Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-17
PRESIDENT SILENT
AS SENATORS CALL
HAN|HARA' s THREAT
Exclusion Provision Put Into
immigration Bill Without
Record Vote-Lodge Con-
fens With Coolidge

WASHINGTON, April ia
japanese exclusion provision was
voted into the immigration bill to-
day by the senate.
The provision, bitterly protested
by Japan, is similar TO one already
adopted by the house. 1t was adopt
ed without a record vote.
About twenty-five senators were
on the floor when the amendment
came to a vote, the request for it's
consideration coming unexpectedly
after the senate had devoted prac-
tically the entire day to a discussion
of President Coolidge's protest against
further investigation of the internal
revenue bureau.
With the senate committed to pas.
sage of an exclusion law, Senator
Lodge, CT Massachusetts, went to the
White House today to inform Presi-
dant Coolidge of the sentiment of his
colleagues and to advise him to con-
slider the overwhelming votes on the
question when the measure reaches
him for action.
No other inkling came from the
White House or the state department
as to the position to be taken by the
executive branches of the govern
ment.
Equally silent was the Japanese
embassy, from which no expression
has Ell anated since the storm on the
senate floor raised by the protest Of
Ambassador Hanihara.
When debate opened today, Sena-
tor Walsh, Democrat, Massachusetts,
leaving aside altogether the Japan
csc provisions of the bill, leveied an
attack on tie quota policy.
Text OF Amendment
The text of the exclusion amend
ment' which, according TO its AUTHOR,
Senator Reed, Republican, Pennsyl-
vania, will definitely and effective
ly' bar Japanese from entry into
the United States, follows:
NO alien ineligible to citizenship
shall be admitted to the United
States unless such alien ID is adnlis-
Slble as nOn-immigrant under the
provision Of Section 8; or 60 unless
such alien is an Immigrant who con-
tlnuOuSly Tor al least two years i'm
mediately preceding the time of his
application for admission to the
United States has been and seeks to
enter tie United States solely for
the purpose of carrying on tHe vocal
ton OF minister of any religious de-
nomination, or professor of a college,
academy, seminary or university; or
~ unless such alien is an Immigrant
who IS bona fide student over eight
cen years Of age and who seeks 10
enter the United States solely for
the purpose of study ut an accredited
school, college, academy, seminary or
university, particularly designated
by him and approved by the secre-
tary Of labor; or ca unless such alien
is the wife or the unmarried child
under eighteen years of age of an
immigrant admissible under SUBJ
division CD of this paragraph and is
accompanying or following to ioin
him"
Further Lenicncy Unjustified
Industrial conditions do not justify
further departure from the irrmi-
grafton policy adopted in 1921, Sem
ator Walsh said in opposing reduc-
ton OF the quota from three to two
per cent as provided in the bill.
III the congress, state govern.
mentS and religious and social or
tons would spend more time
co1alderlng the many problems that
concern not only the aliens in our
midst, but all the great working
classes Of our people, he said, lit is
Ialf TO assume the problem Of assimi.
lat nS the newcomers would cease to
exist
Senator Walsh opposed also the
proposal that the basis of quotas be
made the census Of 1890 instead of
1910 as violation Of a great Amer.
lean principle
Inc whole theory of superior race
V1lue' was declared by Senator
Walsh to c humiliating and insult
ms 10 The nations prominently identi-
lled IN American population. While
proponents of the bill denied that
TINS theory, was aGvaSved, he said.
the popular propaganda for the bill
Is not so scrupulous."
Inc senate late yesterday gave its
emphatic answer TO Ambassador
ilahlhara vigorous protest by vot.
ihs' 80 10 Z, to reject a proposal that
Wouid nave recognized the gentle
mems agreement"
Hanihara TO Blame
Many senate leaders had predicted
mat an exclusion provision would
be adopted despite the admiuistra-
ton stand and that sufficient votes
would be available to override a
possible veto, but the overwhelming
count against the amendment yes
terday was clearly a result Of the
llanihara protest. Among the votes
changed from support of the amend
ment by the protest, which was de-
scribed as a ''Veilcd threat" were
-pose Of Senator Lodge. Of Massa-
chusetts, Republican leader and
chairman Of the foreign relations
committee. and Senator Reed, Re-
publican, Pennsylvania, who has
charge IF the immigration bill on
the floor.
With conclusion Of the Japanese
exclusion discussion a number Of
amendments proposing changes in
the quota basis must be considered.
Senator Reed plans, however, to
move Wednesday TO limit debate If
that appears necessary to assure a
vote on the whole bill before the end
Of the week
FOREIGN MINISTER ISSUES
NPPEAL AGAINST EXCLUSION
TOXIC. April 15.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press .-Foreign Minister Mat
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