CHECKING THE FLOW

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 83, 7 April 1924, Page 7

CHECKING THE FLOW

"AMERICA FOR AMERICANS"

NEW IMMIGRATION BILL.

(UNITED fgBSS ASSOCIATION'.—COPXRIQHT.)

(AUSIRALUN-NBW ZBALAND CAIU AJSOCIATIOKJ! WASHINGTON, sth April.' A debate "began, "in,.,'the,'.Htfuse^pf Representatives to-day .on "the • njosfcdiscussed -piece of legislation siiVce'Prohibition, the Immigration' Bill, under which the Census of; ,1890 will be the basis, of the racial groups, the percentage admittedi being reduced to 2 peri cent.- . -■ Representative Johnson, who is sponsoring". tKe"iheasureV;'sounde<i' the' keynote of "America for Americans." The Oriental exclusion features, however, are omitted.. The Bill exempts the wive* and children under 18 years, and paxS ente over 65 years,' o£ .American cftizens . Part S' aHgnmeais have brokendown in' consideration of the measure.' The chief opposition com.es from ,New 3Torfc and other large alien centres, and support from the South and West.- Tbe:: JKu. .KJux- KLjh.' supports it, aid,, Jiaa" made its sentiments clearly felt.', ' -.-"' It is estimated the Bill will redoes immigration from 350,000 annually to 160,000, chiefly affecting southern and Eastern .Europe; Britain and Ireland/ however,. • would have, their quotas nearly doubled, due.to the change in. the Census year. - j__ ' , : Mr. Johnson"will'sh'ortlir report also on a measure providing for the' deportation of aliens after serving sen^ tences for violations of tha liquor airf" uarcotic laws-. ' , '