Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-08-16 | Page 3 | New Oriental Immigrant Bill

NEW ORIENTAL I IMMIGRANT BILL Senator Proposes to Admit Small Proportion f of t Washington ton Aug t 15 Changes Changes Chanes inthe Inthe in inthe the nations nation's immigration p policy ll es especially especially es- es lly as It affects affects' J Japan pan China China and the far east were prop proposed sed In a bill bill j Introduced to today a h. h by S Senator 3 r Dilling- Dilling I ham Republican of ot Vermont and re re- re to the Immigration committee Under the thc measure the number of of i aliens alien of or an any might b be beJ j admitted to the Iho country annually would i ibe be limited to lo 5 Li per ncr cent of the tho number I of or such uch ch nationality already alread her here The Tho restriction restriction h however hoWtH W r would not not- apply ito I to Immigrants who who are uri natives of ot I I coun countries rles In the western hemisphere I The Thc bill also would r repeal peal all special laws directly or Indirectly relating to Immigration from China Jauan and I other oriental countries Including the t Chinese exclusion law the passport provision pro of the Root Hoot agreement agreement agreement agree- agree ment and provisions pro In the 1917 f gration act denying admission lon to j i grants from certain portions of or Asia j and adjacent islands inlands I Senator Dillingham ham said the bill did not open the door to Increased A Asiatic I Immigration owing to the tho small number number number num num- ber countries now i of at nationals of ot those In the United Sta States es I I