Evening star., 1925-02-17

islation, and notes the advance in
public opinion today over what then
controlled Congress. This change
looking to greater protection or
American institutions permits the
Holiday bill to pass the House with
the bars down as to time limit for
prosecution and deportation when 1t
| Is shown that the alien Is clearly OF
| the criminal or dependent class: and
| in cases of dependency. such as In
sanity or the presence of disease. the
burden of proof that such delinquency
arose from causes since coming to
America, rests upon the alien and not
upon the Government
| - ~
| Whether the change OF pubic
! sentiment noted since the war is due
| to the war influences or to class agi-
tation is not apparent, but the
change Is very evident, whatever
ecause has produced 1t. It has Deem
suggested that 1t is the fruit OF an
| agitation beginning away back IN
I1S52. under what was popularly
called the Know Nothing party" or
more politely called the American
| party" or 1.-The Supreme Order OF
the Star Spangled Banner"
| This more or less riotous faction
elected several State governors upon
platform America should be ruieo
by Americans" 1t was antagonistio
to certain religious sects and es-
pecially to immigrants. An enore
was made in the 90s to revive
"knownothingism'' under the name
of the American Protective Associa-
tion (the "A.P.A."), but without mucn
success.
| Whatever may be the objects OF
| such agitators In arousing senti-
ment to be alert in protecting Amer
lean institutions. 1t has no bearing
| upon the purposes of the officials OF
the Department of Labor, or OF Con-
| eressmen, in advocating more power
to rid the country of criminals. as
turbers of the peace and PUBIC
| charges.
| The proposed Law does not increase
| the restrictive provisions OF the I'M
migration law. based upon per
cent quota for each nationality II
| In wholly directed to deportation OF
aliens already within our bounda-
| ries but who are here illegally or
who commit crimes against our laws
| or develop diseases from causes org.
mating prior to coming here. ana
thereby make the aliens public charges.
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| The bill is not a manifestation OF an
| tagonism to foreigners, but. as Is pointed
| troduced 1t in the House, 1t Will protect
Iaw-abiding aliens and inure to their
advantage in overcoming prejudice
against all immigrants, SO often inctted
| by the lawlessness and undesirability OF
| a very few.
| Under the old law OF 1917 an alien
could not be deported unless no WIS con-
victed Of a felony involving moral
turpitude" and resulting in a years I'm
| prisofment Under the proposed BILL IL
resulting in a total Imprisonment Of fY
months, through sentences Of court os
| record-not a mere police court-he
| will be deported; II his violations OF Law
| relates to the prohibition laws, tota~
Of sentences aggregati1g IL months wiz
result in deportation.
This Is especially aimed at bootleggers
and dealers in narcotics. The fve-yeax
limit for prosecution ie abolished. Tns
| Secretary Of Labor's decision in all caseS
shall be final, but It Is the practice cg
| the department to make full trial OF eviA
dence as thoroughly as in any court,
| and tho alien is permitted to have coun-
sci. It Is pointed out by lawyers that
under the Constitution prohibiting the
deprivinE Of any man OF life. liberty or
property without due process OF law. no
| arbitrary decisions of the department IN
vestigators would bar appeal OF habeas
corpus requiring proof that the process
| was orderly.
A new provision appears In the Hoia-
day bill, penalizing a deportee who re-
enters after he has been escorted beyond
| our border. 1t Is said that frequently a
deportee would take the next steamer
back to America as soon as he arrived
| in his native lara OF II deported to Can
ada or Mexico h Youid sometimes beat
the officer In rec~ossing the boundary.
Under the new bill such repeater would
be scnt to the penitentiary.
Copyright, 1926, By Paul Y. .Cellins.i