John H. Quinn, National Commander of the American Legion, appeared before the House Immigration Committee on Tuesday and read into the record the resolutions passed at the convention of the Legion in San Francisco last fall, advocating a total suspension of immigration for a period of five years.
Commander Quinn confined himself to a reading of these resolutions, offering no additional comment. Opponents of the Johnson Bill have not hesitated to say that the personal appearance of Quinn before the Committee was an attempt to influence the committee with the name of the Legion, inasmuch as the resolutions could have been read into the record through the simple formality of having them forwarded to a member of the Committee. It is learned on good authority that although the Legion favors the more drastic expedient of a total stoppage to immigration, its official are satisfied with the measures of the Johnson Bill in its present form.
Commissioner of Immigration, W.W. Husband, also appeared before the Committee on Tuesday and it is understood that he discussed some of the administrative features of the bill.
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