But that has nothing to do with my con- proposition. and I have been surprised to hear the gentleman tention. It certainly would be known. I say a consular officer from Missouri advocate anything of that kind. intelligent man of the United States could not issue a certificate to immigrants that he is. We all know immigrants are most anxious to reach on foreign soil. whereas when the immigrant had landed on our our shores. and that we are receiving far more of them than we soil he can be inspected no matter whether he came to escape ought to. and often not a class that commend themselves to our military duty or for any other reason. When we would not re- sympathy. ject him we could accept him on this soil. but our consular officer Under these circumstances foreign doctors dealing with their own countrymen would be able in many cases to give them certificates which would not be proper. whereas if final decision is left to our own physicians. when the alien arrives here. if careful selection was not made we can deport them. If we allow the examination to be made abroad. there would be serious trouble here. because they would show certificates and claim that they had a right toland on our shores when they might not be fit to become citizens.
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Immigrants are most anxious to reach our shores, and we are receiving far more of them than we ought to, and often not a class that commend themselves to our sympathy.