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Now. in harmony with the suggestion of those gentlemen. and in harmony with the views of certain prominent gentlemen connected with the labor organizations of the city of New York and elsewhere. who feel that their interests are not being fairly treated. this committee came forward with that unanimous report. seeking to put into effect the views of nearly every man in the Government who is interested in the practical working of immigration. in favor of establishing a superintendent. not a commissioner of a bureau. but a superintendent of immigration. such as the Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service. The establishmentof this office does not cost this Government a single dollar. It is paid for out of the immigration fund. and when the representative papers. and the representatives of the foreign element of this country have come forward and said that they wanted that clause in this bill. that they want it to be managed by a man in a singleheaded office. by a superintendent of immigration. the committee feels that it is doing wisely and well to insist upon this clause in the bill.