Speech #630385023

The Senator from. Utah will now the word "dog " or" cat." and yet it.could be clearlyl and truth- see the application of my previous strictures. Upon that theory fully said that the child could not read. although the:child. might. the Senator from Utah. will see. that the inspectors might fear be able to designate those one or:two terms: So the immigrant thatthose who had arrived had communicated some of. the con Inspector has to decide in his own judgment whetherthe method teats of their slips to those who were coming. and therefore of procedure. the final pronunciation. and the final idischarge.. to prevent themfrom havingthe benefit of that memorization of the undertaking amounts to a reading.. I. am: sure: If that. he would Insist on.:the immigrant being able to read every word benot in his power there would be no power in him atall. be- upon the- slip. and..should he fall in some one. word the. inspeccause otherwise you would leave it to .the applicant himself: to tor wouldassume that. the immigrant read only from memoribe the sole judge as to whether hecould read. Somebody must. zatlon of the few words that had been communicated to him decide as to whether he has complied with the reading:test. from previous slips. and .under. the- discretion vested in him and therefore I am merely calling attention.to the fact that. he. could declare -that: the immigrant does not read sufficiently that very discretion offers such room for abuse.:.as. I see. it. and well. At- once it will be seen. that there is roomfor a trap or the provision is likely to receive such administration as will for a trick or fbr deception: make of it an instrumentality of persecution or- a. farce.: and Discretion would be.to a.great degree exercised in order to even if It did not. I maintain that no such-:qualification.-would. avoid the. veryl thing that I say is possible in the memorizaserve either the purpose of preventing.. bad: men or" unworthy. t16n of. these slips: The inspector wouldhave .to go to the very men from coming into the.country. or putting a limitation upon: extremein orderto.avoidit. Learned Senators will see. I am immigration to avoid any: evils. if1 such. evils exist. from-. the sure. what I mean. It is not that I am criticizing the billfor" influx of immigration. I -this. provision:. I recognize how"very difficult it is to nmke Why. sir. would it be but a ruse?..