Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-14
IMMIGRATION BILL
OPPONENTS IN DRIVE
TO DEFEAT MEASURE
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of Labor and various International
unions, have repeatedly directed at
tention to the facts.
No Room for Partisan Politics
In making this plea for the for
nation of an American bloc" to fight
for immigration Legislation that will
permit the maintenance of American
standards of living, Representative
Cable declared that there is no room
for partisan politics in solving the
immigration problem.
"The problem" Mr.. Cable said, 'is
a purely patriotic question involving
American traditions and ideals. DEM
Ocrats and Republicans alike, in my
opinion, are equally loyal in their
desire to protect America and the
American people from the influx of
immigrants that threaten to come to
the United States at the present time.
1.-THE partisan isue was not raised
until what l term a foreign bloc
raised its head and held out its votes
to the Republican party and to the
Democratic party alike, offering its
support and votes to the party that
would assist them in the defeat of
the immigration bill and threatening
the defeat of the other party"
Congress Must Repudiate
After pointing out that open
threats have been made that the
party that supports restricted immi-
grafton will lose the votes of great
numbers of foreign-born citizens,
Mr.. Cable declared:
81 repeat. partisan politics have no
place in this patriotic question. 1t
is a non-partisan proposition, and it
is a serious matter of determining
who shall come to the United States
and who may become American citi-
zens. Congress must not be die
tated to by foreign bloc in framing
the law"
In closing his address, Mr.. Gable
replied to objections that have been
made against the johnson immigra-
ton bill, which organized labor has
endorsed. In answer to charges that
it would bar close relatives of for
eigners already in this country, he
pointed out that the bill admits fire.
side relatives of American citizens
and that persons SO admitted are not
counted in the quotas OF their re-
spectivs countries.
Proposed Changes Necessary
Speaking of the good features of
the bill, he said:
1.-THE national need for a further
restrictive as well as selective meas
ure is recognized in the bill. The
changes proposed are not radical but
necessary and may be summarized
as follows:
1.-The weaklings are weeded out
abroad by means of certificate plan
and the granting to American con-
suls the discretion to refuse vises to
those in their opinion undesirable
No families will be separated because
OF excess quotas. as no one con start
without a certificate, which must be
used within two months from the
date of issue. 1t also prevents the
racing OF huge liners se-oss the ocean
to be the first to land their passen-
gers. By means of this certificate
plan a steady flow of foreign born
through Ellis Island will be possible
resulting in a more thorough and
more intensive examination.
"The quota is reduced from to
2 per cent, so that new arrivals may
be limited to our capacity to absorb
them The census of 1890 instead OF
that 1910 Is proposed.
mo discrimination against any
country can be claimed, because ia
theirs and mothers over 55 years Of
age, husbands and wives of citizens
OF the United States. as we'll as theft
unmarried minor children under Is
years of age, are admitted as non.
quota immigrants. and such person;
will come chiefly from countries
whose quotas will be cut.
Fight Not Vet Won
"A minimum quota of 200 is pro.
vided for every country Seepage Of
alien seamen into the United States
win be stopped by means of a land.
ing-card provision. The proposed
bill reduces the number who may
come from $4,000 to 1859 900.
The fight for further restrictive
immigration is not yet won. The
bill is not a law. Alien influence
international in character, is joininl
forces with allen blocs' in the United
States to prevent the passage Of thiI
measure. In large cities where thu
foreign born hold the balance o
power, threats OF political punish
meut have already gone ont TO theil