Evening star., 1924-05-08

be admitted to the United States was
a matter to be determined by the
Congress of the Unied States
1T is only fair to say that that has
not always been the uniform practice
of the United States. We have trea-
Stretching back to 1862 and running
down to 1902, which included ex-
clusion laws. / believe it is a mis-
taken policy to make treaties on
that subject; but they were made"
Senator Lodge declared the gen.
and can be abolished at any moment"
Under these circumstances" he
said, "it would be hypocracy of me
to try to argue in favor of settling
this question by any means except
by law. In my judgment, the con-
ferees of the House and Senate-and
therefore all the legislative body, in
CludinC the President-must say to
the rest of the world:
I'VE alone have the power to say
who shah come into the United States
Senator Shortridge. Republican,
California, served notice he would
make a point of order against the
conference report when it comes be-
fore the Senate, probably Saturday.
Immigration or the control over
the subject matter of immigration"
he said, has been appropriately de-
scribed as a domestic question. Then
1t must be true that this question is
under the jurisdictfon of the legisla-
tive branch of our government.
Therefore, it is not within the treaty
making power of our government
There is still time to reconsider
and send to- the House a report in ac-
cordance with the rules of Congress.
THE action we had taken was not
rude or offensive. 1t was not the
action of Incorporate men. but the
voice of mature, studied views of the
men of these two bodies, aimed to
represent the will of our people.
Il trust the conferees will recon-
slider and send a report here which
we can patriotically approve"
The conferees Tuesday agreed upon
July l, 1924, as the effective date for
the exclusion provision. The Presi-
dent, who had urged a postponement
until March /. 1926, to give time for
negotiations with Japan, Immediately
increased his efforts to bring about
a greater delay than agreed upon by
the conferees, revising his suggestion
to make the date March /, 1925.
New PROPOSAL Accepted.
The conferees were reassenbled and
accepted the new proposal, with a
clause requesting the President to
negotiate with the Japanese gov
eminent in relation to the abrogation
of the present agreement on this sub
ject." Their decision however. was
not unanimous, and Senator Short
nounced AS soon as 1t became known
that he would raise a point of order
against the report on the ground that
they had exceeded their authority in
extending the date beyond the provi-
sions of either bill.
hafu I,11v
! and March 1, 1925, under the plan
agreed upon by conferees on the i'm
bill, would be limited to
about eighty persons by the quota
provisions Of the measure, Chairman
Johnson OF the House immigration
and one of the conferees
declared today in statement.
Provisions Effective
ITO all intents and purposes" he
said, "the exclusion of Japanese will
become effective July 1, 1924, as pro-
vided in the immigration bill as it
passed the House. The Senate and
House managers in conference have
accepted in part the proposals of
President Coolidge, but the bill is
80 written that the postponement
to March 1,1925, of the effective date
of the clause relating to exclusion OF
persons ineligible to citizenship does not
automatically continue in force after
July 1 the terms of the gentlemen
agreement Instead there will be a
small quota of Japanese admissible
and that quota in number will be
eighty persons.
IF the public, particularly the peo-
pie on the Pacific coast will take time
to study the terms of the bill, it viii
be disclosed that we are guarantee
41r ~,
March 1, 1925, subject, of course, to
the reasonable and proper exemptions
which have been carried in the meas
ure from the outset
"In the meantime, 1t transpires that
hundreds of Japanese men are stand
ing on the docks at San Francisco
trying to get to japan in time to re.
turn before July 1, with 'kankodan'
brides. About 400 japanese males
sailed on the steamer President Will
Japanese steamship sailing May IL,
for the reason that by sailing on the
later date they could not get back
before July 1 with the 'kankodan'
brides they intend marrying in their
native country.
Japanese newspapers report that
5000 women and relatives of Cali
fornia Japanese, all admissible under
the (gentlemen's agreement are try
ing to get transportation to the
missibIe after July 1, 1924, notwith-
standing the fact that the exclusion
provisions are held in allegiance until
March 1, 1925"
Representative SABBATH of Illinois.
ranking Democrat on the House i'm
migration committee, who declined as
one of the House managers to sign
the conference report, said he would
conduct a fight on the floor against
its adoption. He has consistently op-
posed the quota provisions of the i'm
migration bill and has favored rigid
Japanese exclusion.
Rebel General Released.