Speech #590091988

That does not do away with the objection. The agent of the Department. of course. must distribute impartially the information. There are fortyfive States. and I guess each State thinks it is a little bit better than any other State for desirable immigrants. There are several Territories. and so. as I said before. this agent of the Department will distribute in French and Spanish and all the languages represented by immigrants fortyeight pamphlets written by the authorities of the States. advertising the advantages of the States. Would that tend to promote immigratloir to the States? It would be utterly bewildering. If the States want to promote immigration they should have an agent constantly at those display stations. they should be represented at the stations which the CommissionerGeneral of Immigration recommends. and have object lessons there. and have some one there to explain orally. to answer questions. and to furnish information about the routes and represent adequately the advantages. each man of his own State or Territory. Mr. President. I say again that while I believe these display stations may very well and wisely be erected and maintained. and while I believe that the representatives of the States. properly accredited. should be given every possible facility for the presentation to arriving immigrants of the advantages of climate. market for labor. cost of living. and everything in that way of the State which each represents. yet. if the State does not care enough for immigration to avail itself of the provision of this bill. which is unobjectionable. and which is recommended by the Department. to have some one there to promote immigration within its borders. it has no right to complain that immigrants go elsewhere. It is another little piece of .paternalism. with which. really. the Government has nothing to do. It is no part of the business of a Government Department to be directing immigrants to this State or that State or the other. It is their business to see to It that the immigration laws are enforced and that undesirable people are not admitted to this country to remain.