Speech #610103375

We must teach them that hatred of tyranny is service to God. that there is no just exercise of power except that which is derived from the consent of the governed. I propose to institute some further comparisons along this line. In 1854 more than 90 per cent of our total immigration came from Germany. England. and Ireland. In 1882 those countries sent us more than 50 per cent of our total. Our immigration from Germany. England. and Ireland in 1907 was but little more than 10 per cent of the total. In 1854 our total immigration from Italy. Russia. and AustriaHungary was only 1.276. or about onethird of I per cent of the total. In 1882 those countries sent us 82.900. or a little more than 10 per cent of our total immigration. In 1907 our immigration from Italy. Russia. and AustriaHungary was 8S3.126. or about 75 per cent of our total immigration. I have selected the years 1854. 1882. and 1907 for these comparisons. because those years represent the highwater mark of immigration for the several periods. The point I seek to firmly establish. Mr. Chairman. is that our immigration has rapidly increased and has now reached the stage where it is a positive menace to the security of our form of government. I wish also to demonstrate beyond the possibility of question that not only has immigration grown to alarming proportions. but that the percentage of illiteracy is constantly growing larger among the immigrant class. I also desire to point out to the House and the country the evil consequences which are almost sure to follow from a change in the source of our immigration. Formerly our chief source of immigration was from Germany. England. Ireland. Denmark. Norway. and Sweden. As is well known. those countries sent us a very high class of immigration. There are no better farmers in the world than the Germans. and they are capable of selfgovernment. They are educated. and they come from a country of education.