Evening star., 1902-02-19
who knows It, Can IT truthfuly be sa,a

Who knows Il? Can It truthfuliy be aaid
that iiliteracy any more than iiteracy In Q
cause OF crime? Look backward and think
OF the great crimes Of the ages. You have
nngers enough on two hands TO count ND
those committed by iliterateA Could you
ever nnish enumerating those committed
by educated men and women? Think Of
the cr1mea committed In your own time
ana IN your own state. Is II not your YER
dict that the great majority Of them have
believe 1t II true that the lowly even to
the i!terates have greater reverence for
law than the educated When Il ID not a
sentiment Of reverence which they have
for the law 1t 10 one OF ave- and its re-
straining influence is Just as potent. IL
In some places. perchance a remarkable
percentage OF tlliterates were imprisoned
for attractions OF tho law. that fact would
Ii particularly cause OF crime. I should
rather set II down In substantiation OF
what know to be true. namely. that as
IN the the low
cape the vengeance Of the law. They have
not the influence OF wealth or great
friends. which are such powerful factors
in securing immunity for crime. am
sure that this idea viii be neither novel nor
startling to the lawyers Of this committee
You have been told that organised labor
has indorsed the educational test. AZ
said in the beginnins. I am not speaking
for organised labor. but 1 think I know
enough about the subject to say that or
saniseo iapor mas not specifically indorscd
the educational test. And furthermore. I
am sure that they never will do so. I
nave heard your chairman's question as to
what would be the attitude OF organized
labor toward two immigrants. both
ing to work. standing at our gates Knocking
for admission. Mr.. Chairman. I hope I
Know organized labor well enough to say
that there Is not a labor union in America
rn (yfN i,yrf tnkfo L..
a case, would say to the unfortunate who
could not read, You go back and to the
other. Stay This would be the verdict:
II one stays both stay; IL the one goes
back, both 60
Present Laws Enforced.
mo. 1t is not the educational test
that the people want. They want the pres
ent laws strengthened and enforced They
want the officers charged with the execu-
tion Of the laws given ample authority.
There should not be a scattered and. there
fore. impotent authority, as Is now the
case The authority to execute the laws
should be placed In the hands of one man
and he held to strict responsibility. Crimi-
mails. paupers. contract laborers. diseased
persons and other Objectionable persons
contemplated in the law should be kept
out. You should make the law strong
enough to do this. The loopholes have
1s neen pointed out to you Close them ana
the last officer to carry out the law. Do
this. gentlemen, and then no matter what
your party faith you can 60 before your
constituents with a feeling Of security
and sense Of duty we'll done. The doc
trnaires who preach the educational test
will not be able to make an impression
on your constituents. You can say to
your constituents; 4 voted to strengthen
the laws and make them adequate; I voted
to place the authority for the execution OF
the laws where there could be no uues-
ton as to the responsibility: voted the
last dollar and the last man necessary to
never will vote against the worthy and
desirable immigrant who has been so un-
fortunate as not to be able to read Place
yourself in the attitude to be able to make
that speech to your constituents and have
no fear that the enlightened, humane SEN
timent Of your people will condemn you
or the rank and file of organized labor
be hostile toward YOU"