The Washington times., 1936-03-07
Bill to Regulate Aliens
Should Be Passed
Ban on Criminally Communistic and Law
Breakers Is Vital

The bill of Senator Reynolds of North Carolina requiring
the registration of all aliens this country rigid system Of
sELECTIvE IMMIGRATION and the deportation of ALL
UNDESIRABLES will appeal to every PATRIOTIC AND IN
TELLIGENT AMERICAN a needed regulation in very
important responsibility and should be
promptly passed.
The purposes of bill several, and each vital
IT WOULD RID THE COUNTRY OF LAW BREAKING
ARE CRIMINALLY CoGMUNIsTIC OR ASSOCIATED
WITH ANY ORGANIZATION ADVOCATING THE OVER
THROW OF OUR GOVERNMENT BY FORCE AND VIo
LENCE.
It would also relieve the Federal and State Governments
private charitable organizations of the expense Of
maintaining horde of destitute foreigners in addition to the
millions of people who dependent our
overstralned relief agencies both public and private
Another merit of the bill is that it would simplify the
problem of finding unemployment for Americans who out
of work, BY SAVING AVAILABLE JOBS FOR OUR OWN
CITIZENS
The registration and printing of all aliens in the
country would be required and in addition there would be
up under the bill system of intelligence for admis
sion of immigrants to this country and effective machinery
for the prompt deportation of undesirabes.
Inc extent to which the influx OF aliens under our present
lax Administration adds to the burdens Of citizens
revealed by Senator Reynolds in his speech in the Senate
accompanying the introduction of his bill
"In 1885," said he "l89 900 aliens of all classes
admitted; in 1884 the number 10000, and in
"Each year since 1888" he continued sue haze ad-
n'ited more and more immigrants in disregard of
millions of Americans who uUere seeking employment
on every hand and in eUery section of the country
The starnes bill constructive step in the drec
ton of solution of alien problem.
IT IS INFINITELY TO BE PREFERRED TO THE KERR
BILL, SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
Unlike the Kerr BILL it substitutes impersona and legal
tests for admission and deportation instead the discretion
ary powers asserted by the Administration and liable
abuse.
The ReynodsSa bill does not attempt to deal with
called deportation Hardship which in part the
subject of the Kerr bill
The much needed power to exclude expel any
whose activities nmca to the public interest
Is by the terms of this bill conded to the executive
would be better that this power should be lodged in the
courts to insure its mpersonal exercise in accordance with
the law and nothing else.
To confer upon the executive in effect lodge it
with executive subordinate and to invite abuse through
unwise amplitude of discretion.
THE POWER, HOWEVER, TO EXCLUDE OR EXPEL
UNDEsIRABLEs IS ONE WHICH IS POSSESSED
AND EXERCISED BY EVERY ENLIGHTENED Ma
TIoN SAVE OUR OWN
This country is dedicated to liberty and only those who
love liberty and will maintain and defend it, and abuse
it, should be allowed to immigrate to shores.
In fact the Reynolds Starnes bill shows careful drafting
and just appreciation of the abuses that have resulted
from weak and vaclang policy with regard immi
grafton.
It not only points the way just solution of this vital
administrative problem but travels far along the way
achieving such solution