THE 3I0RXISG OREGOSIAX. FRIDAY,- JANUARY 2, 1915.
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PRESIDENT VETOES
IMMIGRATION BILL
Measure Declared to Reverse
Policy of Generations of
Government.
JEST TO COME THURSDAY
Advocates Confident Passage, Not
withstanding Disapproval, Will
Be Accomplished Burnett
Pleads for Full Vote.
SOUS OK PRKSIDRST-S BEA
SOSS FOR OPPOSIXO LIT.-.
ERACY TEST.
It seems to all but close en
tirely the gates of asylum which
have always been open to those
who could find nowhere else the
right and opportunity of consti
tutional agitation for what they
conceived to be the natural and
inalienable rights of men.
It excludes those to whom the
opportunities, of elementary edu
cation have been denied without
regard to their character, their
purposes, or their natural capac
ity. It Is proposed to turn away
from tests of character and of
quality, and to impose tests which
exclude and restrict; for the new
tests here embodied are not, tests
of quality or of character or of
personal fitness, but tests of op
portunity. Those who come seeking op
portunity are not to be admitted
unless they already have had one.
of the chief of the opportunities
they - seek the opportunity of
education.
Does this bill rest oh the con
scious and universal assent and
desire of the American people?
I doubt it.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. President
Wilson vetoed the immigration bill to
day because of the literacy test for ad
mission of aliens. His message was
Teceived in the House and referred to
the immigration committee. whose
chairman. Representative Burnett, will
move next Thursday that the measure
be passed over the executive veto.
Much Informal discussion among the
members of the House followed the re
ception of the veto.
Restriction Thrice Vetoed.
" Three times has an Immigration bil
containing a restrictive lireracy test
keen vetoed first by President Cleve
n i hv President Taft and now
bv President Wilson. Twice Congress
'failed to override the Presidential dis-
PThePr"esident. in his message, frankly
v told the House, which originated the
bill, that he had no pride of opinion on
the question and was. "not foolish
u . n,nr... in know the wishes
CIIVU6U fc"
and ideals of America better than the
t.ody of her chosen Representatives
know them.
President Doubta Demand.
.. A.nr.u nf this country have
made up their minds to limit the num-
-ber of Immigrants by arbitrary tests
and so reverse the policy of all the gen
erations of Americans that -have gone
before them. It is their right to do so,'
he said. "I am their servant and have
no license to stand in their way. But
1 do not believe they have."
When the message was read In the
JTouse, the attention given was marked.
On conclusion there was applause from
both sides of the chamber. Similar ap
plause followed a statement by Rep
resentative Burnett that at the proper
time he would move for a reconsidera
tion of the vote by which the bill
passed and that the measure be passed
over the President's veto.
Supporters of BUI Confident.
0 Conferences of House leaders fol
lowed, the Speaker. Majority Leader
Vndcrwood. Minority Leader Mann,
Jiepresentative Burnett and Represen
tative Sabath, leader of House op
ponents of the measure, participating
Mr. Sabath wished to hasten considera
tion of the veto. Mr. Burnett Insisted
on time, declaring that all members
should have an opportunity to be pres
ent before the final test.
Senate leaders insist that there would
be no trouble repassing the biU in the
upper house. This was done In the
Taft Administration, but the House
failed by a narrow margin to muster
a. two-thirds majority.
When the present measure passed the
House it was by a bare two-thirds ma
Joritv. and Representative Underwood
said'todav there was no question that
a two-thirds vote could be procured
now.
Regret Actlen Expressed.
The text of the veto message was:
"It is with unaffected regret that I
find myself constrained by clear con
viction to return this bill, an act to
regulate the Immigration of aliens to,
find the residence of aliens n, the
Inited States, without my signature.
"Not only do I feel It to be a serious
matter to exercise the power of veto
In any case, because it Involves op
posing the single Judgment of the Pres
ident to the judgment of a majority of
both Houses of the Congress, a atep
which no man, who realizes his own
liability to error, can take without
great hesitation, but also because this
particular bill Is In so many important
respects admirable, well conceived and
tiepirable.
