1410 Europe as an Emigrant-Exporting Continent the cooperation which Japan was ready to give and had thus avoided creating any ground for misapprehension by an unnecessary statutory enactment. That course would not have derogated from the authority of the Congress to deal with the question in any exigency requiring its action. There is scarcely any ground for disagreement as to the result we want, but this method of securing it is unnecessary and deplorable at this time. If the exclusion provision stood alone I should disapprove it without hesitation, if sought in this way at this time. But this bill is a comprehensive measure dealing with the whole subject of immigration and setting up the necessary administrative machinery. The present quota act, of 1921, will terminate on June 30 next. It is of great importance that a comprehensive measure should take its place, and that the arrangements for its administration should be provided at once in order to avoid hardship and confusion. I must therefore consider the bill as a whole, and the imperative need of the country for legislation of this general character. For this reason the bill is approved. (b) President Coolidge's quota proclamation of June 30, 1924, listing the several national immigration quota allotments, under the immigration act of 1924. By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Whereas it is provided in the act of Congress, approved May 26,1924, entitled, "An act to limit the immigration of aliens into the United States, and for other purposes," that - "The annual quota of any nationality shall be 2 per centum of the number of foreign-born individuals of such nationality resident in continental United States as determined by the United States census of 1890, but the minimum quota of any nationality shall be 100." (Sec. 11a.) "For the purposes of this act nationality shall be determined bu country of birth." (Sec. 12a.) "The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor, jointly shall, as soon as feasible after the enactment of this act, prepare a statement showing the number of individuals of the various nationalities resident in continental United States as determined by the United States census of 1890, which statement shall be the population basis for the purposes of subdivision (a) of section 11." (Sec. 12b.) "Such officials shall, jointly, report annually to the President the quota of each nationality under supervision (a) of section 11, together with the statements, estimates, and revisions provided for in this section. The President shall proclaim and make known the quotas so reported." (Sec. 12e.) And whereas satisfactory evidence has been presented to me that the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and Secretary of Labor, pursuant to the authority conferred upon them in the act of Congress approved May 26, 1924, have made the statement and the quotas therein provided. Now, therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the power in me vested by the aforesaid act of Congress, do hereby proclaim and make known that on and after July 1, 1924, and throughout the fiscal year 1924-25, the quota of each nationality provided in the said act shall be as follows: Country or area of birth: &Quota, 1924-25 *Afghanistan...&100 Albania...&100 Andorra...&100 Arabian Peninsula(1, 2)...&100 Armenia...&124 Australia, including Papua, Tasmania, and all islands appertaining to Australia (3, 4)...&121 Austria...&785 Belgium(5)...&512 *Bhutan...&100 Bulgaria...&100 Cameroon...(proposed British mandate)&100 Cameroon...&100