Mr. Houghteling. Commissioner of Immigration. stated that in his opinion there are about 3.600.000 in this country. No one knows how many there are. and we will not know how many there are after the administration of the Smith Act. because many hundreds of thousands no doubt will evade registration. knowing that upon apprehension. or submission. for that matter. action would be taken to deport them. The second reason why the resolution should be adopted and an investigation begun at once is that there is pending before the Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs a bill which it is said il for the development of Alaska. that vast Territory of about 544.000 square miles. with a population of 58.000 people. about thirtyfive or forty thousand of whom. as I recall. are Eskimos. Some interests wanted -us to open up Alaska to 100.000 refugees so as to develop that Territory.
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