"It's enactment into law would un
doubtedly enhance the efficiency and
improve the methods of handling the
important branch of the public service
to which it relates. But candor and a
sense of duty with regard to the re
sponsibility so clearly imposed upon me
by the constitution in matters of legis
lation leave me no choice but to dis
sent. Traditional Policy Reversed.
"In two particulars of vital conse
quence, this bill embodies a radical de
parture from the traditional and long
established policy of this country, a
policy In which our people have con
ceived the very character of their gov
ernment to be expressed. the very mis
sion and spirit of the nation In respect
of Its relations to the peoples of the
world outside their borders. It seems
to all but close entirely the gates of
asylum which have always been open
to those who could find nowhere else
the right and opportunity of constitu
tional agitation for what they con
ceived to be the natural and Inalienable
rights of men; and it excludes those to
whom the opportunities of elementary
education have been denied without re
gard to their character, their purposes,
or their natural capacity.
Restrictions like these adopted ear
lier In our history as a Nation would
very materially have altered the course
and cooled the humane ardors of our
il.I TV rl.kl Af nnhrtrKl vlfim
baa brought to this country many a
man oi nooie coiracicr ml. -twtiw
purpose, who was marked aa an out-
law In his own less fortunate land, and
wno nu yet li cvuiuo
our citizenship and to our public coun
cils. "The children and the compatriots of
tkese illustrious Americans must stand
amazed to see the representatives of
their Nation now resolved, in the ful-.
ness of our National strength and at
the maturity of our great institutions,
to risk turning such men back from
our shores without test of quality or
purpose. It is difficult for me to be
lieve that the full effect of this feature
of the bill was realised when it was
framed and adopted, and It Is impossi
ble for me to assent to it in the form
in which it Is here cast.
Test of Quality Omitted.
"The literacy test and the tests and
restrictions which accompany, it con
stitute an even more radical change in
the policy of the Nation. Hitherto we
have generously kept our doors open
to all who are not unfitted by reason
of disease or incapacity for self-support,
or such personal records and
antecedents as were likely to make
them a menace to our peace and order
or to the wholesome and essential re
lationships of life. In this bill It is
proposed to turn away from testa of
character and of quality, and to Im
pose tests which exclude and restrict;
for the new tests here embodied are
not tests of quality or of character or
of personal fitness, but tests of oppor-
tU"Does this bill rest on. the conscious
and universal assent and desire of the
American people? I doubt it. It is
because I doubt it that I make bold to
dissent from it I am willing to abide
. i- hut Tint until it has
oy uic . . i
been rendered. Let the platforms ott
parties speak out upon tnis poncy u
the people pronounce their wish. The
matter is too fundamental to be set
tled otherwise.
"I have no pride of opinion on this
question. I am not foolish enough to
profess to know the wishes and Ideals
of America better than the body of her
chosen representatives know them. 1
only want instruction direct from those
whose fortunes, with ours and all
men's, are involved."
FULL CONTRACT URGED
SENATOR WOCLD . PROVIDE FOR
COMPLETION OF1 JETTY. -
Committee Relieved Willing to Accent
Amendment in Addition to
Cash Appropriation.
OEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 28 Senator Chamberlain,
anticipating an early report by the
commerce committee on the river and
harbor bill, formally introduced today
a proposed amendment to that bill
placing the project for the improve
ment at the mouth of the Columbia
River on a continuing-contract basis.
This amendment authorizes a contin
uing contract to the extent of $4,100,
000, In addition to the cash appropria
tion of $1,250,000 carried by the House
bill. It Is believed the committee will
adopt this amendment
Senator Chamberlain also offered an
amendment authorizing the survey of
Coos Bay and bar.
Senator Jones, of Washington, of
fered another amendment authorizing
the appropriation of $450,000 for the
maintenance of the north jetty at the
entrance of Grays Ilamor.
Senator Jones also proposed an
amendment to the agricultural appro
priation bill, providing $25,000 for con
ducting experiments to determine- the
most practicable and cheapest meinous
of producing denatured alcohol.
Senator Poindexter proposed an
amendment to the agricultural bill ap
propriating $10,000 to establish an ag
ricultural experiment station In Cen
tral Washington.
