Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
FRATERNALS FIGHT
WON IMMIGRATION LAW
Patriotic Sentiment on Passage
of Measure After Twenty
Years Pressure

william A. Pike. State Council secretary
OF the order Of Independent Americana.
voices the patriotic American sentiment ia &
the following statement: ~
THE bill for the restriction Of mmi-
grafton which. after a determined struggis
for twenty years, has just been passed over.
President Wilson's veto by an overwhelm- y
ing congressional vote. was originally in- Z
troduced into Congress through the Junior
Order OF United American Mechanics. IL
has been espoused and championed by all
patriotic fraternal orders including the
Order OF Independent Americans. Patriotic
order Sons of America, Fraternal Patriots
Of America, Sons and Daughters OF Liberty
and others.
- "A similar bill was vetoed by President clcye-
TGssteta GeS f9r so doins II was vetoed by PresI-
Ho%lna;on Tor Re S5csidsn,isi TsaHis oaicS. Of ~
dent, Wilson Just prior 10 the Baltimore con-
nsnlion na,do wi when b" was candidate for renomI-
to be GconsiSent wth his dssIsrscn
had DO Ws the veto iST poweP POs'a he aeadsr
TIC Ss; @ IS s' ,h s s ana oyer in 'a s. y;!S s.: |:
| 70 one in the House and more than three to one
th% proyisiqns OF the bin because they. as
Srg were thy 3tSrested in the IteTaey test and
& or country ana the Whole fabric S So1Sa1 q sss
have SSfTG Ss psS our .esSc hoy;
sSstem Ssm and made it compulsory for them 10
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porfuSity ~, 9eGagsr gni lhey have not had the op-
| ocean--a test Of opportunity.
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American achievement and prevents the COMING
Ea,h'r that which 10 their Sdysn"sep T and sc
SsRnS and snod naYps HmsTssn pSsssdS work, n
iher due "i and rdat b IG6or and that hire which
| nE'ns rate OF wage. senator smith, chairman
the posoS Of on ,b suecinSsy
oo,nhS1"es onn t Of both House and senate had but
what was sood pGS for Of ARefes Ss one PTrnG,pe
G''5Te dr %ppearcd Il was than
The israsS test proyGed Gei GSn fSr IN RsoHs sss bin
OF Ssited ss Ssiss an aliens owe,
iTarn,nS mn who cannot read at least thirty words
nsu@ns HoSPS% SP%s or S!AsE sddi.S lsS
OF the United States sn; ma noweyer or any citizen
NJ n,S father or grandfather over nfty.nve YEAR:
married or widowed SagFbtssrra tsrandmSher n or IN
ninsioie , regardless Of whether such relatives
pOruny oerad SrGFeS a to be snjoyed and the
tro,be bGe oy coming here are not worth taking tbs
wonid %uiSe 10 learn 10 read. then | take n .,,cS
coming here After ali argument persSn asS sa,S5 sftss
alleged technical ed deteGt .Hs opponents rssOrted
snn senator tor TIE RelS passage OF the BIN 'O'u'A'
Embas@sy @ SsS'e Ssa Department that tho Japaness
fuasd rs from entry into United States Say wosIt sf
"'tSd sd to- %Ssn S9ssn Ss Senator Lodge
language az eon5erence sa as It was decided phrase ths
United States does not D" in my Snterisg j1ds.n, ,h'
touch the Root-Takahira gentiemen's pasnnnr NJ
GneG States ssnstS of We wHsPsnese sass
srminsion Fl The asy rsGs end made ds
right on Il Japan chooses to Uphold hSInHn' t will
coming Of ali II dssc,ior.f Isss OF four yetoes tho over
those Interested IN the passaEe Of The bili aS
% to ss 1SsS1 q 9e bs A%sT
and save US a splendid restrictive immsratIS ME nGS
people The PatTIoc orders fes wfsGf 1eil qt 2epa a
1 secure such an act. ""' '"o'' gwen
he ss: HeG nSss sGsseor
the sfGo95 brc' Hfs' uhdsr %atSa Ss U founG
a re2 ~ Teanes Ts%es sS9rG1S sSS night MAY
secure meners TO or TaFs ss, an active
that It will sreaty surpass tSs iou,ateni one bedi
h M9}}yember o}}sb 1916. when 3i7 candidates we're en-
,n.I 81 viii give the following prizes as an in
msmb dollars 10 the eon"Ss member 70 wSe se' sRs
caas he sTeatest number Of candida,es TO IN
have Ge greatest number OF Ssgdidstes .sn to Sni n
each eSer Who shall bTnE at "f eas Gar Se Seder m.
: bers 70 the class initiation. INV"
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