The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-02-07
lITERlCY TEST RETAINED.
KEPT IN IMMIGRATION MEASURE.
IN SPrE OF WILSON'S OP.
POSITION.
AmesSimcnt Modified tO Meet Treaty
Requirements Accepted New
Scheme Proposed tO the President
RAkcr Has Plan.

Washington. Feb. 2.-Final action
on the Burnett immigration bill was
postponed again tonight. when the
house adjourned. after voting down,
l73 to 120, a motion OF Representa-
tive Goldfogle of New York to elimi-
nate the literacy test feature OF the
measure. II was on account OF this
provision that President Taft vetoed
. similar measure passed by the last
congress. During the day President
Wilson let II be known that, while ne
would not make public his position on
the literacy test until he was consult
ed by the committees OF congress,
those who asked him privately for his
Views found that he was opposed to
tho proposition because he did not be-
lieve 1t was n fair test Of character.
Debate tomorrow will continue ON
an amendment offered by Representa-
tive Hays OF California, which would
exclude Mongolian. Malay and Afri-
can immigrants.
A modification OF this amendment
introduced by Representative Lenroot
OF wisconsin. adding the words "un-
less otherwise provided for by exist
Ing agreements as to passport OF by
treaties. conventions or agreements
that may hereafter be entered into"
was adopted just before adjournment
by a vote OF Ill to 90. With this
change the proposed legislation would
not AFFECT Japanese immigration.
Most OF the Pacific coast representa-
tives voted for the modification. be-
usvinG that II would be impossib BILE
TO secure the passage OF the original
amendment.
Representative Raker OF California
voted against the amendment. stat
ing that he had an understanding
with the immigration committee, un-
der which he was not to press the ex-
ciusion OF Asiatics as a part OF the
Burnett bill on the condition that The
committee later would report out his
pending drastic Asiatic exclusion bill
as a separate measure.
A new immigration plan which It's
author declares would conserve the
material interests OF the United States
and at the same time satisfy all for
eign governments by emitting racial
references and determinations, today
was proposed to President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan by Prof. sydney l..
Quick. lecturer at the Imperial Uni
versity OF Japan.
Prof. Gulick tonight said that, at
the presidents request. he had sub
mitted to him a detailed explanation
Of his proposed measure and had
given drafts Of II to Secretary Bry-
an and the senate immigration COM
mittee.
Prof. Gulick advocates the limita-
tion OF all immigration To 8 per cent
annually OF the number of foreigners
already naturalized and their Amcri-
can-born children.
This rate would allow all to enter
this country who might come from
north Europe" he says. "and would
cut down immigration somewhat from
south and east Europe anc allow
only slight immigration from
Asia"
Theb per cent rate. he says. would
admit no more aliens from any coun-
try than the United States properly
can assimilate and the policy would
completely solve the Japanese prob
lem. put America right with all Asia
and maintain and deepen intcrna-
tionai friendship"