Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-02-25
SENATE HOLDS
Up ALIEN RUSH
Bill Setting 355 eco as Limit
Passed and Sent to
House.
only TWO VOTES AGAINST Il
Measure Holds Fourteen Months
Made Law-Harrison OF Mis-
sissippi Leads Fight to Make
Act More Drastic.

FASN ht1AC GlGoAi~-
Washington, Feb. 22.-The senate
voted to restrict immigration into the
United States between April 1. 1921,
and June 80. 1922, to maximum of
$4,000 persons.
II passed the Dillingham; bill by
vote of 81 to after amending It TO
limit admissions from any country to
per cent of the number of natives
of that country residing in the United
States in 1910. The only votes against
the measure were east by Senator
Reed of Missouri, Democrat, and Sen
ator France of Maryland, Republican.
AT the same time, the senate Went
on record against the Johnson bill
passed by the house suspending all i'm
migration for a year. 1t rejected the
Johnson bin by 43 to 49, Senators
Borah, Jones of Washington. and
Willis, Republicans, and Senators
Ashhurst, Beckham, Harris, Harrison,
Hefiiin, King, McKellar Myers, Over
man, Pittman, Pomerene Ransdell,
swanson, Thomas, TrammelI and I'm
1erwood, Democrats. supported the
Johnson bin.
The. measure now goes TO confer
<ncc. No serious difficulty is antici-
pated in getting file differences of the
two houses adjusted.
It is contended by some advocates
# the Dillingham; bin that it Will be
Ear more restrictive than the Johnson
Dill for the reason that the provision
In the latter permitting the admission
IF relatives of immigrants already ar
lived furnishes a loophole for whole
sale evasions.
Senator Dillingham; said he was un-
able TO state whether the measure
would permit the admission of enough
Immigrants during the next year ade-
quateIy to supply the country with
pick and shovel" labor
Senator Harrison of Mississippi.
Democrat, led the fight TO make the
blu more drastic. He first offered an
amendment limiting admissions to
per cent. This was beaten by viva
roce vote. He next offered the amend
ried. Senator Harrison also proposed
an amendment to change the basis of
computation to the number of natural-
ized citizens This was beaten With
out roll call.
An amendment offered by Senator
Smith of South Carolina struck out
the provision giving the secretary of
labor authority 10 admit individuals IL
such action is justified as a measure
of humanity. This was adopted.
Senator Phelan of California raised
the japanese question. He told the
senate that the japanese in Hawaii
were obtaining naturalization papers
by taking advantage of the act passed
during the war to facilitate the natur.
alization of aliens enlisted in the
army. No less than 500 of them have
obtained papers in this manner, he
said. He proposed an amendment to
remedy this condition.
Senator Colt of Rhode Island, chair
man of the immigration committee,
said that raising the japanese ques-
lion might defeat the bill and Senator
Phelan did not press the amendment.
Senator Reed bitterly condemned
the bill. He declared conditions had
been greatly exaggerated by propa-
gandists and told the senate the bill
was as marrow as the middle ages
and belonged 10 "the era of the thumb
screw and rack"
II the house agrees TO the senate
amendments the bin viii take effect
April !, 1921, and remain In effect un-
til June So 1922.