Speech #590098748

I believe it is true. but those who speak different languages are gathered together in their separate cantons. separated. as I understand. by mountain ranges. and have but little communication with one another.. Remember. too. if you will. that we are not confronted with a single invasion. but yearly great numbers. now exceeding a million. already 90 per cent of whom can not speak English. are coming to our shores. This bill does not deal with the immigration question. We are concerned now with the requirements that we shall prescribe by law for the granting of naturalization to aliens. The gentleman from New York . during most of his speech. was not discusisng the question that is before the House. and. consequently. there was no reason why I should interrupt him with any questions. He was discussing another and a different bill that will be presented at some other and some future time. I am not in charge of that bill. The bill that is before this House is a bill dealing with naturalization. a question which the gentleman from New York knows is separate and distinct. although growing out of the immigration question. But the question whether you are to make a citizen of an alien and whether you are to admit him into this country. are two separate and distinct propositions. Now.