The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-24
THE eJEFFERSONIAN

February IT, last contained the following cable
gram: The papal authorities make secret of
their conviction that the bill conceived from
deliberately anti Catholic motives and it is sin
cerely hoped the United States will kill it. Ca
bled reports of President Wilson's opposition to
the iteracy test evoke much satisfaction at the
Vatican. The Vatican is eXerting such influence
as it commands at Washington to bring pressure
to bear in the direction of annihilating the bill
The Keystone American" of Pittsburg, June
49, 1914, quotes the above Washington press dis
patch to the New York Tribune, in long article
that contains the following:
'The newspapers have contained abundance
of similar proof Of the Roman Cath olic Church
dominating the legislative situation at Wash
ington. Recently the Senate damned bill
through a rider to the naval appropriation bill
with reference to chaplains that prepared at
a conference of priests with Secretaries Garrison
and Daniels, last June. And now the Senators
and the President are conspring to strange the
iliteracy test immigration bill, prepared by
Congressional Commission, after four years in
vestigation that cost Uncle Sam 100000, SIM
ply because some of the Roman Catholic Hierar-
chy direct that Not long ago newspapers
carried cable dispatch from Rome stating the
Pope was exertinf influence at Washington to
have the illiteracy test suppressed.
"Rumor has it around Washington that Presl-
dent Wilson has entered into deal to suppress
the immigration bill in return for certain Roman
Catholic votes for tolls repeal"
When the European war broke out, more
than a million immigrants who we're working
in this country. went back to Europe.
They had been taking million jobs away
from that many American citizens.
When the War is over, a million more will
come over to displace American labor
Yet, this Democratic Administration re-
fuses to take any action to restrict foreigners
and protect our own WOrkmen.
WHY?
(14.) Neutrality in the present war"
Could the Administration have done any,
thing else?
Would o,oy Administration have had the
power to do anything else?
Why not claim credit for the jamestown
Settlement, the Pilgrim Fathers. and the Con-
stitution of the United States?
(15) "Frankness with the PRESS
For instance?
(16) "New York, New Haven, Hartford
case started toward settlement"
Started Who started it?
Acknowledgement McReynolds had had all
the papers and evidence in the case for two
years and had persistently refused to take
action.
Then, ex-President Mellen of the pillaged
Railroads went on the witness stand, 0ver the
protest Of McReynozd8
Mellen gave the whole thing away and
showed how j. P. Morgan, Rockefeller and
their associated Wall Street thieves had stolen
S50O0O0OO to $9O,OOOO0O from the New
York, New Haven and Hartford.
me" public opinion blistered McReynolds,
and he started the case.
Aftereca9'ds, j, P. Morgan, one of the Wall
Street thieves, was an honored guest at the
White House; and McReynolds was promoted
by President Uriah Wilson to place on the
Supreme Court Of the United States
17) postal surplus of $3,8OO,OO0"
1t would be four times that amount if
Democratic Senators and Representatives had