But I desire to call attention to another great question confronting the nation. which has not received that degree of consideration from Congress that its importance demands. It is even of greater consequence than the rate question. because it is wider in its scope and more farreaching in its effect upon the general welfare of the country. I refer to the question of immigration. Rate legislation involves primarily the question of how much money should be charged for transportation. while the question of immigration involves considerations which in my judgment reach the very foundation of the Republic itself. I A review of the statistics of. immigration discloses an increase in the number of foreigners annually coming to our shores. which is appalling when the character of the immigrants is considered. In the year 1820 they numbered only a little over 8.000. In 1860forty years laterthey numbered more than 133.000.
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