The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-23

mittee opened hearings last
Tuesday on the Judd Bill, the
first time since 1924 the Upper
House has undertaken consid-
Grafton of a measure to repeal
the immigration and naturaliza-
ton bars of the Oriental Elk
clusion Act of 1924.
The subcommittee is headed
by Senator J. McGrath. ID.
RI. It's members include Sen.
Forrest c. Donnell, (R., Mo. },
and Sen. James o. Eastland.
ID. Miss. J.
Led off by Rep Walter H. Judd
(R., Mimi. the committee heard
a day-long parade of witnesses test
fly to the general beneficial effects
Of the Judd Bill.
They heard Rep. Judd say that
"justice and good sense demand
favorable action. Dean Rusk, De.
putty Undersecretary Of State. an
nounced the State Department was
in complete sympathy" with the
measure. and Gen. Robert Eichel-
berger declare that passage "would
have a very fine effect upon the
Japanese.
In the afternoon, the committee
heard: Rep George p. Miller, %.
Calif1. sliscuss a complete change
in attitude towards Japanese BY
Californisns";; Dillon S. Myer, war
time director of the wRA praise
the loyalty of the Japanese In
The Rev Everett F. Briggs
urge removal of racial bars in i'm.
and naturalization; Ed
ward ]. Ennis, and Robert NJ. Gull
hum. of the Committee for Equality
in Naturalization, praise the Judd
Bill.
There was no opposition to the
bill itself. but several groups, in
Guiding the CEN and the American
Council on Human Rights were op-
posed TO several sections OF the
bill which would: Place wives and
minor children on a quota basis in
all Asiatic countries and sharply
reduce immigration from the West
indies under the so-called colonial
provision of the bill
Hearings opened with testimony
by Rep. Judd, the bills author. He
traced the historical background OF
immigration and naturalization le-
gislation, then pointed out that his
makes no basic changes
in our immigration or naturaliza-
tion laws.
'Tt merely removes the last
remnants Of racism from these
laws"
He praised the record Of the ia
parese in America, but said they
were Inundated and hurt" because
the Issei are treated as foreign
body. Justice and good sense from
the standpoint Of our society and
our position in the world demand
that we end this hurt" he added.
Seated beside Senator McGrath
throughout the hearings was Rich
ard Arens, chief clerk of the Senate
Judiciary's Subcommittee on Immi-
grafton and Naturalization.
1t was Arens who asked Judd to
explain how many aliens were living
n the mainland and elsewhere.
Pointing out that a "fierce
struggle Is waging for the minds
and hearts Of a billion Asiatics",
Rep Judd insisted that his meas
lire would give Asiatics a renewed
faith in the United States; that
1t was designed to help deter
mine which way the balance tips
in Asia.
He added that nothing (this
country could do today would be of
greater assistance morally to Japan
han this bill -. We want friends
hat we can't get or keep under our
present discrimination policies.
In a technical analysis Of the bill,
Rep. Judd said he was opposed to
he controversial Section 8" of his
which would remove wives
and minor children from a non
quota status for all nations having
IN annual quota of 200 or less.
All Asiatic nations, including Chi
ma, where wives may now enter
quota free, and the Philippines,
where wives and minor children
10Th may enter quota free. would
Ne affected unless Section three is
(The JACL has officially an
nounced Its opposition to this
SectiOn.)
If the section is not amended,
Rep. Judd recommended that at
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