The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-29
PRESIDENT OBJECTS TO THE
uTERAcY TEST FOR AD-
MISSION OF ALIENS :.
THIRD PRESIDENT
TO VETO MEASURE
Senate Leaders Insist There WIN
BE No Trouble IN Repassing
the Bill.
tBy Assoeia,sd Prrrs.l y.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.--President
wilson vetoed the immigration Bill
today because of the literacy test Cor
admisEion o. aliens. His messaRe waa
referred to the house immigration
committec. whose chairman, Repre-
sentative Burnett, win. move next
ihursaay tnar the measure be passed
over the veto. s,'''>t =
Much Informal discussion among
ineflDers OF tns house ioilowea re-
celpts or tha veto, and there were
many who believed the two-thirds ma
9oritys required 10 repase the bill could
8 netss lt, pe procured. Immigration bills
containlng literacy tests were vetoed
py Fresident Cleveland and by Presi-
dent tart, but both times failed or
fepassage.
senate leaders insist there would be
no trouble Ia repassing the bill in the
uppef mouse. That was done In the
raft administration but the lower
majority. !. IS -
In his veto message President WI.
son told Inc house, which originated
sne pilI, that he had no pride Of opin-
ION on the question and that he was
NOT Iool.sh enough 80 profess 90
Know the wishes and ideals OF Amer
lese better tiisn the body or her cli6aef,
resentatires know them He ask {
aa. ee. noIeyers Rhether the bill rested
~ =, cious and universal aa-
sent Ena desire OF the American peo-
pig ind pointed out that no p0litl-
csi party ever had ayewed n pollcy
ies g !. Les, rls6l
been eonirnis issioned to control its leg
ssesl ldapt Nflsnn 3 raassaea ~ 5 aa I
follows =; Is " q -
"It Is with una ffectad regret thaf
4 find myself Constrained BY cIear
conviction TO return this biIi (II. ri
5000. An Act to E,eguiate the fmini2
station OF Aliens to and the Residence
OF Aliens In the United Stacey With
out my signature. 1, {; IS
Not only do feeisit to be a serioi,s
matter to exercise the power 81 veto
In any case, because II involves on
posing the single Judgment OF the
president to the judgment OF a mo-
jority OF both houses of the congress
q step which no man, who realizes his
own liability to error, can take with
out great Hesitation, but also bscause
this particular bill is in:s so many Inn
poffant respects admirable, well con-
ceiyed and desirable. s.
4ts enactment into law would nm
dpubtedly enhance the efficiency and
Improve the methods of handling the
important branch OF the public ser
vice 70 which II relates. But caudor
and q senae OF duty with regard to the
resp p0nsihility so clearly imposed nm
on me by tho consultation II utntters
OF legislation, leave me no choice but
to descent. X, ~ : s y "a
In two particulars of vital conee- !
qnence this bill embodies o radical de-
partuTe from the traditional and long,
establinhe6 policy OF this country. q
policy In which our people have con-
ceiyed the very character of their Roy-
ernment to be expressed. tie very
mission and spirit OF the nitiop In re-
ar,ect nf it's relations 20 che reople nf
the world outside their borders. II 4
seeks 20 all lbnt close entirely the;
Eates OF. asylpm which have always {
.beeH omen to those who could find no
where else the right and Opportunity
~ etlfpticnat agitetfnn s0v what
thav cDrceiyad to be the Sissurai ana 3
lnaiienahie rights Df men and it ex-
n,ndee those 10 whom fha nnportnrii-
yes or v aIamentary education have
baan denied without regard "a their
,charaetert their purposes. or their,
natural capanity. SO -
ctionE Ike these afiny,taa
aarl'er In o,rr f,istorv as nafissf
would very msteriaiiv have attased (
she o,trsa and epateti ssss inp,ana 4 -
s'crst ~ n,,r rniitfcas T'liR rIRhf de.ns,-
lgtcaf astylunl hAs bropebf fo tiiis
courfry many n iJlSsi ne nohfe chaSacs
fes as'f elevated ganrnose who isas
N,sehAd as an outlaw 81 his own tess
forstinafa land. ana WIN has vet be-
cof1e IN gfisement 70 sn,fs citizeaship
and 70 orr nnbiir c1nuniis.
Tine chs idYa1 and She csssiinatt t,nis
cf fi,eae 5iilnstrioua Americans ,nssf
stand atrssAfs ~ seA the remfA4Hslta1
~ their nat ION psssa fss,o,v IN i
slss tnltFesq ~ ons Hatinrai sfrerssil i
A9a ~ the ypetsiritv ot onr sraaf fils
sfitntiopn, 10 Fietf kpry s.. = sssff s,se,,
sasst serpt 1isr Nh3res wishos,s feet a. 4
as'aiify cs hnr1nsA. II - ~ ifIsknlf for {
me-, a hetfRg9 That fhS fssi3 AIfRrt ~
tt,ia ffetpse ~ kes IN sesa Fssltvaa
yben Il was sgHni4a ard adopted. ina
ie ia iEap0asib5e for sfia t, 8e6aiss ~ y
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