Senator Lane, at the request of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce, has
introduced a bill authorizing the is
suance .of Government-guaranteed
bonds to raise funds to aid private in
tt nurchase ships for the for
eign shipping trade. The bill is intend
ed as a substitute for the pending Gov
ernment ship purchase phi.
IDLE PARADERS GO FREE
PASTOR IS AMONG DEt'KSDAUTS
ARRAIGNED IN CHICAGO.
Rev. Irwin St. Joan Tucker Will Be
Tried on Charge of Having Part
ia Recent Sunday Riot.
m l n T.n ft Twntv.nnii Tlflr-
sons who were in the parade of the un
employed tsunaay January m,
was broken up by the police, appeared
,.jnn prlmtnal rnnrt. In the
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group was Rev. Irwin St. John Tucker,
of the Episcopal Church of the Re
deemer, who joined the parade while
police were seeking to disperse the
marchers, ana wno wus"-
banner inscribed "Give us this day our
daily bread." .
When the cases were called the
charges of violating a city ordnance by
ii .ilm,, . nermit from the
p&rauiu . i ---
Chief of Police were dismissed. Hear
ing of state charges against an m n.c
defendants of inciting and participa-
: -- - -1 a cnntlnilH Until
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March 10 with the understanding that
the case oi Kev. air. x ucnci -
i j m - aB ThA honds of
consiaereu ' ' - "
all of the defendants were set aside
and they were allowed to bo uh mi
own recognizance.
ri ,.nAn.ninv..ii nian Another Darade
1 11U ullCUlliw.. 1 . ,
next Sunday. While the hearing was
in progress james uienouu, ,
Police, announced that he was willing
to issue a permit for the parade, pro
vided the marchers were not led by an
anarchist. '
CHEAP MEAT FORECAST
NUMBER OF LIVESTOCK IN COUN
TRY ON INCREASE.
Decline in Beef Animals, Noted Since
JS10, Changed to Increase Swine
Lead' All in Improvement.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. S8. The Depart
ment of Agriculture sees cheaper meat
and shoes for people of the country
In figures gathered by Hs agents show,
ing that the number of livestock; in the
United States is on the increase.
-w ....t.anr tiiiiav the deDartment
discounted reports that -prices were
bound to rise ami s&ia mat
1 there were 7.71S.000 more livestock in
the United States than on the same
day a year ago. This was the first
time In many years, the statement said,
that an increase had been shown.
The number of beef cattle increased
3 4 per cent over the number a year
ago. or an actual increase of 1.212,000
head. Hitherto the number of beef cat
tle has declined steadily since 1910.
There are also more milch cows than
last year, the increase being 2.5 per
cent, or In numbers 252.000. Swine,
however, showed the greatest increase
of all classes, . per cent. On Jan
uary 1. 1914. there were only 58.9SS.000
swine in the country; on- January 1
last. .4,618,003.
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Today audi Tomorrow or Never ! !
Men and Young Men of Portland May Buy
Chesterfield Suits: arid Overcoats at
This unheard sacrifice of
the finest Men's Clothing is
to have you remember about
this change of location. Re
gardless of this enormous
loss I consider it good advertising.
Lighting Fixtures in the old
store for sale. I will accept any
reasonable offer and it's a splen
did buy for some man who wants
to take advantage of this chance.
Come early..
CONSULS ARE NOT
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Americans See Flag, but No
Friendly Faces Beam on
" Them From Windows.
JOB NOT ENVIABLE ONE
Correspondent Tells How He and
News Photographer Were Marched
to Stripping Room Through
Streets of Antwerp.
BY CHARLES N. WHEELER,
Staff correspondent of the Chicago Tribune.
PubllShed by arrangement the Trio-
LONDON. Jan. 14.-Our march down
the streets oi inke for
the prison, soon ceased to be a loke Cot
our luggage began to get very heavy
and with our big coats on we began
to warm up a bit.
"You'll sweat wor&u
ton when they get us down there to
te guardhouse." laughed Thompson.
th"Well" -Trained, "I wiU have com-
Pa"There is only one thing I regret,"
be went on? as he slid along and
Snmd into" one of the helmeted sons
of old MarB. ' .
