We have the facts facing us. We -have a condition presented to us that demands action on the part of this body. In the closing scenes of this session. within the last two weeks. we are at last accorded the privilege of placing before the country a bill which. if adopted by the Senate. will be a source of gratification. a source of untold joy to thousands of laborers now waiting for employment. and to whose hearts every gale that sweeps from Ellis Island brings the sad tidings that their lives are to be made more miserable. their chances of employment lessened. and their wages reduced by the great tide of this worthless immigration that is flowing from the.shoresof Europe. And what do they tell us? Why do they say that this bill should not pass? They assert that this country is big enough and grand enough to welcome the refugees of all lands. I say it is not true. Mr.
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