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Show T j Washington Notes 4 I WASHIM'TON, Jan. 3. A temporary tempor-ary suspension of immigration pending a fulj investigation "with a passing i some permanent legislation." is tbo "real issue" before ( ongress Chairman Colt of the senate Immigration committee, com-mittee, declared today at the opening of hearings on the Johnson bill re-; Striding Immigration for onL- year. Representative Johnson, of Washington, Wash-ington, author of the house measure,1 was the first witness. "1 am told the situation immediate- ! ly confronting us," he said, is such that aliens are coming out in droves I They are gathering at European ports In the largest numbers yet reported. 1 They represent a highly undesirable class." 'Mr. Johnson dealt largely with the Increasing unemployment in this country. coun-try. i WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Senator! Borah's resolution looking to a reduc-l tlon in future naal building by the I United States, Great Britain, and Jap-1 an. was considered today by tho sen-1 ate foreign resolutions committee, but final action was deferred. Senator lorah said after the com- jmittee session, which was secret, that; considerable sentiment developed in thi committee to Include France aiM Italy In th disarmament negotiations which the president would be asked to initiate. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Federal! eourt decrees holding that the Clayton act In effect legalized "secondary boycotts" boy-cotts" by organised labor were sctj j aside today by Ihe supreme court. j WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. II Foster! Baine, of California, was nominated todOft by President Wilson to be direct-1 or of th bureau of mines. Ho sue-1 jcceds Frederick G. Cottrelle, who re-j signed last week. I |