"Yes? j nVintncranher
"Yes. 1 wisn sumo ' , ,
was here to take a plcture of this scene
You know a picture
thing that could explain this.
American Flag Ia Seen.
. y,A on. The Place de
ftUU we ,-. Prim.
Meir seemed a dozen miles long. Pres
ently we spied the American flag float
ingrom i staff on an imposing r t-uild-
Ing the other siae oi mo
levard." aa Thompson put It.
"They've seen us by this "me." he
said But if they did-and how they
could help seeing that street . mob s
beyond me they didn't make their
presence known, for there was no face
in. the window, and Thompson looked
right sharply to see.
As a matter of fact American Con
suls in the war sone are not eearching
for cases to protest before the invad
ers They are sitting quietly and try
fng their best not to rock the boat, for
nig lucii th German
all consuls iuui. iV T- .t
officers and commanders. If they get
bnrushedWasTdreIt that their Job Is not
. -Kav have to reu-
an enviaDie one, --"w -
resent the English interests, and the
devil's disliKe oi ibuj -
tie aversion compared to the awful hate
the Germans have for our English
cousins. t ' h
Anyway, we mftitu - " ,
Consulte without so much as a friendly
smile from the winaow.
i. ji.w. Reached at Last.
Finally we were turned down a small,
winding street, and when it seemed that
we could carry the suitcases no longer
we were halted beiore me n.uuiu.auau
tur neaaquariei a.
We were led through a small areaway
. tn hafnrft a side door.
ana naiteu
Presently it was flung open and the
officer in charge oi w crr. i" w
through and ordered ua to herein, we
did. Passing through another dimly,
lighted corridor we were ushered into a
rather large room. . .
A long table of rough wood stood
..m.nd it nat a dozen
near one siuo . -
soldiers, drinking beer. m"5
have been a hundred empty bottles on
the table. Several young officers sat
around on camp sioois. "w i
us over careiuuy as we
ho walls rifles and knapsacks were
hanging on nalla and pegs. Opposite the
table was a little atove, with a large
coffee pot on the top. Every minute
or so another soldier would come In.
fling hie knapsack over a nail, and
stand his rifle in the corner, or hang
it on a peg. More bottles of beer were
produced. There seemed to be an un
limited supply of this beverage. But
they were not boisteroms. They even
begged your pardon when they rubbed
against you while hanging up a gun on
the right peg. All the pega were num
bered. . . .
Opposite where we sat against the
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$25 Suits and d1 O Cf
Overcoats. . . V 1 -.iJU
$30 Suits and d -I C (f
Overcoats... plO.W
wall on low stools a door opened Into
the "stripping" room.
Soldiers were constantly going In
and out and now and then we could
get a glimpse of the long gray coats
of the officers.
"That's the place," chuckled Thomp
son, pointing to the door. "That's
.where you'll get yours. Wheeler, old
'boy."
They do some stripping, too. A young
Belgian girl, well dressed and seem
ingly not of the peasant class, came
out of the big room Into our quarters.
There was the suspicion of a smile on
her face as she leaned over to lace her
shoes and then buttoned up her waist.
The soldiers drinking beer began to
laugh and made remarks. She looked
up and fired It back at them, whatever
it was, but still half good-naturedly.
She spoke in French.
They bantered her for some minutes
until an officer said something rather
harshly and the soldiers, went back to
their beer. She was suspected of car
rying compromising letters or dis
patches, but when they got through
with her in the stripping room they
were convinced that ;"nary a letter'
did she carry.
Old Ifomai Prisoner Cries.
The poor old woman who sobbed at
CiSSLIICU D. LLi.lf, wo.uu .....
about every two minutes she would
break out anew: monsieur, monsieur,
crying loudly and pressing a rag of a
kerchief to her eyes.
