The Washington times., 1923-02-11
Nordic Races Designated Most
Desirable by Proposed Law
Just Reported Out In House
ASIATICS ALSO EXCLUDED
Immigration Has Switched
] Largely During Last Twenty
Years, Is Explanation.
! All Japanese Are Barred
By WINDER r. HARRIS.
UniversaI Service Staff Correspondent.

By WINDER X. HARRIS.
Universal Service Staff Correspondent.
Two fundamental and far-reach-
ing changes in the immigration
policy of the United States are
embodied in the underlying prin-
ciples of the permanent immigra-
tion restriction bill just reported
Friday by the House immigration
Committee. They are:
1. Absolute exclusion as immi
grants of all aliens ineligible to
citizenship.
2. Discriminatory restric tt n S
against the admission of other
races so as to let in only mini
mum of those regarded as less de-
sirable and more difficult of assim-
ilation, while opening the doors to
virtually all who may desire to
come from the favored countries.
ALL JAPANESE BANNED.
The prohibitive feature is de-
signed after twelve years of con-
stant fighting by California and
other States on the Western Slope,
TO stop altogether the entry of
japanese through loopholes in the
"Gentlemen,s Agreement" In the
form in which it is proposed, how
ever, it also applies to the Chinese
and low-caste Hindus.
The discriminatory feature is
avowedly planned to maintain the
claimed supremacy of Nordic
blood in the United States. In
effect, this means holding down
on Southern and Eastern Europe,
Asia and Africa, while permitting
liberal quotas to Northern and
Western European countries.
USE 1890 CENSUS.
To accomplish this result the
committee has gone back to the
census of 1890 for a basis for fix
ing percentage quotas, instead of
using the 1910 census, as under
the existing temporary law. In
other words, the plan is to admit
annually from each country, in
addition to a general quota of 400
allowed every nation, 2 per cent
of the foreign-born individuals of
that nationality in the United
States in 1890.
Italy. Greece, Spain, Austria
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Of the old Austro-Hungarian en-
pire, the Balkans. Russia, Poland |
and the new nations established |
on parts of the Cars former |
domain are the hardest hit, being |
classed as Alpine and Mediterra- |
mean countries.
The favored Nordic peoples are
declared to be in the United |
Kingdom, France, Belgium, Ger
many and Scandinavia. Sweden |
is said to be 100 per cent Nordic, |
while Norway and Denmark also
are nearly pure Nordic. Germany |
IN about so per cent Nordic and
the Nordic type still is abundant |
DESCRIBES NORDIC RACES.
The Nordic races. according to
members of the immigration Com
mittee, are tall and blonde, with long
heads. The Mediterranean race is
short, dark and long-headed, being I
found largely in southern France, |
Spain and Italy. The Alpine races,
confined principally in Eastern Eu-
rope, is described as short in stature,
with brown hair and eyes and round |
head. Eastern Europe also is said /
10 contain great deal of Semitic |
etOCh VI lne very SNORT dark, ASIA |
tic type.
In the last twenty years, 1t is
explained. immigration has switch
ed very largely from Northern and |
Western to Southern and Eastern |
Europe. Prior to 1890 the principal |
immigration was from the north |
and west, while the bulk Of the |
Immigrants have come from the |
south and east. Unless the influx |
Of the Alpine and Mediterranean |
races is checked, it is asserted, the |
supremacy of the basic Nordic |
stock in America will be lost.
Secretary of Labor Davis, who has |
had a large hand in the drafting of /
the bill. is said to be principally |
responsible for the new policy. He |
says:
America always has prided it |
self upon having for its basic |
stock the so-called Nordic races. |
and volumes have been written of |
late which view with alarm the
influx of immigrants of other races. |
This alarm is based upon stats
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