Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-04-18
LIVE TOPICS
IN COUNTRY
A n ID TOW n

The alien immigration act placing
the quota of immigrants to be ad-
mitted into the United States at 2
per cent, based on the population in
1890, has passed the house and esn-
ate
The bill was adopted without alter
alton of the clause prohibiting admis-
sion of aliens who are Ineligible to
American citizenship This clause is
especially directed to japanese immi-
grafton, and is considered an attack
upon Japan in diplomatic circles.
Ambassador Hanihara issued ve-
hement note warning the house that
the bill if passed would inevitably
bring grave consequences What
the nature of the consequences would
be the note did not state, but it was
interpreted as a threat against the
United States government.
The west coast is facing a crisis
attributed wholly to the large influx
of japanese. immigrants. American
farmers canOt compete with Japanese
labor, and a continuance of the pres
ent immigration plan means that
eventually the American farmers on
the coast will have to move out and
gvie place to japanese farmers who
can live on practically nothing while
working their entire families in the
fields. 1t is a question of the Amen-
can farmer either moving out or con-
ceding the coast farms to the Japan
ese.
In the recent primaries a ballot box
in a Chicago precinct was stolen ana
is believed to have been thrown into
the drainage canal at 3lst street
This precinct will be permanently
missing from the count in tabulatlng
the official returns Of the election.
Early this week 13 precincts were
still missing from the total. Three
of thees were from Cicero and the
remaining ten from Chicago.
With these precincts uncounted
Charles S. Deneen was reported
elected to the United States senator,
shin bv a majority of 4.069. Final
unofficial returns gave Deneen 355,-
597. and Mccormick 35l ,53S.
This office will probably be the only
prominent office in the state that WI
reouire a recount to determine the
winner. Senator Mccormick claims
that he has not been defeated, but the
returns so far are against him.
Pollution of streams and lakes ano
the resulting destruction of tish Is
nractice deplored by every honesl
disciple of Isaak Walton. Herbefl
c Hoover recently spoke at a banquet
Of the |. Walton league in Chicago
and told of attempts to secure legislla
tion prohibiting the unwarranted de,
struction of one of the nations grea
food supplies. j.. oho,,,i
cal works. cities and towns are direct
Iy resnopsible for the destruction O
fish" said Hoover. lie pointed ou
that industries Of all kinds are per
mitted to cast refuse. Of every sort sort II u
streams and lakes where hsh aooocuhu
Mr., Hoover might have mentIoneSS
other WAYS of destroying the nsi
snnplv. Unwise disciples of WaltoI
are in the habit Of taking game hsh % o.
anv length, perch, sunfish, blue-giii!
and crappies not larger than a sliVe.
JnIIar-fsh that are not yet weaned
in order to support big string.
:" No bass under 10 inches and ! n .
pike pickerel or salmon tdro0t anfeF sbermal In
- violate his code Of ethics, even ]
the law does not actually prohIpi
taking fish Of this size.
Harry X. Thaw, multi-milllonairte
who has been in an insane asylum; Ila; J. /
again seeking his freedom ang .ra{ Eagig' y
;'motber's slTet angel child" in the motor
iamo m,o''T, Tbaw case, opposes his freedom
in iDus a petition alleging that ne her IS SO.
should be protected in his rlght 70
part par of the Thaw estate. IN The leg iegi'l
ni+".,ion ma though Miss Nesbit declare
tbaf @ he bears a striking resemblance
to Harry. =. IT. qbaw /