Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10
LIMIT ALIEN Jobs
IN u. S. AGENCIES
'AII-American' Provisos in
Appropriations Threaten
to Plaque Officials.

The 100 per cent American"
amendment, new development of
certain appropriation measures for
1889, is threatening some 100 per cent
headaches for many executive agen-
cies, it was disclosed today as the
Civil Service Commission prepared to
warn the establishments of the re-
strictions that will apply to employ
ment after June 30.
Under a provision of the four-de-
partment bill-State. Commerce. Jus
tice and Labor-and the measures for
Treasury-Post Office and independent
ofiices-foreigners who have not fled
declaration of intention to become
American citizens may not be en-
ployed or continued in employment in
Continental United States after the
end of the present fiscal year, nor may
non-citizens who, however, owe al
legiance to the United States enter
employment.
The first prescription will mean that
foreigners subject to it must be dis
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which will apply only to Filipinos
means that no more may be certified
for positions in this country, although
those in Government service as of
the date of the legislation can hold
their places.
Few Exceptions.
The only exceptions allowed are 10
Interpreters for the Labor Department,
and certain members of the Coast
Guard, the Treasury bill section deal
ing with these reading:
This section shall not apply to
enlisted men of the United States
Coast Guard who are on active duty
in that service on the effective date
Of this act, until the expiration of the
period required for such enlisted men
to complete their naturalization, nor
shall it apply to personnel of the Coast
Guard on the retired list, and enlisted
men on active duty with over IL years
honorable service who are ineligible
for United States citizenship"
The principal effect of the alien ban,
it was said, would be to bar the
employment of experts who custom
arily come into this Government only
for limited periods because their advice
is needed on some particular matter.
Affects West Coast.
The barrier against the Filipinos, it
was believed, would be principally on
the Pacific Coast where many have
gotten into service.
Some of the departments are escap-
ing the characterization" process, so
far as the commission has been able
to ascertain. It is knnwn that the
ban was not in the Navy Department
and Agricultural Department bills (the
latter also includes funds for the Farm
Credit ADMINISTRATOR and such a
check as was possible prior to the
actual printing of the bills has not
shown its inclusion in War and Inte-
rior.
Congress also left 1t out of the
appropriation bill to keep its own legis-
lative establishment going.
The Civil Service Commission will
notify those agencies involved to 60
through their personnel files and de-
termine the status of their foreign
born workers, while the commission
itself will be charged with the respon-
sibility OF seeing that no more Filipinos
are certified where the bars are up,
The original form of the Treasury
Post Office bill would have been to
force the dismissal of all Filipinos.
but the Senate succeeded in protecting
those already in employment.