D. C. MY l)EAC MoonE: I was somewhat amused and very much titerest ed last week to be told that some of the New York papers were aluding to the Burnett literacy test as the " Bennet bil." Of course the confusion grows out of the similarity of names. but I find that there are those who actnally believe that the Burnett bill Is one drawn and approved by me. and that some of those people and other people have th impression that I joined as a member of the Immigration Commission In that commissions approval of a reading and writing test. As a matter of fact. I dissented from that approval. Mr. BURNETT on Saturday so stated. but I would he glad if the fact could be brought even more emphatically to the attention of the louse. in which there are many still who were my colleagues in one or more Congresses. I find also that there is a widespread belief that the Burnett bill was In form approved by the Immigration Commission. This impression Is not welI founded. I do not doubt that there are individual members of the commission wiio would approve tile form. but there was never any discussion of the form in tIle comltission. 1. of course. want to make it very clear that Mr. BURINETT does not clhiln aid never has claimed that Ithe form of his literacy test had the approval of the Immigration Commission. Inasmuch as there is the ill)ression thait in soo way the Burnett .literacy test is mine. I feel that 1 ought to point oat briefly some reasons why I do not desire to have that belief prevalent. Irrespective of the principle. the bill is distinguished for bad English. and in addition to that is drawn without apparent knowledge of or reference to existing law and conditions. and. worst of all. is unworkable.
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