ALIENS IN U.S.A.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 110, 9 April 1926, Page 10

ALIENS IN U.S.A.

THE FATE OF A MILLION

UNCLE SAM'S THINKING CAP

NEW YORK, March 30. The Civil Liberties Union and the Federal Council of Churches are waging a strenuous fight on behalf of the alien population of tho United States. Following tho attempt to exclude tho Countess of Catlicart, on the grounds of “moral turpitude,” Mr Curran, the Immigration Commissioner, reported to tho Government Immigration Committee that over 1,000,000 people resident in tho country wero “deportable aliens,” 30,000 of whom were living in New York. The committee thereupon deemed to recommend that 1,000,000 dollars (about £200,000) should be voted immediately by Congress to facilitate deportations. . This proposed immigration bill is .being vigorously opposed on the ground that it is too drastic and would result in the deportation of many aliens legally entitled to reside in America. The Catlicart case roused a storm of indignation throughout the countrv over 200 women’s organisations protesting to Wvshington against the exclusion of the countess. Tho press pointed out the tarreaching consequences such action might have on American citizens residing in other countries, if reprisals wero adopted. . » ,i „ Dealing with the exclusion of the countess and the admission of Lord Craven, wlio was cited _ with the countess in the double divorce proceedings, the New York YVorld pin ed a leading article rhe Other Wav,” which consisted only of eleven verses from the New Testament, giving Christ’s defence of the woman taken in. adultery. . “Deportable Aliens,* the lmmigration committee maintains, in f those foreigners who are undesirables, and who would not ordinarily he admitted to United States citizenship. Following up tho immigration commissioner’s report that there ar 1 000,000 “deportable miens m the country, the immigration Bureau is making arrangements to depoit 1000 “undesirable aliens.” at once. The majority of this first batch, it is said, will be persons who entered the country without being registeit or inspected. ... Various welfare organisations are attempting to prevent the system of “wholesale deportation, which, they declare, is creating a panic among foreigners, who do not understand the ; conditions of the scheme. . Non-American citizens, who ha\e built up small businesses, they say, are living in perpetual fear of being uprooted and sent across tlie seas at a moment’s notice. , , Jewish citizens in New York, have voluntarily subscribed 250,000 dollais (£50,000) as a first instalment for settling 150,000 Jews from America in the Ukraine (“Litlle Russia ). A second Jewish fund, for the same purpose, is being subscribed, and William Fox, of Fox Films lias headed the list with a gift of 20,000 dollars (£5000).