The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-22
WHAT CONGRESS
WANTS TODD WITH
ALIEN WORKERS
By c. E. Ruthenberg


This is the third of a series OF
articles which the Daily Worker will
publish on the laws which are now
pending before Congress, directed
against foreign-born workers who
wish to come to this country and
those in this country
THE VESTAL BILL
Representative Vestal, Of Indiana
has introduced in the House OF KEEP
resentatives, one Of the most far
raching bills directed against for
eign born workers.
This bill does not only provide for
the usual limitation of immigration
the examination of immigrants before
being granted permission to enter the
United States but also provides the
means of taking care of the foreign
born workers who are now IN the
United States. Section so of the
Vestal bill reads:
"To facilitate the regulation OF
immigration, it shall be the duty
of all aliens residing in the Unit
ed States and all aliens soJourn-
ing in the United States to reg
lister in such United States judi
cial district before such officer OF
the immigration Service as may
be designated by the commission.
er general, with the approval OF
the Secretary, and such reglstra-
ton shall include the full name
of the alien, his nationality, age,
personal description Cincludmg
height, complexion, color of hair
and eyes,, date and place OF
birth, marital status. name and
place of residence of spouse and
children, if any, name and place
of nearest relative in the United
States and. of nearest relative
abroad, date and place of arrival,
and, if through a port, the name
of the vessel en- which he arriv-
cd and at the time of registra-
ton the alien shall also furnish
to the officer such photographs as
may be required by regulations
prescribed under authority OF this
Act. Every alien so registering
shall be issued a certificate Of
registration with a photograph Of
the alien permanently attached
thereto"
Under this section of the Vestal bill
every foreign-born worker in the
United States will have to carry in
his pocket a certificate of registra-
ton containing his picture. Should
the duplicate of this certificate be
lost by the Department of Labor, the
bill provides that this shall be prima
facie evidence that the foreign-born
worker failed to register and he shall
be forthwith deported.
Not only does Representative YES
tai want to put Upon every foreign
born worker the duty of registering,
but he provides that the foreign
born worker shall pay for the regis
tration, for a fee of So is to be paid
to the officer who registers the for
eign-born in the United States.
In order to get the full significance
of this registration and photograph
ing provision of the Vestal bill ap-
plying to the foreign-born workers
who have been in the United States
as long as five years one must con-
slider in connection with it another
bill which is pending before the House
Of Representatives.
ING ILL FEELING"
This bill is introduced by Repre-
sentative Romjue, who is from Mis-
souri,. 1t provides in Section that
ANY person not a citizen of
the United States while within
the jurisdiction thereof who shall
attack or seek to engender i'll
feeling against the institutions of
the oOVnTsDT,1opt IN tho TTDsfoJ