Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
|OUSE PASSES BILL
VIRTUALLY BARRING
JAP IMMIGRANTS
)ther Clauses in Johnson
Measure Reduce Quotas
From Other Lands More
Than One bird

han One | bird
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Carry-
be- japanese exclusion provision
xgaiust which the Japanese govern
ent has protested. vigorously, the
bhnson immigration bill was passed
psay by the house, 80 TO Il.
No effort was made to eliminate
he japanese section, which provoked
billy brief and perfunctory discus
ion. There was nothing to indicate
= nat any of the opposition votes were
ERECTED at the Asiatic policy con
ained in the bill but rather against
g be provision fixing the 1890 census
the basis of the two per cent
&uota which was adopted.
While the senate was getting back
D its consideration the lmmlgra
Ion question at a night session, Re
&ublican leaders issued q call for a
arty conference next Monday at
1hich an effort will be made to agree
pom a policy both as to japanese
9Sclusion and the census quota basis.
1.-THE existing law, which expires on
ext June 80, fixed the quota at
81ree per cent on the 1910 census
Ind had no provisions relating to
7bpanese immigration which for
|ears has been regulated by the
Xgentleman's agreement" with Japan.
Mecretary Hughes has urged that
he American government continue
ID recognize this agreement and the
japanese placed on the same quota
H.. 4 l.. e r l1n m.
lies.
Japan's Protest Vigorous
II Representative johnson, of Wash
gton, chairman of the house lmml-
#ration committee, announced today
hat when the time comes for the
house and senate to reconcile their
differences on immigration leglsla-
ION, the managers on the part or
he house will insist to the end on
he retention of the japanese eXclu-
on provision.
Ambassador Hanihara's letter to
ecretary Hughes, which was trans
hitted yesterday to congress. pro-
listing against any exclusion TEA
|lre, was not mentioned in house de-
Eate on the bill. When this pro-
osal is reached in the senate, how
&ver, Senator Johnson, Republican,
california, and other senators from
he Pacific coast plan to take formal
ogniZance of the letter and re-
ouble their efforts to have an ex-
usion feature written intp the law.
There was no fo-mal vote in the
louise on the exclusion features as
he failure of any member to offer
n amendment resulted in failure of
utomatic approval while the bill
ras being read for amendment. lnly
ne address regarding this feature
vas delivered, that being by Repre-
sntative Burton, of Ohio, Re
publican member of the foreign re-
ltions committee. He discussed the
provision for five minutes. empha-
1izing what he regarded as the mad
disability og superseding the gen
leman's agreement" by legislative
enactment.
/ There was only five minutes dis
|ussion when the provision was
cached. Specifically the section stip-
Hates that with limited exceptions
10 alien ineligible to citizenship shall
e admitted to the United States.
Bill Is Protested
The only speech on the Japanese
lection, which has evoked a vigorous
protest from Japan, was made by
Representative Burton, Republican,
PHO, a member of the foreign af-
Hairs committee. He said he favored
The principles of exclusion embod-
g led in The bill, but believed the OBJ
e It the measure sought to attain
Eas ir the process of being worked
ut through diplomatic arrange
bent with Toxic. He doubted
whether the provision should be
Idopted in view of the fact that it
blight endanger friendly relations be-
Ee>n the two countries.
NJ. Burton said he realized the
Japanese We're people with a diff
erent form Of government, ideals,
additions and standards of living"
hut added he must protest against
his provision for the reason that
What is sought to be attained can be
accomplished in a less stringent and
more effective way by leaving the
law as it now is
After Mr. Burton's five minute
speech, Chairman Johnson's motion
hat further debate be closed and the
II SAS'A ApPi CNSo was duODlGu ON n
Viva Voce vote
Amendments Rejected
BY vote of 1872 to SO the house
rejected an amendment by Repre-
tentative Madden, Republican. Hi
hois. to fix quotas at ; per cent on
II average of the 1890, 1900, 1910 and
$40 censuSes.
BY a vote of 1870 to %. an amend.
nent by Representative SABBATH. Dem
Pcrat. illinois. making the 1910 CEN
BUS the quota basis, as existing law
provides, with quotas fixed at per
cent instead of 3. was rejected.
In rapid succession a dozen or
more amendments to change the
quota provisions were thrown out.
Friends of the bill howled down the
proposed changes as quickly as they
we're offered
Chairman johnson, who had plan-
ned TO deliver an address to the
house urging the necessity for such
enactment, abandoned this program
when it became apparent that no
serious opposition would devotion.
Discussing the effect of the opera
tion of the proposed immieration
legislation, MIR. Johnson said in
FORMALLY that should American con-
3sular officers abroad be unprepared
Ion July to carry out their examina.
Jtion of prospective immigrants in
Ithe country Of origin, the new law
would automatically suspend all inn
&miSration from Europe until the ma.
lchinery for the overseas examina.
1tion could begin to function.
Agreement Forecast
While the senate measure differs
from the house bill in several partic.
sulars, it also has the provision for
overseas examination and there APP
pears little prospect that the two
shouses will be in disa Sreement on
this feature of the legislation.
The chief difference between the
house and the senate bills is in the
census basis for the quotas, the
senate measure proposing the 1910
census. There have been moves to
substitute the date in the house bill
and also the 1920 census with the