Chairman and gentlemen. early in September I introduced House joint resolution 205. to provide that the provisions of the act of Congress approved the 22d day of May. 1918. entitled "An act to prevent in time of war departure from and entry into the United States. contrary to the public safety." are. so far as they relate to entry into the United States. continued for one year after peace has been concluded with the Central Powers of Europe. The present bill from the Committee on Foreign Affairs is the development of that resolution. and I beg to say that the resolution itself was not introduced until after much inquiry. When this session of Congress organized on the 19th day of May and I found myself honored with the chairmanship of the Committee on I mmigration and Naturalization. I asked the State Department as to the necessity for the enactment of a. law which would continue the pbresent passport system in relation to incoming aliens. That resulted. commencing on June G. in bringing reports from United States diplomatic and consular agents throughout the world to the Committee on Immigration. These reports have been extremely interesting. You will find some of them in the report made accompanying this bill.
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