The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-22
MANIFESTATION Bill
IS DISCUSSED At
PUBLIC HEARING
Five Hundred Social Workers,
Labor Leaders and Public
lists Crowd East Room to Tell
President Their Views.


Washington. Jan. 22.-FTve hun
dred men and women-soc!al worf-
era. labor leaders and publlclatn-
crowded the enst room Of the white
House today AZ n public hearing be-
fore President Wilson on the lmm,-
grafton bill.
Three hours for argument we're
apportioned equally between the oJ-
ponents and the supporters Of ~
measure. Seated az n long table aud
Thanked BY his military aides in frll
uniform, and stenoerapners. Presi-
dent Wilson listened TO the discus.
sion.
J. II. Patton. OF the Far,nern' Ma
tlonal Congress and the Farmers Ma
tlonal Union. opened the hearing fer
the advocates OF the hill. saying he
spoke for all organizations qualified
10 represent the farmers OF the coun-
try. He said farmers wanted further
restrictions against immigration be-
fore ways Of d~isrtibutlng them were
worked out.
The presidents approval OF the bill
~ q protection To American working
men was urged by william NJ. Clark,
who said he represented various or-
R%anlzstions of railroad employees,
numbering 800. O00 men.
Professor II. Il. Fairchlid of Yale
University spoke for She iiteracy test.
because he said "it was highly amer
lean 10 require education" lie con-
tended the test would edu-
| cation In Europe.
r. a. Dennis, formerly Of Prince
ton University. who said he repre-
scented 2f5.000 members Of religious
and patriotic organizations In New
Jersey and New York also favored
the test.
opening tho argument for the OPP
ponenta Of The bill, Representative
Gallivan Of Boston asked all on his
side OF the question 10 rise. hut Presi-
dent Wilson objected, saying he
would not be influenced by number.
Representative Gallivan said. III
there Is one thing that stands out
more impcsingly In our national life.
far more than others. u u that liter
| acy has not been the source Of Amer
lean liberty or the cause OF American
| greatness. n IL eVerlastingiy true
that the crimes most injurious 10 So
| ciety. most detrimental to business.
commerce, finance are never the work
OF the illiterate.
Vicious talent s%harpened and de-
veloped by letters L. the most serious
problem society has 10 deal with. Yet
this absurd l~iterucy will admit the
dangerous European criminals OF the
continental cities and bar out the hon
est and hard working and badly need
ed peasant"
Professor NJ. d. Learned Of the
University OF Pennsylvania opposed
the literacy test on the ground tha Il
did not test character.
Oswald Garrison Willard Of New
York pointed out many reasons why a
literacy test was not n real test OF the
qualities or desirability Of an immi-
grant and how IL would exclude many
who become good citizens.
Robert r. Wagner Of New YCrk
also opposed the test. lie said SO per
cent OF the population Of New York
City was either foreign born or the
children were OF foreiga born parents
and that the per cent OF literacy In
the city was unusually low.
I'VE are enjoying peace and pros
perity In this country largely as a
result of your efforts" Mir. Wagner
said To the president. Therefore
many foreigners Will want 60 come
here following the war abroad. We
should open our arms TO them"
AIR. Willard In his argument also
spoke against the provision which
would deport persons found teaching
unlawful destruction OF property.
within FIVE years after their entry. lie
said while he was not himself in IA
yor of force for settling differences OF
| opinion. IL must be recognized that
the destruction OF properly Vas es-
sential to revolutions and that force
must often be applied to bring about
reform in lands where no adequate
provision was made for the peaceful
declaration of the popular Will.
AS long as forcible revolution Is
regarded as legitimate the world
over" he said, 1T would be monstfous
TO say that we should deny asylum "a
foreigners who might sic together and
dream dreams on u territory oil
tyrants yonaer. Shall We believe ths
exiled patriot a one to be watched
lest In his sitting room with hi'
friends, he talk over possible decd
az home? DO not let us drive out ol
America a single refugee because ~
loves liberty and aohors dospotism.
President Wilsoa brought the hear.
ms To a close with a brief statemcn
thanking the speakers for giving theil
arguments. and saying he would rcacl
la decision ON the bill in the neal
future. He has until next ThurEda,
az midnight to sign or veto the bill