I tried to reassure her and urged her
to pull herself together, but my
French was entirely misunderstood by
the Belgian, who knew French. I
learned subsequently that she was re-
leaoeUi dul mo cij -
had completely unnerved her. She; no
doubt, had visions of the firing squad
standing ner up aeaiu&i iuo owuo
If she did, the scenes enacted In the
.... f - hbv.mI li nnr'vPrP
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. , . . J . Hnpn a ha. AftlianlTTI-
not caicumieu lu nrwwuj " 'i
it J-. Every few minutes a soldier would
be sent lor. He wouia remain m mo
large room but a moment and then re
turn, grab his rifle off the peg. and
i- i . 1. 1. .. If antmnpa Tn H Vlfl 1! t
fie minutes he would come back,
throw his gun over the peg, shove his
big boots under the table, and uncork
a bottle of beer. Furtive gianuea wci
- a.i.h .nhii.r returned
casi our a."
from his sudden errand, whatever it
was, hut save tor tne poor wunia.ii
UA nrao Odilll' t O Vl ft Shot
no one displayed any nervous symp
toms.
Thompson Denounces "Outrage."
After a couple of hours I leaned
back against the wall and fell asleep.
How long I was snoozing I don't know,
but from out this little slumber I was
awakened by a considerable noise. In
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ONLY A FEW
MORE DAYS
and the Enrollment Books of our
CHRISTMAS
SAVINGS CLUB
will close
This is your last opportunity to become
a member better join at once. Tell
your friends to join before its too late.
It' the EASY and SURE way
to have money for Christmas
Merchants National Bank
Washington ,and Fourth Streets
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$35 Suits and tfjl 7 Cf
Overcoats... S
o20.00
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Terms
.1 i .1 i .i f Vi i. T-nnm stood Thomp
son," delivering another speech to an
officer and the soldiers. t
"This is an outrage, I tell you, he
shouted. "I'm here practically as a
guest of the German army, and you
parade me through the Place de Meir
as a prisoner under arrest. You have
humiliated me. Take me to the main
boss here. 1 want to have this thing
settled right away."
He snapped his fingers. "Right away
see?" he vociferated.
The soldiers said never a word, but
sat down on the long bench behind the
table, while Thompson sauntered back
to his corner swearing under his
breath. 1
Ten minutes later he was over at the
big table drinking beer and telling the
story of his life, and how big Chicago
was, and how many good Germans lived
In America.
"A whole million in Chicago," he re
marked sort of confidentially. "Yes a
whole million. Almost as many as New
York. Great country, America, Ought
to see It Say, boys, you'd see some
country allrlght."
The Germans stared blankly. They
understood his English about as well
as he understood their German.
Beer Not At AH Bad.
The beer, however, was not at all
bad.
It occurred to me at this juncture
that If we were in for a tough time of
It with these suspicious Germans I
would be one who, entirely Innocent of
any spy work, would furnish the dam
aging evidence. I happened to have
with me two letters addressed to me in
London, care of a gentleman there who
would be shot on sight on German soil.
I am certain the German government
judged too hastily in his case and that
the charges preferred against him were
without foundation. He since has been
affiliated in a journalistic way with
anti-German publishers in London. Now
he is classed as a traitor by the gov
ernment officials In the Fatherland, al
though the gentleman Is not a native
of Germany. He is hated cordially,
however, by the German officers, and
I doubt If he even would be given a
preliminary hearing if caught Inside
the German boundary anywhere.
Letters Menace Wneeler.
Of course. It was exceedingly care
less to carry letters that had been for
warded to this man's London address,
although the contents of the letters
were of a wholly innocent character.
His address had been used merely to
enaale roe to receive my mail promptly,
as he was known to me aa a prominent
journalist.
But here I was, waiting to be
searched, as I supposed, and two let
ters carrying the man's address. That I
O
After tomorrow the home
of these famous clothes will
be in my new store in the
Stevens Building
at Washington and West
Park Streets
of sales are cash.
, ... i n that at the
best It would be some time before the
mlxup could be straightened out, I was
certain. But It was no um
about it then the thing to do was to
face the musio and put up the best
bluff possible.
I remarked to Thompson that our
. .. i- -i,, t-rt lttArs. but 1
UfLIIfi LI was " "
didn't think he would be connected
with them in any way.
"No use crying over spin mim nu".
v.- .,hiin.rTih7.i- "We're here and
we've got the letters, and that's all
there Is to It. But we'll give "em some
argument before It Is through with.
believe ms
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