Speech #660246743

First. what siall be the practice of the American Goverunent vith reference to American citizens who are going abroad and to whom passports nmust be issued. Second. what shall be the. practice of the American Government with respect to aliens who seek to come to the United States. Obviously. in the second case. the American Government does not dand can not isue a passport. butit may require the intended immigrant to procure a.passport from his own Government. and also require that that passport shall be visCed by the _Amercan consul before the alien leaves his own country for the United States. Senate amendment No. 15 dealt with both of these questions. It did not confine itself as it might have to passports. it did not confine itself as it might have to visdes.