Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-12-26
ALIEN WARRIORS
MAY COME BACK
Those Who Left L. s. to Aid Allies
In War May Return Under
immigration Ruling
(By Isaac Gregg.)


Washington, Dec. 26.-Under a re-
cent decision of the Commissioner
General OF immigration all aliens who
left the United States during the war
to fight with the Allied governments
viii be entitled to return to the
United States without being counted
in the quota Of the country for which
they fought for. This ruling was
made under a provision in the I'M
migration law permitting the return
TO America of aliens temporarily
abroad who have an unrelinquished
domiciIe in the United States, this
clause having been Interpreted as
applying to reservists of the Allied
countries.
Also, under certain circumstances,
alien who left the United States TO
fight during the war and who suf-
fered wounds that rendered them in
sane, epileptic, etc, may return to
the United States provided they made
application pricr to March, 1922, and
return within two years after that
time.
1t is not known here how many
persons viii be affected by this rul-
ing, but Il was said by Assistant
Commissioner General Of Immigra-
ton Wixon that a number Of these
aliens are coming at THIS time and
more are expected.
Admissions under this ruling will
not be continued Indefinitely, Mr..
Wixon said, as the Commissioner
General has the authority TO deter
mine what period of time might be
regarded as REIMBURSEMENT OF an
American dOmicile. However, admis-
sions will be continued for some
months yet.
Strong administration opposition
al appropriations bill calling for
world economic conference and to the
Kelley amendment for another con-
ference to limit naval armaments will
be voiced in the Senate by majority
leader Lodge early today.
The Senate conferred with Secre-
tary Of State Hughes for some time
yesterday and went Immediately to
his Office to prepare 4 speech outlin-
ing his objections to both amend
ments.
Among other things, the vagueness
of the Borah amendment will be at
tackled as multiplying the proposal and
making it more a power for confu-
I'll E.,
ence would go; whether it would take
up revision of the Versailles treaty;
whether it would take up world war
debts; whether it would attempt set
tlement of the reparations question;
whether it would take up information
al exchange questions, and other
things. Also Senator Lodge will
want to know whether the conference
will be in the nature of an advisory
conference or whether it would nave
power to make treaties cmbOdylng
the understanding arrived at.
While of course the Borah amend
ment does not make it mandatory for
the President to call an economic con-
ference, the understanding IS that
the administration feels considerably
embarrassed about the amendment
and would like to see it rejected on
the grounds of eXpediency and am
biguity.
It is expected that Senator Lodges
address will be intensely antagonistic
to the Borah proposal rs an unwar-
ranted interference with the prero-
eatives Of the President and Depart
ment of State.
Speaking of the further limitation
of naval ornaments, Mr.. Lodge is
expected to assert that in general he
favors the limitation Of naval arma-
ments and is pledged to do all he can
in that direction. But he will ask
whether Representative Kelley and
other proponents of further naval
limitation whether they have any
knowledge that France has changed
her attitude to limitation of arma-
ments since the last conference and
whether there is any reasonable ex-
pectation that France might do so at
this time.
Also Mr.. Lodge will point OFT that
the French have not yet ratified the
naval treaty on capital ships and will
point out the futility of attempting
further limitations when France has
not yet officially assented to the limi-
tation agreed on a year ago.