Dutch. and other vessels coming to ports of the United States by being permitted to bring orientals when other ships could not is an idea sponsored by the PacificAmerican Steamship Association. and the answer is that Japanese can bring Japaneseto prevent that would constitute an embargobut they can not bring other persons excluded for racial or other causes. and in this they are on an equality with all other nations. Mr. Coert Du Bois. chief of the visa section of the Department of State. was present. Part of his testimony Is as follows : " From the viewpoint of our foreign relations. the worst feature Is the apparent departnre from the timehonored practice of considering a foreign ship in our ports as a bit of the territory of Its flag. Under existing international practice any undesirable alien arriving in a foreign port Is detained aboard the ship and leaves with the ship Iif the government of the country considers he can not be landed under its laws. This bill violates international conilty il that it proposes to enforce a domestic law by taking seamen off foreign ships il our portspresumably by force. if necessaryand sending them home on another ship. There is no doubt that this would lead to complications no matter how carefully and discreetly the provisions were enforced. " The bill is not on its face discriminatory against any country. but since certain practices have grown up In the merchant marines of various countries. its effect can not fail to be discriminatory.
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