It would be unwise yet to comment on the effect of the passing of the Immigration Bill, for the best informed people out' here cannot. give a definite statement regarding its provisions. It has been' considerably altered since first brought up, and, so far as can be a draft as finally amended is not available here. It is proverbial that a coach and four can be driven through any Act and the President, according to one of the messages above, draws attention to the fact that many exceptions are made.
So far as cain be ascertained the Act bars the immigration of all people not qualified to take out counter-measures,, have, American naturalization papers, been decided upon, give telegraphic which -means any coloured people ited without permission. except those native to the country. Tims, many other races are affected besides the " Japanese, but it is [understood that practically all others already are covered by other laws or agreements. The Japanese, therefore, willie the only ones particularly affected by this new Act. As no law of the United States is metro-active, Japanese already domiciled in the United Staten will not be required to leave, but no others will be admitted, unless, las presumably is the case, exceptions jo for privileged—sections, students, authorized delegations, ete. The Act will come force on July 1, at the end of the fiscal year.
The Gentlemen's Agreement, which has been so freely referred to in the debates over'the new Act, was a mystery to the man in the street until quite lately, as its terms had been kept secret.' It appears to have been a sort of compromise the Philippines also to impose limitations upon the humber of passports issued to any class of Japanese for travel to the United States. There was, however, to enforce such restriction,
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