The chairman of the committee. who is a German. says it is true. That being the case. then. the question I desire to submit is. Will Germany permit the United States to set up examining boards right in her own territory and select emigrants to come to the United States when the law of Germany declares that the most desirable part of her population shall not einigrate. because they owe military service to the mother country? Indeed. is not France. England. Germany. Italy. and all other civilized powers directly interested in keeping their good and desirable citizens at home. and sending the bad and undesirable ones away? And if we pass this bill and attempt to convert our consulates into examining boards. is it not a great incentive to foreign Governments to look after the best part of their population and take steps to prevent their emigrating. and at the same time to do all that can be done to force on us their criminal and undesirable classes? I think before we pass this bill that these questions should be considered well and with great deliberation. Let us suppose that this bill has been enacted into law.
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