The Washington times., 1902-05-22

machinery by which they determine
whether or rot woman is unified II
lunG ccGusc OF her charactc".
Questions lot Dealt With.
He said the committee had decide
that 1t was better not to deal with The
boundary question. the liquor question.
educational test. md other subjects in
this bill.
Mr.. Powers rep, Mel asked why the
United States should admit immigrants
from Gexico and Canada and not from
Cuba. as the bill proposed to Do.
General Shattuc req lied that 1t was
because Mexico and Canada were con-
t!Euous territory.
Mr.. Underwood, vino followed General
Shattuc. declared that the character of
Immigrants to this country was de-
tericrating. and he thought that ar
educational qualification would admit
culv those fitted 10 become American
citizens. He contended that large
portion Ct the criminal and pauper elc-
nent came from the ignorant of Eu-
rope. ana that 1t was high time that
steps we're taken to prevent the unrc-
st:ictcd influx OF undesirable persons
from the slums Of ether countries.
The transoceanic steamship compa-
mics. he said, we're responsible FOR
bringing in a large number of the ignor-
ant and pauper class.
Opposed Educational Test.
Mr.. Klebe-g opposed the educational
qualification. He declared that tina:
should be the test of naturalization, and
not of immigration. If man was
otherwise acceptable, Mr.. Klebers said
he should not be shut out simply be-
cause he could not read technical
document like the Constitution of the
| United States"
Mr. Grosvencr also opposed the
amendment. He said it would not pre-
vent the coming of a large undesirable
element. while it would operate against
many who were desirable as citizens
II would not prevent the immigration
of the anarchists. nearly all of whom
were educated and scme OF them fitted
to become professors in our universe
| tieh.
Nearly all the great assassinations
committed by anarchists were committed
by educated persons. High criminals
were almost always persons OF educa-
ton.
Mr.. Watson, of Indiana, replied to
General Grosveror and supported the
educational test General Grosvenor's
argument. he declared. was an attack
upon every school house in the land. 1t
made education responsible for crime.
and therefore led TO the conclusion that
In order TO prevent crime. IL must be
necessary to. at least. limit education.
Such an argument was not sound. he
said.
Continuing. Mr.. Watson asserted that
an educational test would keep out
65 per cent of the Italians. the Poles.
the Slavs. and Russian Jews, who form
ed large portion of the criminal and
pauper class.
Russian Jews Objectionable.
Mr.. Clark Dem. Mo- asked Mr.. Wat
son II he meant TO include Jews. Mr..
Watson said he included the Russian
Jews. To this Mr. Clark replied that
there were fewer Jews in the aims
houses. in the penitentiaries, fewer pau
pers, fewer thieves, and fewer crimi-
nails among the Jews than among any
other class of people in the country.
Mr.. William Dem. Miss) asked Mr..
Watson whether. granting that an edu
cational qualification was a good thing
to keep out undesirable foreigners. 1t
would not be good thing to exact it
of voters as well.
IL am not opposed to an educational
qualification for suffrage" replied Mr.
Watson, but ! would not add the
grandfather clause"
That doesn't affect me in the least.
said Mr. Williams, I'VE have no grand
father clause in the constitution OF Mis-
sissippi.''
Mr.. Robinson Dem. IndJ closed the
days debate with a speech n favor of
granting a territorial form Of govern
mont to the people Of Indian Territory.
There were within that Territory. he
said. 100000 without a local govern
ment.