Senner..and Mr. McSweeney on the 7th of October. 1895. in which they recommend in the conclusion of their report the adoption of the intelligence clause. They say nothing more than the ability of the immigrant to read and write in his native tongue should be required. and that such a requirement would exclude only such immigrants as are undesirable for other reasons. and conclude as follows: There is no doubt that the introduction of the literary test would greatly facilitate the solution of the immigration problem. and do more than any one thing to lessen the present popular aversion to immigration. All of which is respectfully submitted. HERMAN STUMP.
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Immigrants who cannot read or write in their native tongue are undesirable.