The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-27
MAGIONE E: PROVES LITERARY TEST
 IS FALLACI0US
Donovan Sends a Letter 0l Bridgeport Boy To Pres
 ident Wilson.
SONS TELLS OF WISDOM
 OF ILLITERATE PARENTS
Philip Magfone Is Graduate of Yale Academic, and Brotl1- CT Is In Pharmacy
 School.
especiaa to The Farmer.)


 Washineton, Feb. 27-It is being finted from the direction of the Uni ted States Senate that President will son does not take favorably to the 1iteracy test in the proposed Imrnigra- ton bz1l. but no one has anything of dcfaa from the White House on the subject Senator Smith of Arizona is accredited with having stated that he believes that the President is not friendly to the 1itera,cy test as a means of restrfcting immigr atIon-
 While the talk of the esddentsS at titude is not denied 1t is believed that Senator Smith would not have let drop what he did if there was not good ground for the expression of be- lief as to the Presidents views
 It would be interesting to know just what part Bridgeport, Conn., boy of Italian parentage has played in mould ing the thought of the President Soon after the vote taken in the House of Representatives upon the Immigra- ton biu Representative Donovan re- cezved among many complimentary letters the follow:
 1894 Strahford avenue,
 Bridgeport, Conn.
 Feb. 4, 1914. Cougressman Donovan
 Washington, D. C.
 Hon. Sir Let me congratulate you on the firm stand you have taken against the liter acy test i'm the impending BurnedE Im- migra3ion biH. and Azlow me to mem ton the case Of two zzzterate fnzlai- grants. my father and nodher-
 Weare a family of eight, ell italians by birth, father and T oDaer. four 4l,zo1hera and two aisfers an haSing pezn1anentzv made our home In tl1ia country. a-- -f14. [ shah be one in a s1aOr4 dnns. My fatner is mot a citizen because of his anabi1ity to read or write Eng1ishs or even speak it All of the children in our home have received a. 1iberaz edu- cation envied by many persons.
 One of my brOtheFg intends to en- ter this coming Fall Columbia Un1ver- sity Pharmacy school and myself HOW a student in the Yale Medical School, graduated last June f1S13) from the Academic Department o4 Yale, thus receiving my B. A. degree My fA1zzer is not wealthy for his vocation is that of shoemaker, and my education has been possible by his as sistance- My father and notnsr be anE born at time when Italy was ir the midst of it's War of Independence were unable to obtain an education yet they are endowed with intelligence and enough foresight (many a time
 
 have their children receive the best ot training and give them a better stand ing in society.
 With euch law in force as proposed In the Burnett Immigration bill man1 an industrious and intelligent peIsoz would be kept out of this country, Gh1ng very inconsistent with the i'm Statue of Liberty.
 Mary rx1at.f, cases zsss mine exist i, the American universities. but sllal be content to mez ton this one alone For the most unedhcated to the learn ed professors. the factory worker t, Rockefeller know what good tn slIiterate Italians have done for. tn building of this great United States c ; America yet many Americans attemp to overlook it
 thank you sir for your firm stand
 Yours truly,
 PHILIP MANGICNE. Admfrfng Mangione's splendid pow CTS of expression Representative Don ovan sent the letter to the Whit House believing that the Presfden who is the peer Of all the Hie7ders c e. frenchant pen in his day and gen era4ion would surely appreciate tn kind Of thoughts that American insti 4utiors can put Tn the head of the SO of an fI1iterate Italian cobF1er.
 On February 6 Mir Donovan receiv ed the following letter from the Whit House; My Dear Mir Donovan am receipt of your letter of February 5tf together with its enclosure from M Philip Mang7one, and have brought 4o the attention of tfle President I accordance with your request, aI returning herewith MT. Mangione' letter.
 Sincerely yours
 J.. P. HUMILITY,
 Secretary to the President