The Glenwood post., 1921-02-26
AMERICA MUST
DENY FOREIGNERS
Castle Garden Gates Partially
Closed to Citizens Of
Foreign Lands
NUMBER RESTRICTED

WASHINGTON, Feb. ga drastic
measure against immigration during the
next year was adopted today by the
senate, which, by 81 to 2. passed the
Dillingham; immigration restriction bin
! after adding amendments to increase it,
restrictive features. The bill, it il e.
timated, would limit immigrants dur
ing the next twelve months to slightly
over $4,000.
The bill was adopted as a substitute
for the johnson bill passed by ths
house. The latter would bar for year
all immigrants except relatives Of
aliens now here. The bills go to con-
ference for adjustment.
Advocates of the Dillingham; SUBJ
.titute declared that it would keep out
more immigrants than the johnson
measure.
Both bills would go into effect with
in two months, with the Dillingham;
measure effective for Is and the John
son bill for IA months.
1t took the senate less than five
hours to dispose of the immigration
legislation. The two senators oppos-
ing passage were France, Republican,
Maryland, and Reed, Democrat, Mis-
souri,.
Before passing the substitute the
senate defeated, 43 to 10, a motion to
adopt the johnson bill
Forty per cent less immigrants would
be admitted under the Dillingham; bill
tlran as reported by the senate immi-
grafton committee. This was occom-
plished by reducing the basis of inn
migration from five to three per cent.
of the number of aliens here occordiug
to the 1910 census. The amendment
was offered by Senator Harrison, Dem
ccrat, Mississippi, who led the fight to
make the legislation more draStas.
Under another amendment wives and
children of aliens who have applied
for citizenship would be given pref
erence. Another amendment struck out
a clause authorizing admissions when
deemed justifable as "mcasurs Of
humanity
The three per cent. standard of the
bill, according to committee estimates,
would permit the 'ol'owin2 number Of
immigrants during tnc nest year after
the bill becomes law:
Belgium, 1882; France, 1928; Ger
many, 5000; Netherlands, 1897; Nor
way, l2,116; Sweden, 1886. switzer-
land, 3,745; United Kingdom, 1905.
or 2O2,212 from western Europe. The
maximum number estimated from
northern and southern Europe is:
Austria Hungary, 5o,1l7; Bulgaria,
345; Serbia, 1879; Montenegro, 1851;
Greece, 3,O3s; Italy, 1929; Portugal,
1871; Rumania, l, 97s; Russia, 5l,974;
Spain, 663. Turkey in Europe, 967;
Turkey in Asia, LIZA; or 155,249 from
that district.
Efforts to bar all immigrants for .
year were defeated, an amendment by
Senator Trammell, Democrat, Florida,
to erect such a barrier being rejected
without record vote, as was an ea1
Tier amendment by Senator Harrison to
make the restrictive basis of the Dill.
iingham bill one instead Of three per
cent.
Advocates of the legislation declared
that it was designed as temporary
stop gap until congress could enact re.
| form legislation.
Senator Dillingham; and Chairman
Colt of the senate immigration commit
tee, said the bill was designed to allay
fears of a "floodn of immigration. In
opposing the bill, Senator Reed said
| it was "narrow' and in conflict with
generous American policies.
| House leaders who favor restriction
of immigration predict tonight that
the senate bill probably would receive
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