But we should bear in mind that the increased tax will work a particular hfardship to the man who comes with his family. in other words. it discriminates against the man we want and in favor of the adventurer who comes alone and whom we do not want. I sincerely hope. therefore. that the billwill be amended so as to restore the old tax. which has proved an ample source of revenue. Surely it can not be the intention of our Government to make money out of the poor immigrant. and thus make his start in the New World the more difficult. Reverting to some of the arguments of the gentleman from Massachusetts as to the addition to our population by immigration. I should like to state in a general way only. because I have not the time to go into the subject more fully. that at the present time we have in this country about 19 heads of population to the square mile. In Germany they have 340. in Belgium. 567.
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