Evening star., 1926-10-22

Scant hope that the Senate will take
any action on. pending immigration
bills at the December session is held
out by Senate Hiram johnson OF Cali
fornia. chairman of the immigration
committee. who arrived in Washing:
ton this week in the vanguard OF the
returning Senators. He anticipates so
much controversy and lack of agree
ment on the Republican side, with
reference TO the projected amend
ments to the present immigration law,
that he favors deferring consideration
OF them all until the new Congress
convenes a year hence. The most i'm
portant pending measure is the bill
sponsored by Representative Johnson
of Washington, chairman of the
House immigration committee, which
provides for the deportation of
aliens who constitute a menace to or
an unjust burden upon our Govern
ment." 1t is aimed primarily at
aliens with criminal records and Is
indorsed by Gen. Andrews, the pro
hibition enforcement chief. 1t passed
the House last June. Repeal of the
national origins clause of the pres
ent law, which sets up an entirely
different basis for determining alien
quotas and which was intended to
take effect next year, is another I'M
portant pending question. Another
Senate immigration measure would
permit wives and children OF aliens
already here, who have declared their
intention to become citizens. to enter
the United States as nOn-QuOta lmml-
grants. Another bill provides that
Hindus shall be considered white per-
sons in constituting immigration reg
ulations.
In the Supreme Court this week
a feminine barrister rose to plead
her case. AS she proceeded with her
argument onlookers gained the i'm
preston that she was competent ana
keen and carefully prepared for the
ordeal, but obviously suffering from
stage fright. Her embarrassment was
increased by repeated. and, from her
standpoint, evidently unexpected, in
terruptions by questions from the
bench. On two occasions she appeared
stumped for an answer. And both
times Justice Brandeis. otherwise
silent. interposed with kindly Sug-
gestion which gave her cue to
her answer. 1t was an interesting
incident. which inevitably called to
mind the fact that Justice Brandeis
is himself the father OF daughter
who is practicing attorney and
who recently made her maiden argu-
ment before the Supreme Court.
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Howard Paul Savage, now national
commander of the American Legion,
is big, brawny man Of AZ, with a
countenance that is rugged. weather.
beaten and genial. His hair is turn
ins white. but his complexion Is
ruddv and his eyes bright. lie has
a reputation in Legion circles as a
"eo-yetter" He halls from Illinois
and was a first lieutenant in the 55th
Engineers with a fine overseas rec
ord. He has climbed steadily in the
Legion. first az commander or the
Chicago post, which he helped or
ganize, then through the various
grades till he became state COM
mander in Illinois. At the time OF
his election as national commander
he was a member of the national
executive committee. He has a mill
tant program for increasing the size
and influence of the Legion and
"waging relentless warfare upon
pacifists and unpreparedness propa-
ganda."
The Bosch Magnetic case will pro
vide further large fees for a large ar
ray Of eminent lawyers. This IL a
civil action just commenced by the
Department of Justice seeking $1,000
600 or SO from a sizable group Of
prominent defenda nts on the theory
that the Government received an in
adequate price for the Germa n owned
Bosch Magnetic plant, seized by the
alien property custodian and sold tc
American buyers during the regime Of
A. Mitchell Palmer. Legal proceed
ings come after six years Of periodical
investigation hy the Department Of
Justice and after recurrent rumors of
prospective criminal or civil action.