The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11
TO GET WILSON'S VIEWS
SMITH WILL FIND OUT BIS IDEAS
on NnnGRATON BILL
Junior Senator From This State, as
Chairman of the Senate's Immigra-
ton Committee, Will See President.


The senate committee on immigra-
ton of which Senator Smith Of South
Carolina is chairman, during Satur-
days session decided to authorize the
chairman to call upon President Will
son and ascertain his views with re-
gard to the propositions as to the fur
ther restriction Of the migration
laws. The bill Of Senator Smith which
the committee win most likely favor
ably report to the senate at an early
date for passage, was introduced IN
the senate last June, and several days
later the Burnett bill, very similar in.
terms, was introduced in the house.
The provisions of the two bills,
throwing much stronger restrictive
lines around immigration, including
rigid educational tests, will probably
be strongly opposed in the senate, out
the general concensus of opinion is
that the Smith-Burnett bill will be
passed by substantial majority.
The action of the Senate immigra-
ton committee Saturday morning was
taken in order that the committee
might be in full possession Of the
presidents views with regard to the
restrictive features of the bill before
further consideration Of it. 1t is be-
lieved that the Senate committee will
report the bill with good majority.
Senator Smith has given much
study to this question, and the bill
represents several years Of research
in the problem. The hearings before
the committee will be continued next
week, and in the meantime Senator
Smith and the committee hope to be
in possession Of the presidents ideas
with regard to the matter.
Senator Smith was asked Saturday
afternoon for statement, and said:
"Of course the bill Is now under
consideration by the committee, and
I can speak only from personal
standpoint. It's provisions, to which
I have given quite an amount of time
and study, seek to preclu ude what
seems to have become latter day
policy with US to throw open our
doors to all character Of immigrants.
I do not believe that the working
classes Of this nation, those who, by
inheritance and teaching, have had
instilled into their natures the spirit
and patriotism Of our free institu-
tions, should be supplanted by the
ignorant and pauper labor Of Europe,
which neither cares for our ideals nor
has the capacity to embrace them.
1.-THE development Of the vast re-
sources Of America should be mat
ter for the benefit OF our own people,
in which all Americans, workingman
and capitalist alike, should share &C.
cording to the measure of the .fnitia-
tive and work. done, and I believe
that we are to-day admitting into this
country, because Of our lax immigra-
ton laws, too many foreigners who
are CTOWQluS OQI AuO11Se1A Ae@1S3"
This bill Is so drafted that it will
prevent this influx by making 1t in
cumbent, among other things, that
those who enter this country shall be
able to pass literacy test.
"Under it's terms, and ! think It
will pass, I do not apprehend there
will be any serious danger to the
American workingman from competi-
ton with immigrant labor. It is only
frank to say that I anticipate some
opposition to this measure in the Sen
ate, but I believe that the main fea-
lures Of the bill are sure Of enact
ment into law, and I have now In
possession data and. facts which,
am sure, will make the position that
I have taken in regard to this subject
not only tenable, but conclusive"