Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-13
CONGRESS ALREADY PREPARING
70 ENACT LAW At NEXT
SESSION.
POLITICS PLAYED TO
LIMIT TO SUSTAIN VETO.
Wilson Administration Gives Remark.
able Example Of Team Work in Pre-
venting Measure From Being Re-
passed Over Vsto-Prsssure Brought
to Bear on Those Who Changed.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, Feb. 12.-Advocates OF
the defunct immigration bill. with its
literacy exclusion test will renew their
efforts to have the bill passed in the
next congress. Already they are con-
fldent Of success for canvass OF the
members elect Of the house in the
sixty fourth congress shows that more
than enough restriotionists to carry the
literacy test over q second Wilson veto
will take their seats next December.
The literacy test has gained in strength
every time the house has voted on II.
On the vote to pass over the Wilson.
veto restriction commanded forty EIGHT
more votes than over Taft's veto two
years ago, while the negative vote IN
creased only twenty-five. OF the mem
beers OF the next house 1913 who voted
yea on passing over the Wilson veto
have been returned and only eighty
three who voted nay. The house Will
contain 1876 new members. OF whom
eighteen served in the Sixty-second
congress. Five OF these. namely, George
Edmund Foss and William B. McKin-
lev. of Illinois c. A. Sulloway. OF New
Hampshire, Nicholas Longworth, OF
Ohio, and b. K. Focht of Pennsyl-
vania, voted to pass the bill over the
Taft veto. Among others who voted
to sustain the Taft veto but had sup
ported the literacy test up to that point
are Tilson and Hill OF Connecticut, Nc
Der1nott. Sterling. Wilson and Roden-
berg of Illinois. Loud of Michigan. Dyer
of Missouri and Crago of Pennsylvania.
The non partisan character OF the sit
uation attending this bill is indicated
by the fact that Mr.. Mckinley. who
voted to pass over the Taft veto. was
President Taft's campaign manager in
1912. These figures make evident that
the literacy test will be stronger in the
next house than 1t was in this, where
1t came within less than half a dozen
votes Of becoming law.
Labor Federation 90 Push Il.
Men who say they speak for the
American Federation of Labor declare
that the federation will concentrate its
energy upon the immigration bill in
the next session and drop some other
issues which are regarded as desirable
tut infinitely less important than the
restriction Of immigration. However
,hsasmay be. there can be no doubt that
many congressman and possibly the
White House underestimated the earn
estness of the labor element in desiring
that this restrictive legislation be
passed at this session. If 1t is true
that organized labor is willing to sac
rifice It's other claims for the sake of
enacting the Burnett immigration bill,
it is clear that even holder tactics
than were employed in the present ses-
sion will be used to get this bill thru
the next congress. President Wilson
WAS surprised and annoyed when Sem
ator Smith of South Carolina, an adj
n1inistration man, insisted upon calling
the bill up in the senate. Apparently
he did not realize that in many states in
the south campaigns are lost and won
on the issue Of the literacy test. The
south Is overburdened with i1literates
already and the chief reason why 1t fa-
vors this bill so strongly is its desire to
keep down an illlterate population
which already lacks for sufficient en-
ployment.
Strong Team Work.
With the powerful sentiment in favor
OF restriction. 1t was no easy task to
secure enough democrats to reverse
their votes and thus defeat the passage
of the bill over the veto OF President
Wilson. Some Of the best team work"
vet done in the Wilson administration
was exhibited in this successful effort.
The team In this case were Postmaster
General Burleson, Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo and Joseph p Tu-
nulty, secretary to the president. The
teamsters In this case had exactly the
same material to work upon as in the
famous Lorimer case !. e., the lame
"a ~ 1@I kh-A
tor Lorimer retained his seat on the
drst vote thru the courtesy OF about
ten senator's who had failed Of re-elec-
ton and had nothing to lose b. CIV
ing MI Lorimer coat OF whitewash.
OF the thirteen members OF the house
OF representatives who changed their
votes on the literacy test, eight were
lame ducks. Only four votes were
needed, as 1t happened. but the team
work OF the two cabinet officers proved
70 effective that double that number
were secured. However, 1t was only
natural under any circumstances that
fewer members elect would flop. for
they. must reckon with the voters who
had elected them for at least another
two years.
Politics P,aysd>to Limit.
what arguments the cabinet officers
used to prevent the veto Of their chief
being soverruled Of course can only be
surrnised. In one state where q federal
fudge is likely to retire and new ju-
dicial district may be created. two
members both lawyers and former
Judges, were among the changelings.
Similar conditions existed in another
state where federal Judge approach
ing eighty years of age is likely to re-
tire before long. One democratic states
man who hitherto has supported the
literacy test at every point but reversed
MS vote on the Wilson veto-this
statesman has had trouble with a fed
erai Official whom he has tried hard
but so far without success to have re-
moved In still another case more
Or less distinguished lame duck is
known also to be a candidate for a.
place in one Of the departments at
WASHINGTON.
The appointment lists sent to con-
gress from time to time from the White
House will be scanned with interest In
the future to note whether Or not they
bear the NAMES or former members OF
congress whose record In favor OF the
literacy test was an open book until
the Wilson veto came along. Popular
sentiment IL favor Tof restriction IL
about - 81 r the senate And 2 70 I In