The New York herald., 1921-01-04

Washington, ID. g., Jan. ). "a
First hand information from Euro
pean correspondents of THE NEW YORK
this morning, discounting predictions
of immigration officials that 100000
Europeans were to immigrate to this
country, We're made a part OF the off,
cial text of the hearings on emergency
immigration legislation by the Senate
immigration Committee to-day.
Marked attention to the special des-
patches giving survey of European
immigration committees was given by
members of the committee. several of
whom said it was the kind of infor-
nation for which the hearings are
being held. Senator Colt r. ID, chair
man of the committee, unable to OBJ
tain an extra copy of THE New York
! HERALD at the Capitol. sent the clerk OF
the committee to a news stand to buy
it. in order that the information 1t con-
tanned might be available to Senator's
interested in the subject
are Of vital interest said Senator
Sterling IS. D.. at whose request the
! survey was made a part of the official
/ testimony. "and I suggest that they be
/ Incorporated in the record" to which
suggestion the committee unanimously
! agreed.
The nearips room was crowded to
\ capacity with Witnesses interested in
\ the emergency legislation and awaiting
4 opportunity to be heard for and against
! it. The preponderance of the testimony
was against such drastic restrictions as
| Is proposed In the House bill which
virtually effects an immigration en-
barge for year. It's author. Represen-
tative Johnson (Wash.). chairman Of
the House immigration Committee.
headed the speakers urging the legis-
lation.
A delegation of labor union officials.
headed by Secretary Morrison of the
American Federation OF Labor. pre-
sented statements endorsing the Johnson
bill.
That the committee viii not take
hasty action on the measure was indi-
Gated not only by the manner in which
| THE New YORK HERALD dispatches
summarizing European conditions were
received. but also by the fact that there
| wat presented to the committee a COM
| munication TO the State Department
| from the Charge d'Affaires OF the Ital-
| ian Embassy officially announcing that
| the Italian Government would suspend
Issuance OF passports to Italians until
such time this country made 1t clear
| what its policy toward their admission
Will be.
| This led 70 the suggestion by Senator
Colt that similar arrangements might be
made with other foreign countries prop
| erly to restrict entrance of undesirables.
Senator Dillingham; (Vt). Republican.
said such a programme could be carried
out without additional legislation. adding
there was abundant provision for it now
and that negotiations of that character
were begun by Hungary about ten years
| ago
| Marked hostility to passing the House
bill without material amendment was
shown by Senators on the COMMITTEES,
/ especially Senators Dillingham; and
Sterling. Both have bills providing for
a permanent immigration policy. Sem
ator Dillingham's bill provides for a
! percentage basis for Immigration de-
! pendent upon the number OF nationals
! from any one country now in America.
\ Senator Sterling seeks 10 have tho entire
question Of immigration regulated by a
commission.
''Do you expect any amendments will
be made TO the House bill?" Senator
| Sterling was asked.
II think any changes suggested to the
House bill will be In the nature OF sub
stitutes rather than amendments." re-
piled Senator Sterling. BY that he
meant he will offer his bill as an amend
ment and Il Is understood that Senator
/ Dillingham; Will make similar proposal
with his bill.