The Holbrook news., 1921-04-29
BILL RESTRICTS
 IMMIGRATION MEASURE TO CURB INFLUX OF FOREIGNERS PASSED BY
 HOUSE. LIMIT ENTRY OF ALIENS AMENDMENTS TO ADMIT POLITE CAL REFUGEES IS VOTED
 DOWN.
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 Washington, April 23-After reject ing an amendment seeking to admit to the United States foreign political ref ugees, the House passed the immigra- tion bill substantially the same as it went through the last session, only to be given 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 8 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 honorably 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 Sabath of Illinois, ranking Democrat on the immigration committee, to open the gates to political refugees.
 This was lost after long debate which was closed by Representative Mondell, Republican leader, who said that under it 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. Mir. Cock ran declared that the one-time emper- or was actually refugee from the United States.
 Mr. Mondell was vigorous in de- nouncing the plan to open the gates for political refugees.
 Under the amendment offered" he said, mot only could William, the damned, come here, but Charles, late emperor of Austria. and all the kings r.-ir, xr-I0 hxy 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 ica 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 Mir. Sabath presented another designed to make lawful the entry of Donal J. O'Cal- lagran, lord mayor of Cork, and per init him to remain a political refugee.
 The amendment was in the form of a resolution introduced several days ago by Mir. Sabath, but when it was read a dozen members in all parts of the chamber jumped to their feet with cries of Point of order I'
 One was sustained, and the bill was passed without reference in any of it's sections to the lord mayor.