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Der. AND ARE READY TO
MAKE THAT AGREEMENT.
aATr Ecr, T1,, &C.. A.

MAKE THAT AGREEMENT.
"Mr. Kern. The first day.
Mr.. Reed. The fBt day Of the
session, II YOU want IL; and II YOU
do not want that, IL agreement is
refused by the Republicans. the
Democrats in their conference have
pledged themselves TO make il the
unfinished business. Nov, under
those circumstances no sincere
friend Of the child labor bill ought
10 want to ieopardiIs il by tying "a
it The immigration or any other
bill.'
Senstor Reed here openly avows
the purpose Of the majority 10 pre-
vent any vote on the immigration
bill al this session, but offers %
agree that a vote NAV be had on the
first day Of the next session Of this
congress.
Senator Stone Of Missouri, who is
generally understood 10 be a polit-
ical mouthpiece Of the administra-
tion, on July 3, referring to Sena-
tor PoindeXter's motion that the
immigration bill be taken up, de-
clared that, THE DEMOCRAT
&c PARTY Is NOT GOING TO
AGREE To THE MOTION OF
THE SENATOR"
In this connection the statement
made by Senator Stone on the foor
Of the Senate in regard to Roman
Catholic Polish Bishop Rhode OF
Chicago is extremely interesting,
The Congressional Record Of MAY
IL, 1912, contains the following re-
mark by Senator Stone CONCERNING
the illiteracy test in the immigra-
tion bill which was then under con-
sidcration in the senate:
"Mr. Stone. Mr.. President, ] have
the honor Of knowing Bishop Rhode
Of Chicago, the only Polish Ameri-
can Bishop in this country. Some.
time ago | saw him and had the
pleasure Of a conference with him,
There is no better type of high
class, patriotic American TO be
found than this Polish-American
bishop. lie is n high-class man
in every way, naturally intelligent,
n fine scholar. and intensely pa.
triotic. lie discussed the bill We
are considering with me when ]
saw him. He was more familiar
with it than ! was. He had seen
The original bill as introduced BY
the senator from Vermont (Mr
Dillingham;. and was thoroughly
familiar with its terms. told him
l did not believe that any American
congress or the majority Of any
party in congress. would ever con.
sent to that (illiteracy) test pro,
vision; nor did l believe that any
president Of the United States
would ever consent TO IL, no mattel
to what party he belonged"
A few explanations will enable
the people in general to grasp the
purpose and infamy Of this policy
OF obstruction. If the bill should
come to a vote now it would easily
pass. Those who oppose il virtually
admit this and no one doubts it
That is precisely the reason why
friends Of the administration ar,
determined that it shall not come
to a vote. Its passage in the senate
would place before the president the
alternative Of interposing his vetC
as he did when il was passed by tn,
sixty-third congress and as Mr.. Taf
did before him, or permitting it Il
become a law.
But for two very cogent reasons
he cannot afford thus to choose be
tween Rome and the people befort
the November election. The frs
reason is apparent to every one. 4
veto Of this bill would cost the pres
ident millions Of votes. Moreover
the veto at this time would fail o
its purpose; for both houses Of con
gress, unless further prevented b,
the cowardly policy Of obstruction
would repass the bill over the veto
The other reason for delay is no
so apparent to the casual observer
But those who have analyzed witt
care the proceedings in congress il