Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-23
PATRIOTIC GROUPS
ADOPT PLATFORM
SO Constituent Organizations
Unite on Policy Code for
Future Guidance.

platform for the guidance OF the
60 constituent organizations Of the
American Coalition of Patriotic Socie-
ties was formulated yesterday by the
advisory board Of the coalition, meeting
in the Carlton Hotel.
Particular stress was laid on immigra-
ton problems, with the council urging
tightening of the present regulations
and reduction of immigration quotas 70
10 per cent Of the provisions of the
act of 1924.
Questions Of national defense. paci-
fsm, communism. socialism and de-
portation and registration of aliens also
were touched on.
Views Form Code.
The views expressed by the council
were the consensus of the various or
sanizations which compose the coali-
ton on subjects upon which no con-
troversy has arisen among the patriotic
groups, and were formulated as a code
to which reference could be made at
any time.
The council urged Congress to ex-
tend the quota system of immigration
control to all countries of the Western
Hemisphere not now subject to definite
numerical CONTROL to ban the entrance
of Filipinos and other non-assimilable
races into continental United States;
to extend the time for the completion
of citizenship from five to 10 years, and
to make it absolutely impossible for any
alien seeking naturalization to become
a citizen unless he is willing to serve
in the armed forces Of the United
States.
The council advocated new construc-
f{nY1 nf % ho f,,l1
strength authorized by the London
treaty unless positive assurance is re-
ceived that the signatory powers will
establish Immediately the ratio of naval
strength provided for in the treaty by
feet reductions.
Take Military Training Stand.
Any legislation seeking to prevent the
War Department, or the authorities in
any public school, college or university,
from requiring students to take training
in the Reserve Officers Training Corps
was opposed. y
The council advocated the enactment
of a law making it a Cline for any
individual or association to urge or
promote the overthrow by force of the
Government of the United States or of
the several States, and requested Con-
greSs and the State Legislatures to re-
quire all public school teachers and in
structorS in universities and colleges to
take an oath of allegiance to the Gov
eminent of the United States, similar
to that required Of judges and other
public officials.
Soviet Russia was hit in the code and
the President and Congress were urged
to stipulate, in granting any further
extension of the moratorium of finan-
afo {y,nv Of ftH4 RI
War. that the funds or credits thus real
lied shall not be SLOWED to accrue to
the benefit of Russia.
Prohibition of importation all Russian
products also was advocated.
Want Stricter Importation Laws.
The platform of the patriotic societies
contained the stand that all limitation
as to time in the deportation Of criminal
aliens, inmates of prisons and institu-
tions for the insane and feeble minded,
be done away, with, and that the Presi-
dent should have the authority TO de-
port any alien who, in his judgment, Is
a menace to public order, good morals,
or the safety of the Nation.
Congress was importuned to consider
the desirabilityi of designating some
overseas dependency of the United
States as. a place for the deportation
of aliens who for any reason cannot
be returned to the country Of their
origin, or whose acceptance by some
other country is definitely refused.
Doak and Britten Speak.
Employment of aliens in construc-
ton of public works was objected to.
In a final resolution the council ex-
pressed regret and disapproval that the
National Commission on Law OBJ
servance and Enforcement should have
selected as members Of its staff for
preparation Of its reports persons
whose connections, associations or pre-
vious records give ground for the opin-
ion that they may not have been un-
biased in their judgment"
At noon yesterday, the council was
addressed by Secretary of Labor Will
liam N. Doak and Representative Fred
A. Britten, chairman of the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs.