Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-29
PRESIDENT VETOES
IMMIGRATION BILL
Disapproves of Measure Because
OF Literacy and Other Re-
Strictive Tests.
SENDS MESSAGE TO HOUSE
Matter Too Fundamental to Set
tie Except by Universal AS
sent of American People.


WASIINGTON. January 2S.-rresi-
den, Wilson y.,ood ,,,o ,;
""c""Sc "i IN" ht"racy
test for admission Of aliens and other
restrictive measures. Ills meysarc
was referred TO the House Immigration
Committee. whose chairman p.nras.n-
tative Burnett. wiIl NOV. n.x, Thurs
day that tho ,nea3ur. bo passod o,o,.
the veto.
Much informal discussio, ,,,o,,
members OF the House followed re-
'''p' % 'hc veto. ana th"r" were many
II" oe,'eV'H fhc two-thirds majority
,edu'reh L" rcphss the bill could not
=, piocu''u. ih"ii grafton bills con
pr.sidc,,, ria,a,., ~
an" nE ,rcs'd"nt
49, '"' "''" times ia'ied OF repass-
,o ,r",,,,,a 'nsiSl mere would he
~ 1919 IN fepassing the bin III the
.ra., ,I.,.i as uohe III IN"
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Sentative. r rcPrc-
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desire Of A,,or,a.,, , 'Sse"t an"
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"avow.d :, poIicv y, ros,ri,i n''
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,ry ON !, ana h.a,, ~ .'e couh-
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VIZ
VIZ VETO TO HOUSE
If"sident Wilson'S message was as
,,1 ,.o,. regret that
,''S' "I"cu hE clear con-
'"'s "!i I'll X 5000,
'"e enumeration of
o., H. OF aliens
.,,, "'cS' "ithout my
"Eo,,
'e' - 10 ne serious
IN ,,, Po"'f OF veto
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p,..iJo, "'ci't OF inc
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mis- n,,,ic,,,,, ni,, ''so because
nor,,n, - ~ - !" :" many I'M
cc!ved ana Lo.,r.,,o "''-coh
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81 "ail"ihE the
10 uLi,.i, :, '''r P""''' service
:, sc,.a -, h,.,,.,: 'u' c''"or ana
snorsiI,n;,, ~ s"'" 10 ,he re-
me hy rhc r,,n.,i,,',, !''PoSt" upon
,c.i.i,ti,,,, -, '""''e'S o'
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!" wv" particulars OF vital conse-
'"e''ce 'h's biii cmbodi"s radical de-
~ ''o'" 'hc trad!tlona! and long
" po''cH OF this country,
Why" our people nave con-
'N'" '"' very character OF their gov
w We 'N,ressed' 'he Very mis-
'.'', '''' sp'''' oi 'he nation In respect
80 ''iS 20 me peoples OF the
VI ~ ou'siue 'heF borders II seeks
- an out 'iose entirely the gates OF
'u'' ""!ch nave always been omen
~ ''ose WI" cou'o hhd nowhere else
III '"" oppor'uhity OF consiitu-
''o'"i az '"tio" i"F what they con-
.',." 20 pe 'he nat urai and inaiienah!e
u.nn,r ,i,. o,',,a',,,.i. "u :. A'iu"tS 'host TO
have hoo, .,,;,, ;.,
regard to their character th.;r ,,,,
poses or their natural capacity
"Rcstrictions like these ..don,od
earlier in our history AS a nation
" ould Very materially have altered tho
,oulSc and cooled the humane ardors
Of our politics. The right OF politIcal
asylum has brought to this country |
many man of noble character and
elevated purpose who WAS marked as |
an outlaw in his own less fortunate
land and who has yet become an orna-
nent to our citizenship and 10 our
public councils.
The children and compatriots OF f.
these illustriouS Americans must stand |
to see the representatives of !
their nation now resolved, in the full I