The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-21


some of the ocean transportation
companies on this account. Tim,
after time they have been warned
and cautioned not to land immi
grants in excess of the quotas al
/ laWed per month to each of thu
European countries from which
the immigrants came. They have
promised to observe the require
ments, and then some Of then
+, have proceeded directly to repu
diate their promises in this re
gard. Commissioner General Hus.
band feels that some legislation i,
necessary to stop this practice
and he has accordingly prepared
bill imposing the above named
penalty. The new bill adds a sec
ton in amendment Of the Dilline.
ham law as follows:
Section d. That it shall be UNI
Lawful. for any person, including
any transportation company other
than railway lines entering the
United States from foreign cont.
euouS territory, or the owner
master, agent or consignee of any
vessel to bring to the United
States either from foreign coun-
try or any insular possession OF
the United States any alien moi
admissionable by virtue of the
this act. and if it shall appear to
the satisfaction of the secretary of
Labor that any alien, not admissi-
Bile because of the terms of this
act, has been so brought, such
person or transportation company
or the master, agent, owner or
consignec of any such vessel,
shall pay to the collector of Gus
toms Of the customs district in
which the port of arrival is To-
Gated the sum of 500 for each
alien so brought. and in addition
. sum equal to that paid by such
alien for his transportation from
the initial point of departure, in
Dictated in his ticket, to the port
of arrival such latter sum to be
delivered by the collector of Gus
toms to the alien on whose ac-
count assessed. And no vessel
shall. unless otherwise directed by
the Secretary of Labor, be grant
ed clearance papers pending the
determination Of the question of
the liability to the payment of
such fine, or while the fine re-
mains unpaid. and such fine shall
not be RENTED or refunded. Pro-
vided. that clearance may be
granted prior to the determination
of such question upon the deposit
of sum sufficient to cover such
fine" Maintaining that his bill IL
enacted into law will at least and
misery and misunderstanding both
here and abroad" Congressman
Johnson in an interview, had this
to say with respect TO the propor-
ed three-year suspension of immi-
grafton embodied in this measure: :,
"To meet the views of many
persons who have studied the
workings of the three per cent I'M.
migration restriction law during
the six months it has been in opel-.
alton, I have introduced bill
suspending for three years all i'm
MIGRATION excepting only huS-.
bands, wives and minor children.
Of naturalized citizens, or of aliens
who have been domiciled in the.
United States for three years and
who have filed declarations of in
tcntion to become citizens.
"A reason which appears to de-
mand complete suspension of
immigration which did not appear
when a similar bill was before the
House a year ago is that the Uni
ted States cannot afford 10 be n
party to the many varieties of
fraud that are being practiced on
many of the limited number of I'M
ri%rants permitted under the
three per cent act. Neither can the
United States sit idly by and per-
nit certain countries to give mass
ports to those of their national
whom these countries desire to get
rid of. | have knowledge that one
country at least has been giving
passports bearing in words the
warning that the bearer is barred
from returning to the country of
his nativity
ain several countries of central
and eastern Europe sub-agents of
steamship companies are reported
nv our ronsuls and others 10 bc
selling tickets on a commission
basis, and in one or more countries
immigration celebrates" are as
siduously at work urgin" persons
TO hurry TO the United States he
fore quotas become exhausted. !
"The hieh cost Of travel to the