Speaker and gentlemen. when the time comes. which will be within one hour. I shall move to recommiti the conference report with the following instruction: To strike out the nationalorigin scheme that has been voted down by the House and inserted by the. conferees. I shall also in. my motion move that we include as the nonquota immigrants the parents of American citizens over 55 years of age. the wives and children of declarants who have resided here over two years. and also the wives and children under 18 years of age of exservice men. I will also include in that motion a proviso to strike out the alienseamen provision and insert in lieu thereof two new sections which have the approval of all those whose sympathies are with the seamen of America and the world. Mr. Speaker andgentlemen. many of you remember what occurred in 1921. immediately after the first quota bill was passed. Within six months thereafter numerous civic. patriotic. and communal organizations in our country appealed to Congress to amend the inhumane. barbarous. and harsh provisions contained In the bill. Within one year two resolutions had to be. passed to eliminate those inhumane provisions which caused tremendous hardship to the unfortunate Immigrants who were otherwise qualified in every way for admission. Mr.- Speaker and gentlemen. I am satisfied that this bill will create. if enacted. more hardships than the act of 1921 or the act of 1922 which we were obliged by the force of public opinion to amend twice within one year.
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