The importance of eliminating these restrictions in order to deal with the recurring problem of unemployment is clearly defined in a radiogram from the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations in Honolulu. Admiral E. B. Peterson. In a radiogram to me he says: I strongly urge passage of proposed amendments to the immigration bill providing for lifting restrictions presently imposed on Filipino aliens concerning travel from the Territory of Hawaii to the mainland. The Filipino alien group. presently unemployed. while numerically small. are finding work opportunities very limited as they have a preponderantly agricultural background. Due to their excellent work record on plantations in the Territory prior to increased mechanization.
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