Speech #680110643

It was a piece growth and prosperity. the preamble of such a treaty can very of futile meddlesolneness. The subject should have been left well say: in the hands of the treatymaking power. " But." they say. "The Government of - . being desirous of conserving its "the agreement of 1907 has not been lived up to." If that were productive force and preventing the depletion of its populatrue. the answer is. " So will your statute be evaded. If a tioll by illloderate iminligration. and the United States being treaty can not be written strong enough to prevent evasion. desirous of respecting and upholding the aims of a friendly how can you get better results from a statute? " power Ill its control of emigration. do hereby agree that the But the fact is that if more Japs come into our country Government of - shall confine the issuance of visas for than the quota agreed on. it is riot with the consent or con- immigration to the United States of - persons each year." nivance of the Japanese Government. They slip over the ald so fdrth. border. and they would continue to do that. treaty or no treaty. We are il tilis quandary today because the Immigration statute or no statute. Colulnittee exceeded its autlority ild meddled with the execuAs to Japan seeking to colonize America. no matter with tie functions of this Government. undertaking to abrogate a what appearance of authority this clarge may be advanced. I treaty without authority of law or precedent.