Evening star., 1924-01-02
ITALY PROTESTS
REVISED ALIEN BILL
State Department Receives
Communication Asking Less
"Harsh" Deal.

Italy has made representations
through the State Department op-
posing. the immigration quota re-
the House immigration committee.
The italian communication was for
warded to the committee today by
Secretary Hughes. 1t Is aimed at q
provision Of bill drafted by Chair
man Johnson, which, along with an
other draft by Secretary Davis. is
being used as a basis for commit
tee study. g..
The Johnson bill proposes to restrict
each nations quota of immigrants TO
2 per cent OF the number Of their
native-born citizens in this country
in 1880. This stipulation is described
by the Italian government as an un-
justified discrimination to the detri-
m ent. of a. friendly nation. The sre-
suit, the Communication said. would
be to. permit Increases in sfmmigra-
tion from certain countries AS high
mitted during the last three years.
but reduce ftaly's quota to 1876 of
that number. 81
1hORSss ~sS" VIZ
"It is sincerely hoped" the italian
continued, that. the
= of the United States
will use every effort in suggesting
to Congress a way of not reducing
to a derisory. figure the immigration
of the people that have contributed
SO much to the productivity and
prosperity of the United States, and
that a solution Of the immigration
problem may be arrived at that will
not affect 50 harshly the interests
and the pride of the italian nation,
which has always had for the Amer
lean people feelings Of true friendship
and esteem" -
Secretary Davis, in submitting his
draft of an Immigration revision
measure, made no Recommendation
rs to a change in the basis of deter
he said. which Congress would be
best able to decide.
At meeting of the House commit
tee today resolution of the National
Industrial Conference Board was pre-
sented by ]. H. Friedel. asking for
continuation of the present law pend
ing a study by a proposed govern
ment commission. A message was
read from w. w. Atterbury, vice
president of the Pennsylvania rail-
road. urging prompt favorable action
on the Johnson bill.
Recommendations Of the head of the
Labor Department, embodied In the draft
OF a proposed measure and submitted
yesterday, include selection of immi-
grants abroad through examination and
tension of quota restrictions to Canada.
Mexico and South and Central America,
suspension Of limitations under certain
and the reckoning of
quotas on a monthly instead of q
yearly basis.
UrHcs Consular Examinations.
Mr.. Davis advocates the consular
as a means OF ,reduc-
ing the number Of reflections at
American ports, where the aliens
would continue to be examined as at
present, and would be admitted ac-
cordfng to certain preferential classi-
He does not make suggestions as
to a new basis for computing quotas,
but a number of aliens would be ad-
mitted as "non-immigrants," under
the department could suspend all i'm
migration in times of industrial, de-
preston. -
pended to admit farmers and skilled
or unskilled labor when labor of the
like kind cannot be found unem-
pIoyed In the United States, provided
that no strike or lockout exists IN
the industry seeking to import such
labor" and in the cases of husbands,
wives and minor children dependent
upon relatives already citizens Of this
country. 5.S5ss g ssjs.ff 3
Favor to Alien Seanen.
Alien seamen landing in pursuit
of their calling or TO seek new
berth in a foreign ship would be
permitted to land on the authority
Of a landing card properly Endorsed
by al, immigration officer at the port
OF arrival Alien seamen Of races
excluded by law would be required, to
furnish also bond to guarantee
their departure.