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Show 1 -------r- EFFORTS TO CHECK IMMIGRATION IM-MIGRATION Thoro is an agreement Jn Washington Wash-ington that Immigration must bo checked. Ole Hansen, the "hero of Scattle,"told a congressional commit loe, upon hU return from Europe, that overbody from evorywupr n Europe wants to come to the United States. Mr. Hansen's atatoment was broad euugh to be called large, hut It undoubtedly oxproeeed th.i nirim-tlon nirim-tlon In Its true aspect. I Senator and repiosentntlvM have bills all prepared to drop Into the lclslatlvo hoppor the mlnuto Mm gilndlng boglns. .The bureau of lm-nlgrntlon lm-nlgrntlon of. tho department of U- ,bor wiliirecommonU to congress that (II Immigration, oxcept ot pj.'iionr V who como of compelling necessity, , bo suspended for a period of at least I a year. Tho American Federation of La- bor la Insistent on flPflOdy legislation, legisla-tion, on tho ground that an lnf-ax" of cheap labor will further upset I our Industrial relations. While I Ms .Is an Important phaso of tho situation situa-tion ,stlll tho moro Imperative element ele-ment as ono hears It talked In Washington concerns tho fmt'ier strain that promlscous Immigration Is placing on our Americanization work, nnd the Ideal of America f r Americans. Extremists are proposing that inw migration be stopped entirely. Thr Is no danger of this being d-mc. Rut It does seem certain that 11.. b&is will be closed down tlghta- than they cvor have been before. |
