I applaud their efforts. If they get two score votes on this floor from States unaffected by the special interest involved. they will be entitled to the best crown of glory for their achievements. This bill involves in large measure immigrationwhether we shall adopt a remedy complete and loudly called for by the very interest. labor. for the ills to which you say this is a panaceafor the evils complained of. By shutting out the great hordes of immigrants from Japan and from the south and east of Europe. who come not to make good citizens for a generation or two. but to lower the scale of wages and living and to eat out the substance of our people and desirable immigrants from the north and west of Europe. you at once divert the argument for more public land of all its force and strength. I see in this legislation an opening up for and an encouragement of those undesirable classes from Japan. the Philippines. and from the south and east of Europe. too many of whom already abound and who are driving out American labor on the Western coast. The gentleman from Nevada is. as he should be. for Nevada against the world.
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Immigrants from Japan and south/east Europe are undesirable, lower wages, and eat out the substance of our people.