WESTERN HEMISPHERE IMMIGRATION

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1930
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
CoMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION,
Washington, D. C.
The committee met in the committee room, No. 483, House Office
Building, at 10.30 o’clock a. m., Hon. Albert Johnson (chairman)
presiding.
The CuarrMan. We will proceed, gentlemen. I have a couple of
telegrams that I will put into the record. This is a telegram addressed
to William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor,
and referred to this committee yesterday that was not presented. It
is dated San Antonio, Tex., January 28, 1930:
Mr. WrLLiam GREEN, Lo
President American Federation of Labor, Washington, D. C.;
As honorary president San Antonio Council League of United Latin American
citizens, supported by M. C. Gonzales, general vice president of this same league
throughout Texas, wish to inform you that any testimony that may be offered
to-day or to-morrow before House Immigration. Committee by J. T. Canales,
of Brownsville, Tex., member our league, but employed by Southern Texas
Growers; Ben Garza, president of the league; and Alonso S. Perales, of 2121 New
York Avenue NW,, Washington, D. C., honorary president of the league, is not
official act of the league nor has it ever been discussed, indorsed, or supported by
the general membership or any division thereof. The honorary president under
our laws has no authority to speak for us nor the league on that subject. I hope
this will be made clear to the committee, because there are about 20. or more
subordinate councils in this State that know nothing about the activities of these
gentlemen or the hearings of the committee on the subjeet of immigration, and,
further, because the problem of immigration from Mexico is foreign to the general
purposes and aims of the league, which is an organization exclusively based upon
principles of Americanism clearly specified. Please advise Mr. Perales at his
home address of the full contents of this telegram, as we wish to make it a matter
of record in the league.

C. N. Ibar.
M. C. GoNzALES.
The CuairMaN. Here is one addressed to the chairman of the
committee, dated Phoenix, Ariz.. Januarv 30, 1930:
Congressman JOHNSON,
Chairman Immigration Commiltiee,
House of Representatives, Washingion, D. C.:
. Permit me to urge immediate and favorable action on bill placing Mexican
immigration on quota basis. There are hundreds of idle workers in Arizona,
both American and Mexican, at present time. Some of our large mines are curtailing
 production now and am informed that others propose to follow suit.
This will throw a great many more men out of employment. Arizona needs a
drastic curtailment in Mexican immigration. That this view is preponderant
among the citizens of the State is evidenced by the fact that the State senate
during last session of legislature passed by unanimous vote a memorial urging
Congress to pass the Box bill. Governor Hunt also wired your committee urging
Passage of that bill. Arizona Federation of Labor, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and
other organizations have taken similar action. Despite statements to the