The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-06
Move Made
to Exclude
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Bar on Immigrants Provided
in Clauses of New Bill
Approved by House
Committee.
Would Cut Other Quotas

Washington. Feb. 5.-fBy A. P.l-
Exclusion Of japanese immigrants ard
reduction in the percentage OF aliens
admissible from European countrie.
would be provided for by sections of
q proposed permanent immigration re-
strietion act, approved by the house
immigration committee.
Completion of the entire measure
within a day or two and a prompt
report TO the house Is the committees
plan.
Japanese exclusion would be made
possible. it was explained. under q
general provision OF the BILL which
sets forth that IAN immigrant not eli
gible to citizenship shall not be ad-
mitted 70 the United States" To meet
treaty stipulations, exceptions would
be made in the cases Of ministers OF
the gospel. professors OF colleges.
members Of any learned profession"
and bona fide students who seek to
enter the United States solely for the
purpose OF study az an educational in
stitution particularly designated by
them. Such students who married
after entering the country would be
deported. however.
johnson Explains Bill.
Explaining the section OF the bill
which would provide for the exclu.
sion of japanese immigrants. Chair
man johnson said ! was the purpose
simply 10 translate into law the terms
OF the "gentleman's agreement" be
tween the United States and Japan
affecting immigration from the latter
country. IN the past the executive
branch has objected to attempts TO
deal with this question in general leg
islation by congress. but thus far
there has been no announcement OF
objection IN the present instance.
AS affecting Europe and the near
east, the bill would reduce the quotas
OF immigrants from any one country
IN any one year TO 400 and IN addi-
ton > per cent Of the number OF for.
eign-b born individuals OF such national.
ity residing IN the United States de-
terrnined by the 1890 census. The
present restriction act, which this
bill would replace and which expires
by limitation on June 30, 1924. places
the quotas az per cent, based on the
census OF 1910.
Would Unite Families.
The number OF ena.grants who
would be admissible IN one year under
the provision is estimated at Iss.4s7.
as against 5ss.ss7 annually under the
present act. but actually the lss, ,4s7
total probably would be greatly ex-
ceeded through the operation OF gen.
eral provisions designed 10 avoid
division Of families Thus there
would be admitted. irrespective Of
fixed quotas. the immediate family
and close relatives Of any foreign
born citizen OF the United States and
the immediate family Of any alien
resident IN this country for Two years
ard who year previously had formal
iy declared his intension to become n
citizen.
Would Change Quotas.
Illustrating how the new percentage
plan would work out. committeeman
said Ifaly's quota would he reduced
from the presen; - 900 TO 5000. while
the quota for Germany. for instance.
would he increased from s5.hoo to
IS. .oae. The quotas for Great Britain,
Frante. Belgium and the Scand.-
nav.an countries also would he In
creased. while those fer Poland. Rus
sia and the Balkans would be de-
creased.
LikA the present temporary res;ric-
;ion law. the proposed act would not
against immigration from
Canada. Newfoundland. Mexico. Cuba
and Central and South America. pro-
Niding immigrants fer entrance to tire
United States had been in any Of these
countries fer nve years or more. \