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I am speaking about a situation that exists in my ovn State. Without knowing what is In the paper submitted by the gentleman from Massachusetts. but having followed what the gentleman has said. it would seem as if there were protests in Boston against supporting the system and favoring its maintenance out of the Federal Treasury. To a city of over 4.000.000 people. with a port through which comes the great bulk of the immigrants to this country. there is no more important mtter in the administration of its public affairs than the protection of the people against infection from those coming to this country. That is the situation in New York. I am so thoroughly convinced that this is a matter that should be controlled by the people of the locality and States and not be surrendered by 311.6 them to the Federal Government that I hope those who have thoughtlessly believed that this would relieve the people of some financial burden by having this work devolve upon the Federal Government will give some consideration to the other aspects of the case rather than to the mere questidn of financial burden.