Bisbee daily review., 1916-12-12
Literacy Test, Vetoed in Past by President, Is Feature of New Measure Which Has Passed the House.
PRESIDENT WILSON
 WILL VETO AGAIN
Question of Permitting Those of Other Races Who Won't Amalgamate, To Come in, Cause of Battle of Words.
(By Review Leased Wire.)

(By RevicW le3Seo Wirc.) WASHINGTON, Dec 11.-While the immigration bill, passed by the House at the last session. was meeting un- expected opposition in the Senate to- day. it became known definitely that President Wilson will veto the meas ure if it goes to the White House with the literacy test provision, one of its chief features.
 Races Undesirable
 The President early in his admins traitor vetoed a similar bill for the same reason-as President Cleveland Cleveland and Taft had done before hinl-but advocates of the legislation had hoped that he would not withhold his signature this time if substantial majorities were given in both houses of congress. Debate on the bill in the Senate developed into a general argu- ment over the question of exclusions of aliens on account of race.
 The Jap Problem
 Senator Works of California started the discussion by giving notice that he reserved the right to determine a separate vote on a senate committee amendment providing for exclusion of Hindus and other Asiatics by pre- scribing geographical areas from which immigrants shall not be admit ted without enumerating races. The amendment. recommended by the state department after inquiries had been made by the Japanese govern ment respecting provisions of the bill as it passed the House, eliminates all reference to the "Root-Takahira pass port agreement" regarding Japanese immigration. Senator Works insisted that this would leave the United States at the mercy of Japanese die tations as to immigrants from that country. As treaty rights are involv- ed, the Senate went into executive session for the debate, which lasted more than an hour without a vote.
 ObJect to Africans
 In open session Senator Reed read an amendment to include the contin- ent of Africa within the limits set by the committee. He said he would fav or any legislation which would keep out of the United States any persons not of pure white blood, but he did not ;rly clude by law and admit by diplomacy"
 Inherent Objections
 "I believe" said Senator Reed, the time has come when we ought to keep our country from ping filled with peo- pie not capable of becoming first class citizens, who, by birth, environment or disposition are not qualified to per form the duties of citizenship
 Jews Different
 Answering a question of Senator Gallinger as to whether Jews might not as well be excluded as negroes he added:
 The Jews by race and by blood have been civilized for thousands of years. They spring from the race that gave us our religion and the funda- mentals of our laws. I am not seek ing to open the old black and white issues in this country. It is plain We should make an effort to protect our citizenship from an influx of undesira- bles and keep out all not capable of thorough amalgamation."
 Senator Smith of South Carolina, produced statistics to show that in the last 95 years there have been only about 14O,OOO immigrants from Africa to this country.
 What you are really proposing in this amendment" suggested Senator Vardaman, ''is to exclude people on account of race"
 ''I suspect you are right" said Sen ator Smith. adding:
 All We have tried to do is to avoid racial complication without running into national complications