New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-04-29
BILL RESTRICTS
IMMIGRATION
MEASURE TO CURB INFLUX OF
FOREIGNERS PASSED BY
HOUSE.
LIMIT ENTRY OF ALIENS
AMENDMENTS TO ADMIT POllTi.
CAL REFUGEES is VOTED
DOWN.

Washington, April 23.-After reject
ing an amendment seeking to admit Il
the United States foreign political ref
ugees, the House passed the immigra
tion bill substantially the same as il
went through the last session, only IL
be given a pocket veto. The bill now
goes to the Senate, where Republican
leaders said it would be passed with.
out delay.
The measure is designed to be op
erative for fourteen months and would
limit the entry of aliens to 3 per cent
of nationals of any country in the
United States at the time of the 1910
census.
Three amendments were adopted by
the House.
One would permit admission In ex'
cess of the 3 per cent limit of all
aliens clearly proving they had been
subjected to religious persecution In
their native land and were seeking
refuge here solely to avert such hard
ships.
The second would admit children of
American citizens under Is years of
age, independent Of the percentage of
Limitation, and the third would give
preference to the families and rela-
tives of American citizens and former
service men h%onorably discharged
from the army or navy, regardless of
whether they had been naturalized, In
determining the question of admissi-
bility under the restricted total.
The principal fight was over an
amendment offered by Representative
SABBATH of Illinois, ranking Democrat
on the immigration committee. to open
the gates to political refugees.
This was lost after a long debate
which was closed by Representative
Mondell, Republican leader, who said
that under ii even the former German
emperor could come here.
This question was bitterly discussed,
Representative Cochran, Democrat, of
New York insisting the former emper-
or would be met by strong hands ready
TO throw him into prison. Mr.. Cock
ran declared that the one-time emper-
or was actually a refugee from the
United States.
Mr.. Mondell vas vigorous in de-
nouncing the plan to open the gates for
political refugees.
Under the amendment offered" he
said, not only could william, the
damned, come here, but Charles, late
emperor of Austria, and all the kings
and princes who have been spurned by
the people of Europe would come.
Not only that, but every Russian
opposed TO the regime of Lenine and
Trotzky and all the foul hOrdes that
have followed them could come in, and
we could not close the doors against
them, even though they were avowed
anarchists.
THAT is what this amendment would
do. OF course, we all care for Amer
lea first, but the only way we can
prove it it not by words, but by votes"
Immediately after the House had
voted the amendment down Mr.. SABBATH
presented another designed TO make
lawful the entry of Donal j. O'Cal-
lagran, lord mayor of Cork, and per-
nit him to remain a political refugee.
The amendment was in the form of
a resolution introduced several days
ago by Mr.. SABBATH, but when it was
read a dozen members in all parts of
the chamber jumped to their feet with
cries of Point of order"
One was sustained, and the bill was
passed without reference in any of its
sections to the lord mayor.