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Show SDLOfJS FRAME BILL TO CHECK FLOW T ALIENS! Not So Rigid As House Mea-j Mea-j sure Which Committee Doesn't Approve WASHINGTON, Feb. y. Nationals o Japan; as well as many other countries coun-tries would le excluded from the operation op-eration of a temporary immigration control bin considered todaj by the senate Immigration eomnjlttee as al substitute for the hou- measure. Af- ter making some minor changes the. committee plans to approve the sub-1 stltute tomorrow. As drafted by Chairman Colt the substitute would affect largely Immi-:r.ints Immi-:r.ints eornbic l.i ric h from K.urope.j B( BldSfl Japanese nationals, aliens who' would specifically be exempted rom I the provision- of the measure woul'l; be those from China. Canada, ' New Foundland, Cuba, .Mexico. Central Am- erica. South America and nations with! Which treaties exist regulating immi-1 gr t ion. Chairman Colt said the substitute, would 'allay all ff-ars of a flood of' undesirable aliens from Europe," and that he would" push Its passage at this session. measure provides that "the number of j aliens oi any nationality who may be ! admitted" to the United States In any . fiscal year shall be limit'-. 1 to five per cent of the number of persons of such I nationality resident in the l.'nlted States as determined by the United I States census next preceding." Exemptions are allowed In the case or aliens In continuous transit through the T'nited States, tourists, aliens from countries with which treaties exist 'regulating Immigration and of natlvo-! natlvo-! born or naturalized citizens of Canada, New Foundland, Cuba, .Mexico, Central and South America Tir measure would become effective 'cn April p |