Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-16
OREGON PLAN
is FAVORED
Or. Wilson Writes to Friend
in Washington.
tFrom the NEWS Correspondent,

t1fVUt VIC AZ nG eSPbfueHbt
Washington, Jan. 16:-While re-
ports n current that President Taft
may not approve the proposed con.
stitution of Arizona, with its provis-
ions for the initiative. referendum
and recall, Woodrow Wilson. Gov.
ernor of New Jersey, has come out
with a strong Endorsement OF the
Oregon plan of government, which Is
the basis of the Arizona constitu-
ton. In a letter to a friend In this
city Governor Wilson writes:
II believe the Oregon system OF
popular government laws has
wrought a fundamental reform OF
previous corruption, and has brought
the people Of that state truly rep
tentative government in the place
of the ~fiagrantly misrepresentation
government. / believe the system
which has been evolved there con-
tains the essentials Of a body OF
law. and constitutional amendments
which the people of other states
should carefully study with a view
to procure for themselves the mani
fest benefits which have been de-
rived for the people of that state"
An Endorsement that applies to
Oregon applies with equal force to
Arizona. While the general belief
seems to be that Mr.. Taft will not
approve Of the Arizona plan of gov
eminent, as outlined in the constitu-
ton, he has made no public state
ment on this point. 1t is said that
the President does not entirely IA
vor this constitution. Thus a theo-
retical Issue may be said to be raised
between the President and the Gov
ernor of New Jersey.
One would imagine that the New
Jersey Democrats were shy Of big
men for the position of United States
Senator. There has been some Cos
sip to the effect that George w.
Young, a New York banker, who has
a summer home In Monmouth coun-
ty, might be introduced into the
night as a compromise candidate. 1t
Is asserted in some quarters that
Mr.. Young has aided the. New Jersey
Democracy literally In the past and
that he Is as much of q Jerseyman as
he Is a New Yorker. On the other
hand, there are a few big men left
yet In the Democratic party-men
who would measure UP to the Job of
United States senator, If there
should arise any need for q compro-
mise candidate. The supporters of
Governor Wilson are not ready vet
to admit that there will be any need
far any compromise, and, II the re-
ports that filter through to this city
are correct, they are not willing to
reiinquish their support of the candi-
dacy of James MARITIME.
At~sy meeting Of the committee on
fmmig7ation md Naturalization, OF
which Representative Howell Is the
chairman, held yesterday afternoon,
the bill of Representative Gardner
for the restriction of immigration
was reported favorably. This bill,
IL 1t becomes a law. will require that
all aliens must be able to read Eng
fish or their W language or dia-
lect. 1t overs the educational test,
sometimes referred to as the "illit-
eraey test" about which there has
been SO much discussion for some
years.
The reporting Of this bill will in
terest members of the Junior Order
of American Mechanics throughout
the state of New Jersey. This or
ganiation has a membership of more
than sixty thousand at present, and
the educational test as a means Of
restricting immigration has been ad.
'vocated for a number Of years. The
immigration commission, OF which
Representative Howell was a mem
Der, in its final report stated tina
the educational test was one of tn,
best methods of restricting immigra
ton.
Representative Bennett, of New
York, offered q substitute, whicl
was voted down. This provided tina
no more than a certain number o
aliens should come here from an.
country any one year. The humble,
was to be determined by taking tn,
aggregate for five years, and divid
ing the total by five, and this was t.
be the figure for each ~succeedin,
year or until some change In the Law
should be made.
Representative Gardner has intro
duced a bill to increase the pension
of Joseph Eckert, and a bill to in
crease the pension of Richard Ken
NEEDY.
Representative Loudenslager ha
introduced a bill to grant an increas
in the pension of George s. Hunni
well.
William LETTERS, postmaster @
Hackensack. formerly telegrapher 0
the United States Senate, paid a fly
ing visit to this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Delaney, O
Trenton, are at the st. James! G. T
WILDER. of Trenton, is at the .Ra
leigh; G. w. Holden, of Newark, |
at the Willard.