsns n tnaa
fcr rsCsnl a vArio~ wartime measures
-sptanG the Lever Food Contro
~ thS T~din& With the Enemy
lsw aod the several measures pro
v,dinG ios bood iasuns. A resolution o. re-
peal of v~rsime Legislation vne offered
vs~esriay by Chairman Volstead, OF the
iudisiaxy committee. and referred to that
ecmmittes.