Evening journal., 1921-04-09
REOPEN Fight
ON Immigration
Leaders in Congress Agree
to Reintroduce Measure
Vetoed by Wilson
SEVERAL CHANGES
WILL BE MADE

WASHINGTON. April 9.-The
Immigration bill, passed in the last
days Of the Wilson Administration
and killed by a pocket veto, is TO be
re-introduced in the extra session
OF Congress, practically in the same
form, and put through. according to
an understanding arrived at between
its sponsors and leaders Of the Sem
ate and House.
AS passed by the last Congress. the
bill provides that the number OF
aliens OF any nationality, who may
be admitted in any one year. shall
be limited to per cent. Of the num-
Der Of foreign-born persons of such
nationality resident in the United
States as determined by the census
Of 1910, and that after July 1921.
the number OF aliens OF any n2tion-
ality who may be admitted in any
one calendar month shall not ex-
ceed Is per cent. OF the total num-
ber OF such aliens admissible in that
fiscal year.
Aliens returning from temporary
visits abroad and aliens who are
professional actors, artists. lecturers,
singers or nurses, ministers, profess
sors or aliens belonging to any rec
ognized learned profession, OF
aliens employed as domestic ser
wants may be admitted even II the
maximum number OF the same ma
tiOnality may have entered the
United States in the same month or
year, but aliens OF these classes ar
riving before the entrance OF the
maximum number shall be counted
in reckoning the percentage limits
provided in the act.
A few changes have been made
clarifying especially the paragraphs
concerning the countries whose po-
litical boundaries have changed
since 1910. and providing that aliens
born in the area included in any
such new country. the government
OF which has been recognized by the
United States shall be considered as
having been born in such country,
and aliens born in any territory so
transferred shall be considered as
having been born in the country to
which such territory was trans
ferred.
A new provision limiting to $4,000
the immigration from any country in
any one year Is now under consider
alton and may be added 10 the bill
II its sponsors can satisfy them
selves that the passage OF the meas
ure will not be endangered or de-
ferred thereby.
This provision meets the objection
, previously urged against the bill that
4 It reduces below the normal now Of
4 immigration the number OF immi.
! grants admissible from Belgium
I France. the Netherlands. Denmark
and Switzerland, while tremendo Gus
ly increasing the number permitte,
to come from Germany above tn
number actually arriving annual,
n from Germany for a considerable
period preceding the World War 1
reduces also the numbers admissibl,
under the percentage plan from
Il Austria Hungary and Russia, with
I out reducing the permitted immigra
ton from any country whose ma
tionals are regarded as desirable ad
ditions TO the population OF tn
United States. with the single excep
ton OF the United Kingdom.
The actual reduction in permitte,
immigration through the imposition
OF the limit OF 10000 from any on,
country would amount to 54.33'
under the 8 per cent. plan and {,
241,O51 under the 5 per cent. plan
reduction great enough to make /
possible TO employ the s per cent
plan advocated by Senator Duling
ham, chairman Of the Senate Immi
, grafton Committee without increas
ing the total immigration from Eu
rope above the total present umi
provided by the per cent. plan.
The provision fixing limit O
. $4,000 would affect only Germany
! the United Kingdom. Austria Hun
gary. Russia and if the per cont
plan should be applied. Italy. with
out affecting the immigration fror
any country whose quota unde
{ either plan would not reach or eN
z ceed $4,000.
The reduction in the case OF tn
United Kingdom probably would b
? more theoretical than actual, sine
the policy Of the British Govern
ment at present is TO encourage en-
grafton TO the dominions in prefer
ence 10 countries outside the empir
on the other hand. an reports froi
abroad are in agreement that a Zoo
Of immigrants are waiting to pou
into this country from Germany an
Austria the moment the peace statu
is restored and from Russia as 500
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