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Show is drifted f! IBICMITS j Warner Parker, Counsel for Bureau, Explains Proposed Statute. jiens to Be on Probation Until Accepted for Citizenship. "iSTO-V. March 27. A. Warner Park-"aw Park-"aw officer of the United States bu-of bu-of immigration at "Washington, un-"ced un-"ced today that the bureau of immi- "-'tion had drafted a tentative immigra-- immigra-- which .would have a number of -.pal provisions regarding the admission j stay of aliens in tho United States, making before the Boston chamber or' -merce in place of A. Camlnetti, commoner com-moner general of immigration, who i been expected, but was detained at Winston, Mr. Parker said that three in features were included in the pro-.;d pro-.;d new immigration law. These are: rt?: ration of ail aliens now in the ;ei States or who are to apply for ad--qon hereafter; making the admis-n admis-n of imigrants provisional or proba--ary during their stay in this coun-changing coun-changing the burden of proof of re--enierns for admission so that it will .' incumbent on aliens td prove their -.tss for admission rather than upon the arnment to prove their unfitness, as ; present. Proposed Enactments. Our proposed law," said Mr. Parker. ; i!e result of .months of study and it be ready for presentation at the x! session of congress. It will approach ( immigration question from an entirely angle. Kriefly, its provisions include tho .miration of all aliens in the country :.in one year after its passage, and the : '.-rsistration of aliens annually for four ,uis, tjeginning .one year after the periud :.,r the first registration has expired, so A the term of registration will really "j-,er five years. New immigrants will be c.ptered "upon arrival in this country. ...ey will also he required to report when :) move irom one immigration district :.. iiK'ther. 'Uur law further provides that imrni-shall imrni-shall be admitted to this country ruvisiuiully or upon a probationary basis i:A that tli e i r status shall remain that c ; applicants for admission until the gov-i gov-i :.ment is satisfied that they are ciuali-to ciuali-to live here. Put on Probation. "To guarantee the good conduct of i'iens in this country the proposed law provides that immigrants shall give bonds generally instead of in a few cases as at Ifppent. When immigrants are unable to hrnisli bonds it is provided that a cer-is-n portion of their wages shall be with-:-l(l and applied to this bond. The Lfjney withheld from- thein will be" debited de-bited in the postal savings banks on the .jsis of an accumulative cash bond and :: will be held until the immigrant has jivoii proof that he is a proper person to remain in this country. "Under this law the percentage of immigrants im-migrants who will be excluded from the : wintry probably will, be much greater i'an tne 3 or 4 pet cent which have been v iu'Jed heretofore. The new law will !: m way Interfere with the application (: tne present statute, but will reinforce iM reinsure its best principles being carried car-ried out." |