Evening star., 1915-01-03
Provokes Protracted Discussion.

Provokes Protracted Discussion.
The amendment precipitated long dis
cussion. Many amendments were Of
fered to include all subjects of bellig-
erent countries whose homes had been
invaded. Senator PoiudeNter declared
other nations would protest under the
favored nations clause of their treaties
with the United States.
Senator Root. who made an eloquent
plea for the Lodge amendment. de-
clared that it would not violate any
| treaty obligations.
I'VE should open the door to Bel
gium.' said Senator Root. because the
people have no. country. 1T has been
taken away from them They no longer
have a government to watch over them
Exiles. they are wandering over the
face of the earth without homes. and
there never has been since the founda-
ton of our government people tt
which the hearts of Americans have
turned with as deep compassion or as
strong desire to give relief to suffering
There is no other people in the world
without a government, without coun-
try. Their once fertile fields are beaten
into deserts by armies, and 100000 o1
them are eXiled in foreign lands with
out means of earning n livelihood
a case like this. 1t is exceptional anG
should he entitled to exceptional treat
ment in this bill"
Practically House Provision.
The literacy test as finally approved
by the Senate is practically as it passed
the House. All amendments to enlargt
the exemptions to admit persons il ns
from political or racial as well as reli
gtous persecution have been rejected
The section follows:
That after four months from the ap
proval of this act. in addition to tn,
aliens who are by law now excluded
from admission into the United States
the following persons shall also be eX
cluded from admission thereto. to wit:
All aliens over sixteen years of age
physically capable of reading. who can
not read the English language or som,
other language or dialect, including He
brew or YiddiSh;
or any alien heretofore or hereafter
legally admitted, or any citizen of TIL,
United States. may bring in or send fol
his father or grandfather over fifty-tiv'
years of age, his wife. his mother, his
grandmother or his unmarried o.
widowed daughter, if otherwise admis
sible, whether such relative can read ol
not and such relative shall be per-
mitted to enter. That for the purpose
of ascertaining whether aliens can reat
the immigrant inspectors shall be fur
nisled with slips, of uniform size. pre-
pared under the direction of the Secre
tary Of Labor, each containing not les:
than thirty. nor more than forty, word.
in ordinary use, printed in plainly legi
BILE type in some one of the various Ian
guages and dialects of Immigrants. Eact
alien may designate the particular Ian
guage or dialect in which he desires th'
examination to be made. and shall be re
qufred to read the words printed on tn,
slip In such language or dialect.
Glasses Exempted.
THAT the following classes of per
sons shall be exempt from the opera.
tion of the ilIiteracy test-to wit: AL
aliens who shall prove to the satisfac
ton of the proper immigration officer
or to the Secretary of Labor that the,
emigrated from the country of which
| they were last permanent residents fol
the purpose of escaping from religion,
persecution; all aliens who have beer
lawfully admitted to the United State.
and who have resided therein contin.
uously for five years, and who have il
accordance with the law declared theil
intention of becoming citizens of thu
United States, and who return to the
United States within six months from
the date of their departure therefrom