Arizona republican., 1913-02-19
By Vote of Eighty-Two to Eighteen Objections of President Taft on Dill lingham Measure Are OVerrulcd
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Senator Lodge Says United States Only Country Where Fancied Rights of Unborn Aliens Are Con Sidcred
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 WASHINGTON. Feb. lS.-The Bur nett Dillingham; immigration bill ve- toed by President Taft because it inn posed a literacy test upon immigrants, was passed today in the senate over the presidents veto by a vote = to IS. This overwhelming majority was given at the end Of q short debate in which Taft's attitude was criticized so vigor- ously that 1t strengthened the prob ability that the bill will be passed over his veto in the house when it is called up tomorrow.
 Support of the presidents position was voiced in debate by but few sena- tors. Senators Lodge and Dillingham; in leading the fight to over rule the president. declared the measure out lined so many important provisions for the exclusion of criminal. diseased and insane aliens that great harm would result to the United States if it did not become a law.
 'I fail to understand why it is that the United States alone among the na tions is not thought to have the right all nations have to say who shall come
  the only country in the world where it is argued that people born in other countries Whc have never seen the United States are entitled to certain rights therein. It is for the citizens Of the United States to say who shall come into their country That is a primary right Still less do 1 under stand this extreme opposition to re- quiring that {. man shall be able to read before he enters the United States We do not allow d man to become part of our body polite unless he can read and write his name. We do not hesitate to apply the literacy test to our own people. Why is it we should hesitate to apply it to a foreigners Op- position to this test as the bottom is the same opposition that is made to every effort to improve the immigra- tion laws to restrict in any degree the number of immigrants. it comes from the steamship companies For p years we met them in opposition at every turn. It is here today"
 My reason for supporting the bill' said Senator Williams. lis that I am afraid of ignorance. l am afraid of the man who strikes out blindly to over come wrongs he thinks exist
 The senators voting to pass the bill over the veto were Ashurst, Bacon, Bankhead, Borah, Bourne. Bradley. Brady, Brandegee. BristOW. Brown, Bryan, Burnham. Burton, Chamberlain. Clark (Wyo), Crane, Crawford. Cul- person. Cullom. CumminS, Dillingham;. Dixon. Fall Fletcher Foster Gallinger, Gamble, Gardner, Gore, Jackson, JOnn- son (Maine). Johnston. (Alabama). Jones. Kavanaugh Kenyon, Kern. La Toilette, Lea, Lippett, Lodge. Mclean, Martin. Myers, Nelson, Newlands OV- erman, Owen, Page. Penrose, Percy, Perkins Pittman. POindeXter, POmer. enc. Richardson, Root sheppard, Sim mOns Smith (Arizona). Smith (Geor- gia), Smith (South CarOlina), Shoot, Sutherland. Swanson, Thomas. Thorn ton. Tillman, Townsend, Webb, Wet more, Williams and Works
 Senators voting to sustain the veto; Clapp. Catron, Clarke (Ark.) Curtis, Dupone, Gronna, Guggenheim. McCum- Der, Martin, O'Gorman. Oliver, Payne. Shively. Smith (Maryland), Smith CMichigan). Stephenson, Stont and Warren.