Speech #670019484

Joiixsoq of Washington] have copies of the bill before them. I wish they would turn to page 2 of the report. where they will observe that we exempt from the operation of the 3 per cent. in the first place. Government officials. and so on. in the next place. aliens who are in continuous transit through the United States. third. aliens lawfully admitted to the United States who later go in transit from one part of the United States to another through foreign contiguous territory. fourth. aliens visiting the United States as tourists or temporarily for bnsiness or pleasure. fifth. aliens from countries immigration from which is regulated in accordance with treaties or ngreenments relating solely to immigration. These classes yon exempt from the 3 per cent. which means that you exempt the .Japanese and the Chinese. They can come in. notwithstanding the 3 per cent. because you deliberately exempt them.