Representative Albert W. Johnson, Chairman of the House Immigration Committee and father of the immigration quota law, who is in New York, said on Monday that there will be no more immigration to the United States after about 1950 or 1952, and he makes the guess that New York City, which he thinks is overcrowded already, will receive 2,000,000 additional immigrants within the next few years. He also expressed the belief that in the 1928 Presidential campaign racial and religious issues will be paramount, no matter what may be done to prevent this.
“Within twenty-five years’ time immigration in this country will be abolished entirely,” he said. “Our form of government will make this necessary, because of the necessity of preventing group control. The tighter you draw the restrictions the more the mishaps and complaints of such restrictions stick out until the people will want to get rid of the whole thing.”
Mr. Johnson explained that he favored a gradual restriction. He says the next step to be taken in Congress will be restriction applied to border countries.
MAGNES CONFIRMS EINSTEIN’S RESIGNATION. IS REPORT
Dr. Judah L. Magnes has confirmed the recently published report that Dr. Albert Einstein has resigned from the Board of Directors of the Hebrew University, according to a cable despatch from Tel Aviv to the “Jewish Daily Forward” yesterday.
The Jewish community of Vineland raised $3,100 for the United Palestine Appeal in its campaign which has just been concluded. This represents an increase of nearly 150% over the amount raised last year which at that time totalled $1,300. M. J. Greenblatt headed the Campaign Committee.
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