The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-04
ITALY SUSPENDS
 PASSPORT ISSUE
 U. s. IS ADVISED
Ultimate Solution of Immigra- ton Problem Through DipIo- matic Agreement Rather
 Than Legislation Seen
By Associated Press

1 Washington. January 3.-Ultimate solution of the immigration question through diplomatic agreement ~ather than through separate legislative ae- ton by various governments was fore cast today at hearings of the Senate immigration committee, on the John son bill to impose 10 months res.ric- ton on imm grafton to the Unite | States
 Senator Colt of Rhode Island, chair man of the committee, made public a letter from Acting Secretary of State Davis, announcing that the Italian government voluntarily had sus- pended the issue of passports for the United States. The letter was pre-, sented to Secretary Davis by the Ital-
 ian embassy and came as surprise to committee members. It read in part:
 The royal 1talain government ,as suspended the issue of passports to subjects emgirating to the United States and will refrain from issuin g such passports until informed as to the classes of immigrants desired in this country"
 The offer to co o-operate in the mat ter with the United States was re- ceived with qualification py sneators. Some expressed the belief that while it might be necessary to enact some immediate legislation to prohibit the flood of Europeans from pouring into the United States eventually the whole question would be solved by diplomatic agreements.
 OTHERS TO FOLLOW
 Chairman Colt said "aready. there n- ind; fs-x l.. will enter into a diplomatic agree : men with the United States With regard to regulating immigration. It is probable that other nations will do the same, if the suggestion is made that it would be agreeable to this country"
 Meanwhile, the chairman said, the hearings would proceed without in> terruption and bill would be sent to the Senate by the end of the week, if possible. The committee decided tonight to summon Commissioner Wallis, in charge of immigration at New York, with a view to questi on> ing him.
 Miss Frances Keller of New York who is chairman of the board of di : rectors of the Inter-racial council has been associated in Americaaiza- 'ioi WOih dHioliS aliens m the OnI tea states for several years, will be heard tomorrow. It IS probable that Secre- tary Morrison of the Am erican FsinEa- tion of Labor will testify before .he hearings are concluded
 Dr. Henry w. Berg, representing tke Greater New York Taxpayers asso- citation, who testified today. charged that proponents of restricted imni- grafton sought to "create a monopoly for American labor"
 T would never limit immigrant on" he declared, T would regulate it. You will never get boshevism from it. No one race can predomnate here"
 MT. w. H. Knox, manager of the Arizona Cotton Growers association. asked that Mexicans be permitted to cross the border to assist cotton grow CTS in harvesting and other work.
 The last witness heard. H. l.. Flam. president of the Association of Dress Manufacturers. New York, said he was unable to get American girls to work in our shops, despite the eight hour day, good pay and best sanitary conditions.
 They work as stenographers for $15 week." he said, but won't work for us for $40 to $45 a week."
 MT. Flam declared the dressm kers had to depend almost entirely upon European rapor.