You can by this provision or by other legislation rearrange the distribution of the total wage fund. but you can not swell its volume. If the wages of the hod carrier be increased. the wages of the bricklayer must be reduced. and what is true of bricklaying is true of industry in all its branches. This vast tide of immigrants coming to our shores. seeking no advantage or privilege except to use their hands in production. take nothing from any mans mouth. but they are increasing abundance on all sides. The marvelous prosperity which has distinguished this country above all others began when the tide of immigration began to flow hitherward. Our prosperity has grown with the growth of immigration. and now. Mr. Chairman. for no reason that can be understood. we are asked to arrest this stream of producers which. while improving the condition of its own units. has worked measureless improvement to this country.
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