The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-30

eion Governments Power 70 Say
Who Should Enter United States
Reused Jews to Big Protest-6ilI
Sent Back to Conference.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington, Jan. 28.-ISpecial.]-The
power of the Jewish people has often
been demonstrated, as in the case of
the Russian passport resolution of
year ago and again when the immigra-
ton bill was sent back to conference
BY the senate recently. In extreme
haste the conference report on this bill,
which was in reality a new bill made
by the conferees, was pushed through
the house by those who want more
drastic immigration laws.
But by the time 1t was taken up In
the senate It's provisions had become
known, especially that which gave for
eign governments virtually the power
to say who should come to this coun-
try. This provision was attacked Wig
orously, particularly by the Jewish. peo-
pie, who sent kilograms of strong pro-
test. And Immediately the bill was
sent back to conference to have the
Objectionable feature eliminated.
Attacking Columbus.
They are pulling down all our idols.
Only recently an organization In Wash
ington held a meeting and denounced
Columbus. In the language of q wild
westerner, they gave him q dirty set
tin out" and all because they did
not want Columbus canonized as the
patron saint Of America. III those fel-
lows really want to put It over on
Columbus" remarked member Of con
gress, ..they ought to circulate pictures
Of that statue that has been erected OF
him down by the Union station. That
gives him the worst deal any hero ever
got. They have made the discoverer OF
this country anything but the pictured
hero on the quarterback pushing on
and on toward an unknown land across
the unsailed seas"
Underwood Knows.
The men who have appeared before
the ways and means committee to tell
that body what ought to be done with
the tariff have become convinced Of
one fact and that u that Oscar w.
Underwood knows the tariG from one
end to the other The few pointed
questions he asks, the brief statements
he makes from dime to time, show
that he has been over the tariff bills.
treasury reports and all other data
pertaining to the difficult subject Of
tariff making and has a knowledge OF
what 1t all means.
Washed Money Troubles.
Bob Bailey, assistant secretary Of
the treasury, is q natural reformer.
He is a newspaper man and had no
more than settled In the money de
partment Of the government than he
began tearing things up. All went
well until he introduced washed mon
ey. which meant throwing out OF en-
ployment many plate printers. because
II money could be washed there would
not be the necessity Of printing and
issuing new supply In place Of dirty
money. But the plate printers are
union labor men, and they objected to
the new scheme. Then came the coun-
terfeiting proposition. and 1t was
shown that the washed money was SO
like the counterfeits that not even ex
perts could tell one from the other un
til there had been a microscopic exam
ination. And at this point the troubles
Of Bailey became burdensome He
has had trouble In explaining to the
appropriations committee that the
washed money process must not be
abandoned.
"A Mysterious Disappearanee.
Tom Pence, a versatile North Caro-.
lima newspaper man. was the press
agent Of the Wilson campaign before
the national convention. More than
that, he was a guiding spirit In han
ding difficult problems He continued
as press agent. and more particularly
as common sense adviser. during the
campaign after the nomination. Now
It Is believed that Pence has q pull.
So he is much sought after BY the
newspaper men and many others who
want political Jobs But Pence has
disappeared. For long time Il was
reported that he was In Europe. Then
he was located for a few hours In New
York. Inquiries at his ofkice at the
Press club and inaugural headquarters
do not disclose his whereabouts. It II
another case Of mysterious disappear.
ance. and Sherlocko and Watso should
get on the job at once.
Don't Forget Missouri
While there Is 30 much silence about
cabinet places, perhaps It might be well
to mention the fact that Missouri II
not entirely overlooked. Missouri has
many possibilities, but II l were going
to guess would say that David r.
Francis stands better chance than
any other man In the state.
They Like ovseman.
It almost paid Senator Overman To
be sick for several weeks In order to