The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-07-06

in that year from an influx of fully
l 100000 immigrants at a time when
we could neither assimilate nor employ
them.
Under the quota restrictions 23O,531
were admitted to May 81. while about
2,7S7 We're admitted temporarily for
reasons of humanity and because Of
difficulties in getting the new law into
operation, while ,446 were turned back
because of exhausted quotas Declared.
for all causes in eleven months were;
11,066 which | believe is the record,
and is still not enough. Too many
diseased, demented and defective are
being admitted.
"The law has been extended, and
during the coming year will be rigidly
enforced. l believe congress would be
justified in amending the law so as
TO give all countries a base quota of
about 600, and in addition thereto not
to exceed per cent of the number Of
aliens in the United States as shown
by the census of 1910. That would
lessen the difficulties arising from
small quotas now given to certain,
countries and would decrease the large
quotas awarded to other countries.
Would Admit Only EieibIes.
81 believe that al quotas should con-
sist only of persons eligible to citizen
ship under our present naturalization
laws. An amendment to that effect
would end the difficulties which arise
from our gentleman's agreement with
Japan. There is no reason why we
should admit to become residents of
the United States persons who never
can become citizens of the United
States.
Many persons wonder why the per.
centage restriction law has not been
frightened up and made more binding
Some ask why congress has not en-
acted law completely suspenqing i'm
migration for period of years Let
me remind all of these questioners that
it took more than twenty-five years Of
continuous effort to get a law even as
restrictive as the three per cent act.
Each and every bill designed really
to restrict immigration passed by sen
ate and house from the first days of
the administration of Grover Cleveland
TO the last days Of Woodrow Wilson
was vetoed for some reason or other
usually because the proposed law in
rerfered with that nonsensical notion
that the United States was always to
be the asylum for the oppressed Of
the world.
Law Came Just in Time.
"The three per cent act ended the
asylum idea just in time to prevent
the United States from becoming the
almshouse of the world (run by its
inmates) and | desire to give full cred
it to the members Of the house imml-
grafton committee, Of which | have the
honor to be Chairman, for sticking to
the idea of restriction, and for forcing
forward a bin which refused to die
until It was superseded by the Dillng-
ham act, which both houses passed and
which President Harding signed.
~ hold the firm belief that the Unit
ed States will never 20 back to any
scheme that will welcome the UNI
counted millions Of the four corners
of the world to our young, new coun
Try in which with It's billions of acres
of land and resources yet untouched.
fathers and mothers are even now ~.
ing awake nights wondering what liz
TO become Of their children"
Under the Dillingham; acts the gates
Of the United State, are now closed
and have been closed for several
months to the following countries: All
African lands, Atlantic islands. Aus.
tralia, Belgium. Bulgaria, Greece. Hun.
gary. Italy Jugo-Slayia, Luxembourg,
other Asia. other Europe. Palestine,
Poland, New Zealand Rumania, Swltz-
erland Syria, Turkey and the Smyrna
district.