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By section 19 of the present law it is provided: That at any time within five years after entry any alien who at the time of entry was a member of one or more of the classes excluded by law. any alien who shall have entered or who shall be found in the United States In violation of this act. or in violation of any other law of the United States * * * shall be excluded. The fiveyear limitation applies to thosethat are in the categorical designation of anarchists. Then the others. "Any alien who at any time after entry shall be found advocating or teaching the unlawful destruction of property or advocating or teaching anarchy or the overthrow by force or violence of the Government of the United States or of all forms of law or the assassination of public officials." follow under the class that may be deported at any time after entry. The contention has been made. and it is a rather serious one. that anarchists being named as a separate class. as contended for by the Department of Labor and the Department of Justice. and also. as I understood It when the act was passed. that the five years limitation will apply to anarchists generally. but as to those who are going about advbeating and teaching the destruction of property. and so forth. there Is no time limit. Hence. in order to get that clear in the definition of anarchists *and those embraced in the class of anarchists. the change in phraseology. punctuation. and arrangement is made in the first seetion. Mr. Chairnmn. it is exceedingly important that tile bill should be passed speedily. and in order to expedite the passage of it I went before the Senate Committee on Immigration a few days ago. where a similar bill was pending. and asked them to report that bill as soon as they could. The suggestion was made and agreed to by that committe& that as soon as the House passed this bill the chairman of the Senate comnmittee sholld report the bill out. Two slight amendments were suggested in the Senate committee. which. so far as I am concerned. are satisfactory.