Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-29
Sees Much That Is Good ml
immigration BiD, bat Cannot
Overcome Strong 0biectionSI
10 Measure.
SAYS PEOPLE HAVE NOT
PASSED ON QUESTION
Law Would Bring About RAD
ical Change IN Traditional
Policy Of Government and
Set New STANDARD,

tvV ~c~Nss cerNa sescst ,ss.te wsp
NnShlNeton. Jan 2N President
Wilson vetoed the immiEfatloR Wl
TO-DAY hccausc ot the tlterset test tor
admission or aliens RVS mossaee WAS
received ia the house ana rofcrrcd 60
the Immigration committee. whusr
chairman, Representative burnett,
win move next THURSDAY tnat the
measure be paSsed over the executive
veto.
Much informal discussion amons
members of the house followed the
reception of the veto, ami adNocates
Others asserted that the required two.
thirds majority to forcc the measure
Into law over the head of the chief
executive could not be procured
Three times has an imnieration bill
containing restrictive literaey test
been vetoed, frst hy rreeident ,leNe-
land. next hN President Taft and nov
B hy President Wilson fwice congress
iailcd to override tho presidential
{ disapproval. ana to-day house man.
ayers were inalatcnt that the veto
should not he considered until there
had been timo for reflection,
The president IN his message frank
/ ~ told the hpuse, which originated
/ the hill, that he had no pride of opin-
! ion ON the question and was not fool.
/ ish enough Ia pfofeHa Go know the
wishes and ideals af America hettor
than tho body of her chosen rcprp.
HcntatvtH know them
'If the people OF this country have
made up their mindn ia limit the
number of immlgrants hy arbitrary
tests and Ho reverse the policy uf pll
tue generations of Americans thnt
hhave gone before thum. II IA their
right tu do so" no said = nm their
servant and have uo license to mnhd
In their way. not | do not believe
they have"
Message Greeted With Applause
When the message wan read ln tho
house the attention given was mark
led. Upon ita conclusion there was ap-
pauau from both sides nf the cham.
her similar applause followed MI
statement hy Representative burnett,
that at the proper time, he would
move Tor u reconsideration Of the
vote hy which the bill passed aud int
the mcaHnro be pnsaod over the nreps
dents Veto Conference of hnuae
leaders followed. the speaker, MAtur
lily Leader Underwood, Minority
Leader Mann, Representative Bur
nett and Representative Bahnth. lead
or Of houar opponents Of the measure,
participants Mr SABBATH Wished tol
hasten consideration of The vote MI.
iurnott Insisted upon time, declaring
that an members should he given an
opportunity TO be present before the
llnal tcHt
Senate leaders insist that there
would he no trouble rcnaHelng tho
bill IN the upper house This WIS
done In the Taft administration, but /
the house failod to muator IA two |
thirda majority by narrow mafgln
When the meaaure passed The huiihe |
last yenr II wns bare tWo-thltdH ma. |
iurity aud Repteaenintlye Underwood |
said today there wna na question |
whether a tW6.thirds vote could he !
procured now
Tie veto Message,
President Wilson'S meHangc, dely- |
/ cred ~ the house, VIVA np follows
"lt ls with unaffected feRtei that |
I I find myself eeuHifhined hf elenf |
! conviction 10 return ihls bill tlI H. |
I COCO, nu act 10 regulnie ihe lmmlafns
! ton of nlirae 10 nnd the Residence of |
| aliens Ia ihe United Hlaical Without |
my signature
moi only do feet II tu be q serious
( matter a. exercise The power ~ veto
I III any ease. because il Involves ~
posing thn single Judgment uf The I
president ~ the Judgment of n tnn |
I iority of both houses IF the conHtesH |
step whoh no man who realizes
his own liubllty lo error ehn take |
without Rreni hesitation, hul also be
cause this particular bin Is IN nn !
many important respects admirable /
we'll conceived and desirable
HIte HpHnIfHfut lutp iuM WUUt1 lItia /
doubtediy enhance the efficiency and |
improve the methods If handling The
important branch If The public sefY-
lee ~ which u relates. liiii caudnf
and sense NJ duiy with teaatd to
the responsibility 80 elehfly Imposed
upon me w The constitution IN nal
| tcra ~ legislation leave ME na rhUire
I but 10 dissent
ltadicai Departure.
I'm tW0 particulars ~ Vital cons
! sequence this biii ambodirs n tpdiehl
I departure ftom The traditional ana
Z long established ppiioy NJ lhs eeuh
Z Try, q policy Nv when gnf people nave
conceived the very ohatncier pf thelf
government ~ bo expressed. tie very
mission ana spirlt IT The nBtldn N re-
Hpecl of itk relations ~ the peoples ~
ibo world outside lheir borders, Y
seeks ~ ~ buf close entirely The
gates Ut asylum which have always
been open to those Who could flnd
nowhere else the right md eppnrtun
HY If constitutional agitation for Whnt
they conceived ~ be ihn natural nnd
iualienabie RIGHTS Of men ana II ef
eludes tbCsa ~ whom the Gnp1tiini+
ties of elementary education have
been denied. without regard t0 their
character, their purposes. " their
nathfai capacity
"nesffictlons like these adopted
earlier IN 0ur history hs a nation
would very materially have altered
one course ana cooled Tie humane
aF1ar ~ orr politics, Tie fieiH II