The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-03-12
PART OF JUDD MEASURE BIASED,
NY. NISEI WALLACEITES TOLD

supremacy" advocates gave their
enthusiastic stamp of approval
Il fought only those provisions of
the judd Bill which discriminate
against The British West Indians
and the provisions which denies the
Pacific Triangle" countries the non
quota privileges under which Ameri-
can citizens whose wives and minor
children who reside il these can
enter without being charged TO the
quota" Marcantonio stated. Under
he present language of the bill the
families will be deducted from the
100 quota Actually. the bin takes
away with one hand what it pur-
ports to give with the other
As Nisei who are anxious to see
4 good naturalization bill passed,
YOU should realize that it is exactly
these discriminatory features which
ieopardize the chances of an other
wise fine bill" Marcantonio told the
delegation Marcantonio, 1t will be
recalled, first introduced measures
which would provide citizenship
regardless of race" in every session
of Congress since 1910
The Judd bill originally started as
simple naturalization bill which
included quota provisions but the
State Department and Rep. Ed
Gosset. D. Tex. member of the
House Judiciary Committee inserted
the Objectionable features.
The British West Indies, hereto
fore. included in the liberal British
quota of IS, 72l, has been able to
send to u S. shores almost anyone
qualifying under the health and
public charge provisions of the I'M
migration Act. Under the language
of the Judd bill it will be limited
TO 100 immiorants The population
of the British West Indies is pre-
dominantly Negro, and, as Con-
gresham Adam CLAYTON Powell
pointed out in the floor debate,
immigrants from the British West
Indies number 10000 in NJ Y. city
alone. They constitute the strongest
political element among the Negro
population of the North British
West Indians are leaders of the De-
mocratic Party. In fact, Marcantonlo
asserted. three-fourths of the Pres
idents Negro Committee which de-
livered his Negro votes are British
West Indian in origin.
Now that the bill is in the Senate
I Judiciory Committee, powerful Me-
gro Hobbies will exert so much pres
sure that Northern senators are
unlikely 10 support the measure as
| il presently stands. In the Senate
Judiciary Committee itself, liberal
Senators such as LANCER of North
Dakota are expected to oppose the
discriminatory features of the bill.
The Chinese. too. are already ex-
pressing their disapproval
Following the meeting with Mar
! captonio. the executive committee
Of the Nisei for Wallace Committee,
issued a statement supporting the
basic naturalization features of the
Judd bill and cCngratulating the
JACL and its Anti-Discrimination
| Committee for its work in getting
| the bill through the House. The
NWC calls upon the JACL and other
organizations interested in an equl-
table citizenship law to oppose the
provisions which affect the British
West Indians and denies the nom
quota privileges to nations OF the
Pacific Triangle.
Although we deeply desire citi-
zenship for our parents. we believe
1t need not be at the expense OF
another minority group the state
ment said. I'VE urge all Nsei org
anizations and individuals to write
TO members of the Senate Judiciary
Committee asking that the discri-
minatory features be eliminated in
order TO assure the passage of the
bill" the statement added.
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