New-York tribune., 1921-06-09
[ook TO Congress
ro lJnrayel 'Tangle
Over immigration
Men Say Excess
Over Allotted Quota Was
T,ue 10 Late Notification;
law MAY Adjust Situation

Law May iAst sase e'aats.sshOh
.,;,asion may Be made to Congress
~ "a The immigration tangle caused
'a $. new restriction law, says a
..m.nt issued by the American
|'''.nsAip Owners Association.
.'. ss.rrs,r TO the fact that the num-
- :, lmmigrants arriving at Ameri-
: ,rts. since the application of the
2 - an June 8 already exceeds. in
:. of certain natiopalities, the
.,,owed for those nationalities
en;trc month, the statement
y. ''s..,nship uen say that this condi-
sne entirely to the short time
m.ya given in which 20 put the
-. of the law into effect, and
||s''ssiVtSs ssnv term unworkable methods
TaSs Tasrvins @ out the provisions Of the
|n' ,,s nresent surplus of
rs.rinc on Tue AZ :
Se@aasat S:.rarts. it is pointed out that the
z srrmbers of nationalitles the
|s.l ,s;s hS companies we're permitted to
taiasMf !, for June under tfe law, whien
'ias :" onerstive June 3, were not an
'ssns = T. Washington until 7:Ao p. IA.
,lsqss" A partial list of numbers
'aas aaassonnced on May 2S. On both
.as s.. lies the immigrants now COM
..;ssd Of as excessive were aIreaas on W
s'lSs can bound for this country. AT
= .;.,s g., of their departure, representa-
q the steamship companies state,
Sr;ons lines we're not only VIII.
e .as,v ,ssarr,atjon as TO the numbers OF
q . 'a.yti a.as;nnalisy that would be admit
% .ra hat also as to What numbers
.."nn an - nationality were SAILING from
rsrious foreign ports.
.isO 4. t i noineed out that the depor-
~ a Of the surplus immigrants WHO
:, ~ .rr;yed since June 3 would be d
F.. =. bsr6ship on the immigrants, VINO
~ r r',t ali ties in Europe and IN
y uses have sold their homes to
Fi-' hsra to make a new start.
4, : nossible," the statement adds,
is rronesal may be made that
,ss remedy this situation by per-
.,?sr the allotment of the June sur
~ s immigrants against the totals
;mmigrants admitted under the law,
En- has nearly thirteen months TO
T.. in other words, that the surplus
R,.5y here and the surplus who lett
cher side before the national
f.,.s admissible under the law were
'..,~, ..~n no permitted to land, and that
/. .otsls Tor the remaining months
law Is 10 be in force be correspond
|.g reduced. ,.
| ~ Congress, or joint resolution,
[at effect this arrangement, and un-
& some better plan is devised such
E,Iation will be requested at an
F.!pother phase OF the problems pre-
l,sd nv the law is the difficulty Of
E,ning how many immigrants are en-
[se. or on their arrival here and be-
+, landing how many of each ma
|aality are in port at given time
Much Of the present difficulty,
|smship men point out, is due to the
|mner in which the law applies to
I numbers that may come in under
/ provisions. June, for example, is
kn definite number of persons of
[a nationality who may be admitted
tween the Sd and the Both, whereas
,e quotas for the remaining twelve
onths in the life of the law are
mped.
Each port also Is given its quota
3 June Thus, New York may admit
"a Italians in June, and for twelve
Esths from, July / a total Of 42,021.
as in each of the other months a
Esster number can be admitted than
Iune. when the pressure, for the
Esons here stated is greatest.
Fin the allotment of given numbers
ports, quotas have been given to
|,N that do not need them. 1t may
possible for one port to borrow
!, ruota Of another, but this will only
EElg relieve the situation. since the
Ers whose quotas are untitled are the
Flller ones.
|.lt is understood that the difficulties
tie way of administering the law
E' we'll understood by Washington of
Eils, and it is stated that w. w.
Eiband, Commissioner General of I'm