The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-11
IMMIGRATION
EMBARGO CUT
To a MONTHS

Washington. Dee. 10.-----.tm"dnn"n mt
rf IA" Johnson h..i "a r"du'" IN" two
Year prohibition nEn:u"' :mln'ErAt'N. 10
tn" tH!;vi states I" f"ui t""H months
.,rd charges. tlrr frr".sH governments
rr" FINANCING ~" m"y"n"ni ~ rad.-
cais 10 the United States. marked an
"t'."r day Of Grha;" II tn" house Oh M
mnEntt.uu cg.S,Itl"u. Adoption by 4
v"t" of 81 ~ - or III" amvEdment In
trnduC"d by Representative Mann, OF
Illinois, - r"du,- tn" embargo was Il
surprise To- adyocHt"S Of IN" l"Eis.atuh'
and constituted the first victory Tor
Representatives. Si"gcl. N~iUh..c;tn. Ne"
York. and SABBATH. lrm""rLt Illinois.
l"Hd"rS -: lhr "Tp"%.t!"n PROPONENTS
r"i the hl!!. however. w"r" not diSmaEr'
ami said they We're CnnflH' mt "t lhN"r-
able disposition Of thu mcISuc" before
Adjournment t"-morruw.
Filipinos Exempted.
TIL" Mann um,Uum"nt actually limits
TIA" restriction p'.rird L. uu' year. rcduc-
:UE Icy "ur-ha!i. the period originally
proposed A. Hm"udrd. ia" bill! cannot
l." enforced IT," ~" m"Hths after pas
sag. and can h" applied only f"urt"e n
m"N:hS from q" date .: passage.
Another amendment Offered by Rep
r'ScEtHliIr MLHA, vNrmpI:HS the Philip
p:n" Islands from application OF the
:N"ISur". was adopted by a Wv" Noce
Vote. Til" Illinois member. IN offering
IN" amendment. said the Philippines
and further legislation hy this govern
. mcut was not desirable.
: Tn" days debate developed Il strength
"nInE of forces opposing the bal. kcp-
rrScNtlttNC MANN and Uth,r influential
members anuoUrrd their Upl"s.No to
, their measure. Reasons given FOR OPP
posing II covered - wide field OF sub
Jcc;s. :ncludnE charges Of lHNIiy
against the administrator In enforcing
existing laws: that the bill was extreme
nj Lam n -,
,trict!on Of .mm.grut!on; that i would
decay asylum 10 Oppressed peoples IN
Guiding the Irish and return Them to
"tyrannlCal governments Tor punish
mrnt.
Opposed by Mann.
Representative Mann. in an address
| opposing the measure. sad lie WAS Az
prrhrnslvc that the Brush government
> likely 10 adopt more drastic mrth"dS
than il has up 10 the present time, III
dealing with the "deplOrahl" Cuud t:uns
in Ireland" and that under the terms Of
the bill. If an lrt#hrnan SrrhS |" ''Scapc
from ;hr drastic measures adopted by
the British government and SurcccdS IN
getting vessel which VIII carry him
1 from his own shores and land HIM in
America he Will hc returned by US To
| the British government ~ hr tried ana
| convicted Of treason and perhaps TO DO
| nun e"
Representative Knuts"u. Of Mime
sofa, Republican wAip 81 tho house., pro-
Vidcd uu" % tuc sensations III the day :
discus lions with the statement mat ne
was willing To- state ON my reputation
AS a member OF the house that foreign
governments are financing tho move
lnrnt of radicals from several countries
IN Eurupc moving them over hrrr' lie
added tina; while before ~" war. "!mm:-
grafton from Spain was practically an
known" On Il recent visit I" El!!S Is
.ard. he had found, -.r0a immigrants
! from Spain. who had arrived IN one day.
spain IS 4 scrthinE mass Of an
archy," ne dr,,Icrd. and that Eor"rH-
mrul is LatAr".EE THIS" anarchists up
and dumping tnvlu onto us