Evening star., 1924-05-10
Compromise Nearly Same as
That ReC0nSidered to Meet
Wishes of President.
RETURN TO OLD STATUS
FORCED BY HOUSE VOTE
No Provision Now Left for Har-
monious Abrogation of
"Gentlemen's Agreement"

The Japanese exclusion provision in
the immigration bill will become ef-
iective July l. 1924, under Il new
agreement reached today by House
and Senate conferees.
The compromise reached today is
substantially that reported as the
HrSt agreement of the conference
which was reconsidered in Difference
l" the wishes of President Coolidge
New action by the conference was
made necessary when the House yes
terday refused TO approve March 1,
1925, as the effective date.
Ihe only other important change
made in the conference report was
removal of the requirement that alien
Heamen entering ports of the United
states must have landing cards iden-
ufying them.
Procedure For Report.
The new report will follow the
Same parliamentary procedure ac-
corded the first one. 1t will be
reported to the House Monday and
If accepted there. will go to the
Senate.
As it now stands the exclusion pro-
vision contains no reference TO the
negotiation of an agreement for
abrogation of the gentlemen's agree
ment, and the President has told the
conferees that in any case no time
Tor such a negotiation would be left
II exclusion is to become effective
next July1.
The House conferees are under
stood to have told their Senate col
leagues that in view of the temper
OF the House as demonstrated in yes
terdays debate and on two roll calls.
II would be futile to make any
further attempt to put through a con-
ference report postponing the effec-
tive date. The Senate leaders, in ad-
dltion, are doubtful whether the Pres
ldents postponement plan would re-
ceive Senate approval even IL it
passed the House.
Rejected by House.
. The previous conference report was
rejected by the House late yesterday,
191 to Ill, because of the recon-
mendation that the provision be made
operative March l, 1925, and the
President be requested to negotiate
abrogation of the gentlemen's agree
ment with the TOXIC government.
The conference report was called
up in the House by Chairman John
son of the immigration committee
who later proved to be one of three
members from Pacific coast states
to vote for it's adoption Democrats
lined up against the proposal, and on
the final showdown had the support
of twenty-three Republicans, most of
them from the west. and three inde-
pendents; Eleven Democrats voted
to accept the report.
During the debate Mr.. johnson had
support from Representative Long
worth. the Republican leader; Repre-
sentative Burton of Ohio, who will be
keynoter' at the Republican ma
tional convention; Representative
Vale, Republican. Colorado, one of
the confereeS on the bill, and Repre-
sentative Moore, Democrat, Virginia.
Line Up Against Report.
The fight against adoption of the
report was led by the two House con-
ferees, who declined to sign it-Rep-
resentatives Raker of California and
SABBATH of Illinois, both Democrats
and by Representative Garrett. the
Democratic leader. Lined up with
them during debate were Representa-
tives MacLafferty and Lineberger.
California. Republicans.
Two roll calls were taken en- the
motion to recommit the report Mr.
SABBATH, who has consistently oppo->i
the bill on the ground that it would
discriminate against certain European
nations. seized the opportunity to
seek to send the report back to con-
ference without Instructions
Mr.. Raker offered as a substitute
q motion for recommital with in&
structions to eliminate the Japanese
exclusion provision. BY vote of 189
to ia his substitute was approved
another vote then being demanded on
adoption of the SABBATH motion as
amended. On this vote the result
was 191 to Ill.