Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-15
Dillingham; Burnett Measure.
intended TO Further Restrict
immigration. Meets With
DlSappfoyab
SECRETARY NAGEL NOT
FAVORABLE TO PLAN.
Department Of Commerce and
Labor Points Out Many OBJ
.jeciionS to Enforcement Of
Proposed Law

~, Marnlnr journal special Ieased wlrel
Washington. Feb. "a. President
TAFT vetoed today the DILLINGHAM;
burnett Immigration hill which would
rcN0ntoulge thD Immigration policy
OF the United states hy IMPOSING an
ntoue, test upon all foreleners sock-
ins hame ln America. The veto
mosslae was accompanied by q letter
to the president from Secretary Na-
ecl. denounrlus The nlefuet test hs al
adicM provision, chased upon "a fall
lacy. IN undertaking. 90 apply test
which Is not calculated to reach the
truth and 20 Hnd relief from "a danger
which really does not exist
Tne president adopted tine sccre-
mrys program Senate and house
leaders lost 300 time in arfausing Tor
un effort 60 overt ldc the veto A. soon
as the message was read Senators
Dillingham; aud simmons aud Repre-
sentative Rurneit lcadlns the cone
gromlenal supporters of the measure.
made ufmnaemcuis lu take il up in
the senHte on Monday aud in ihe
hl ~ ~ TuDHal So
Iedae thet were confident that che
bnl would De- passed ia hnth houses
hN the necessary tWO-thiras vote. op-
ponfnis and proponents ai the pro-
posed laW have wAapd gHpf0us con
test IN heaflngs before the president
Tor thp inst ten dnys ufsanizcd la-
hor WARMLY supported the bin, while
several ORGANIZATIONS. particularly
Jewish societies recommended iis
veto Foreign nations protested
ngalnal the provision Tor detailing m-
migrant inspectors nnd matf0ns on
vessels living fofcisu duas hat socre-
mry Naeel held that this was not q
controlling objection to the proposed
Inv This IS the second time that a
lnefacY test for immigrants has been
vetoed rs IA president, Grover Clevo-
land. likewise, having refused IN 1887
10 approve i hll barring aliens who
could not read ana write.
In Vetoing tho hill. the president
said
u do this with great reluctance,
The bin contains many valuable
to the present mmlerp-
ton law which VIII insure greater
certainty IN excluding undesirable inn.
migrants Tho bill received strong
support IN Both houses and was rec-
commended by am able commission
after an oXtendcd inyestleation ana
carefully drawn conclusion
hut / cannot make up my mind io|
sign a bin which in rs chief pro
vision violates % principle thnt was No
ms opinion % ho uphold ln deaNns
with our immigration refer tn ihcl
literDeY test Fur the reasons stated
la Secretary Nngcls letter 10 me- "
dlsapproVe that test THE secretary
letter accompanies this
Secretary Nage aaid The ilieracy
test was defended as practical meas
are 10 azefude nrge proportion Of
undesirable mmigrnnts from certain
countries. the anal purpose being 90
reduce the quantity ol cheap labor in
tho United Suites he added
SO doubt the law would exclude o
considerable percentage Of imnisra-
fion from southern im3 among the
Poles, the MeN.cans and the Greeks
This exclusion Woud embrace prOba /
hy I'm niee part nndeslrahlest but also
q great many desirable people, ana the
embarrassment expense and distress
10 those who seek % enter would he
out of an proportion ~ any good that !
can possibly bc promised for this
tMy observation lcads me to the
that SO oar as the meuisl
of the individual Immigrant are con
rciued The test " altogether over
estimated The people who comci
from the countries named frequently
are illiterto because opportunItie
have been denied them The opprcs .
sion with which the people have To-
contend fl modern times Is not ro-
iei0ua Nut II consists af i denial ~
tha opportunity to acquire realnRl
aud writing Frequently the attempts 4
To- icarn 70 read ana write the IAN.
gaags af the particular people ia dis
rouraeed hy the government and these
in coming TO our shores
are really striving 90 free themselves
from the conditions under which they
hay7 heen compelled 20 live
Reeafdfhg ndustfiAi conditions, the
secretary mid America needed labor
ana the natives were unwilling to do
Inc work which aliens come over 10 do.
Admitting that there vas eonsesiionl
in some piaees and dearth Of mnqr
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