Washington, June 23. presentative Albert Johnson of Washington, chairman of the House Immigration Committee, to-day offered a bill designed to relieve American unemployed.
This_measure would limit immigration visas for the present year to 50 per cent. of the standard quota in the case of all persons to, the United States from Canada, Newfoundland, Mexico and Cuba.
The remainder of the AWestern Hemisphere would have a minimum allotment of 500 persons per country.
June 26.
On a basis of census returns for' areas representing in the aggregate Jabout one-quarter of the United States, Mr. Robert P. Lamont, U.S. -|Seeretary of Commerce, estimated to-day that the total unemployment in the United States is under 2,400,-
[000 persons.
This figure represents substantially less unemployment than was generally believed to exist.—United Press.
Wasurseron, June 27.—The Senate to-day passed a bill aathorizing appropriation of G$500,- 000 for now construction at U.S.
Army posts—United Press.
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