The bill that was vetoed. The only change from that bill which was vetoed was the insertion of the word " Hindus "-" Hindus and persons who can not become eligible under. existing law." The purpose of that was to.exclude Asiatic immigration. Mongols having been held by the courts to be not eligible to naturalization. The other House put in the word "Hindus." because they thought there might be. some doubt about it. Of course. the great body of the population from which that formidable immigration Is coming Is in British India. Objection was made to that form of words by the State Department. They told the coihmittee that .they. were informed that that form of words would beextremely offensive to Japan. that Japan had not the slightest objection to the exclusion intended. but for reasons which seemed good to them they objected to the language. Therefore instead of describing the excluded persons as those not eligible for naturalization or by the word "Hindus." the committee took the same people within geographical lines and excluded them..
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naturalization Asiatic immigration