“Since conferring with Louis Marshall and myself last week, Albert Johnson, Chairman of the Immigration Committee, is inclined to amend the immigration law in favor of wives and children stranded at European ports,” Congressman Sabath declared on his return from Washington. “Johnson asked for a few weeks’ time to consider what he could do toward having an amendment passed by Congress,” Congressman Sabath further stated.
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