WESTERN HEMISPHERE IMMIGRATION

8530—the Johnson bill. In that table we have merely the heading
“West Indies” without explanation as to what the Department of
Labor included in West Indies in making up this table of ‘United
States citizens permanently departed * * * by principal countries
 of intended future permanent residence.” The table says there
were 439 American citizens in 1929 who departed from the United
States for the West Indies. If I am not misinformed, Jamaica is
included in the West Indies of this table.
Being literal, however, I feel that this bill, if passed in its present
form, would allow a person from. Jamaica to be charged either to the
quota of Great Britain or Northern Ireland, according to the immigra~
tion act of 1924, or to the immigration unit of the ‘“West Indies,”
according to the Johnson bill. . The same thing, of course, would
apply to persons from other British islands or from the French or
Dutch islands in the West Indies.
In the second place, while I am not informed in detail, yet I have a
suspicion that the entries from Central America shown in Table 80
may include British Honduras. The same situation would arise there,
and with respect to British, French, and Dutch Guiana in South America,
 if this bill were not amended. This is something that needs study
and modification.
Mr. Box. May I ask that the gentleman give us a written memsrandum
 on that? Is this matter being developed fully so that we
may consider it completely? Would it be of interest to have it stated
more in detail about these countries so that we can have these facts
she gentleman is presenting? They are very pertinent.
Colonel MarTiN. When the immigration act of 1924 was being
drafted you called me and I sat with your committee and Mr. Middleton
 Beaman, House legislative counsel. That could be repeated, if
the committee desires.
Mr. Box. That is the better suggestion.
Colonel Martin. I have no further points except general ones.
The first is with respect to the provision for making up the quotas
and for putting them into force. In this bill section 9 provides
that the Secretary of Labor shall make the computations herein requested.
 Under the immigration act of 1924 the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor are doing a
similar thing.
Section 11 provides that the maximum quotas provided in this act
shall be published by the Secretary of Labor on or before April 1,
1930, and the act of 1924 provides that the three Secretaries shall
report the quotas to the President, and that he shall proclaim them.
Mr. CaBLe. You refer there, of course, to what they are supposed
to do with respect to the national origins.
Colonel MarTIN. Yes, sir.
Mr. CaBre. Is that a permanent provision in the act of 1924?
Do you interpret that to mean that it applies to all computations or to
only the one?
Colonel Martin. That is a continuing arrangement. The immigration
 act of 1924 provides that in case of errors of fact the three
Secretaries shall report to the President about modifications and the
President shall proclaim new quotas.
Mr. CaBre. 1 take it, then, that you think your suggestion with
reference to that matter should also be taken up when you are
called in conference.