The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-25
SECRE TARY
Of LABOR
SPEAKS
Urges immigration Law
Amendment So That ReIa-
tives Can Be Reunited

Amendments to the present i'm
migration law, which would en-
able aliens in this country to
bring their families in, was urged
by Secretary of Labor James ].
Davis in a stirring address before
the Daughters of the American
Revolution today.
He also made a plea to legalize
the 100000 aliens in America
who cannot become citizens due
to minor technicalities in the law,
and urged the annual registration
of Americas S,00O,O 900 foreigners
in order to help those desiring to
become citizens and to deport
those who preached the downfall
of this country's form of govern
ment.
Asks Amendment of Laws.
I'VE need to amend. our present
laws so that these people can be
taken care Of he said. This Gov
eminent must arrange it so that the
aliens who are here and want to be-.
come good American citizens may
bring their wives and children over
here. Reunite their families. 1t
is right morally and economically.
1t is now necessary for them to
send most OF the money they make
back to foreign countries to support
their families there" he said.
az - hrfr THAR forAiIiac
over here. Make IT worth while
for them,'' he pleaded.
The Secretary also told the con-
gress of the difficulties encountered
by the Government in stopping the
smuggling of aliens and declared
that one of the biggest problems
confronting the United States was
the large number of visitors, num-
bering IL 1000, 900, who crossed the
Canadian and Mexican borders each
year.
visitors Misinformed.
Many of the visitors, he declared,
were foreigners who were misin-
formed by their own countrymen
in the United States. These for
eigners are being told wrongfulIy,
the Secretary continued, that IL
they can get in on visitors per-
NIT they can stay six months, at
the end of which time the permit
can be extended for another six
months. At the end of that time,
they are informed, the present i'm
migration law will be repealed ana
they will be allowed to remain in
the United States.
He urged the delegates to be-
come interested in helping the de-
serving aliens.
II am speaking for the decent
alient." he said amid applause, He
wants to pay his way here. Let
him do it. He wants to become
good citizen Help him.
He urged large naturalization
days be held in the future on a
legal holiday. 1T will be a little
Americanization Of the Americans
we have here, while he is Amer
icanizing the alien" the Secretary
said.
Secretary Davis was kept wait
ing on the stage for several minutes
while donations of money were be
ing given by the delegates to be
used in the erection of the new
auditorium.
shall we stop and listen to The
Secretary and continue the dona-
tions later" asked Mrs. Anthony
Wayne Cook, president general
Eyes" shouted a number.
Answer Gets Laugh.
mo. No. No." yelled an equally
large number, drawing a laugh
from the delegates in which the
Secretary joined.
II don't blame you" said Mr..
Davis, for not wanting to stop
taking money to hear me speak
You are doing a wonderful work.
There is one thing we need in
Washington. 1t is a large audi
forum Of this kind in addition to
the one we have
Anothr wave of enthusiasm swept
u. A. r. Hall when, in opening :he
program for the final day of the
congress, delegates from every
State, personally and for their
State chapters, made gifts of more
than $4,000 toward the auditorium
This brings the sum already DO
mated since yesterday afternoon to
almost $4,000.
The largest personal donation to-
day was that from Anthony Wayne
Cook, husband of the president
general, who gave $1,000 to be used
in any way the .. A. r. saw fit.
He made the gift in honor of Mrs.
Cooks mother. Yesterday he gave
S. 900 in honor of his mother, maxim =
1000 in all.
one woman, Mrs. Morley Hart,