Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1931, Page 71

e i S A . B e S e S iy 4 et . SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C,” SEPTEMB HIS WAY “y R|ror ALIENS William N' 7 a4 : . "'.'v: 'Y For the First Time in the His- Doa 2 % g o tory .of the Um't.ed States, / - : During the Last Six Months, the Tide Has Turned and There Are Now More Alien tion, and upon the steady flow of new blood, of willing Y / A\ | T / Deportations and Voluntary hands and strong-bodied men and B o Gt Pt ot / : 4 Withdrawals of Foreign ghe N World. | / e Today that “New World” has ' I Z Born Than There Are Nation which has arisen from the f f ] . soil of this continent is recognized , / ) 1114/ Arrivals rom Ot rer as the most powerful on the face / - of the globe. The need now is not for immi- rather, the Government cannot—eject a’'man who has his citizenship papers in good order, no matter what his crime nor how far from America he or his parents may have been born. Why do we not deport Al Capone? some : 58 BU'!‘ today we have a different story to tell Within the last six months, for the first time in our history as a Nation, the tide of i br.cs : H g8 soeitd i E § 553 F 14 g E § | 4 E i I £ta 1 B % 3 § | : § £ E i | : ¥ % | i 5 i ; H 4 & ; g gs 1 4 i ol sk ! gsgfgaas g fyigi e 4L 3 ® g§-E° § g BREES M i i el i i : i Before going any further, let me make clear one point—Uncle Sam can deport only aliens, necessary immi He cannot deport a citizen of the United States, formerly had been given his per- no matter whether that in by the immigration agent at the foreign country or not, little formality). The consuls were desirable he may be instructed exercise extreme caution Often I am asked matter of issuing these certificates to why I don’t take inquiring carefully beforehand whether and “get ride of some the applicants had in their possession racketeers.” My answer ¥ " E;E E 4 E) g of the country than were coming into it. < -~ ¥ i HAT has turned the tide? Several factors are Involved, but one primarily is re- sponsible for the sharp decline of the figures within the immediate past. The legislation of 1921 and 1924, to which I have referred, estab- . or 7 18 : : ; i il i § 1] s