President. and those who agree with me on this subject. is that it shall be carried out in the future. and shall not be avoided by simply leaving the terms of the bill in such condition that the Japanese people can say. "You have avoided this gentlemens agreement and you have possibly avoided the effect of your treaty by your new immnigration bill." I do not think the bill as it is amended by the Senate cordmittee does that thing. at least. it is a subject of very grave doubt. because distinguished gentlemen oil the floor of tie .Senate have disagreed as to the effect of the language embraced in the amendment as it has been proposed by the Senate committee. Now. the proposed amendment of the junior Senator from California ought not to offend the sensibilities of anybody. It simply proposes to reserve any treaty restrictions or any other restrictions upon immigration that now exist by virtue of any laws on the statute books. and I do not see how anybody can be offended at that. Mr. President. every nation on the face of the earth has reserved the right to protect Its government and its institutions by legislation on the subject of immigration. If the press tells the truth about Europe today. the European Governments now are taking steps to further restrict immigration or to impose upon citizenship conditions which did not exist heretofore. A man comes to this country and in five years. practically. he becomes a citizen of the United States. I do not know but that. in some of the European countries as short a time as that. possibly a shorter time than that. was required in order that a man might declare his allegiance to the Government and become a full citizen.
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