It is only a short time until he becomes one of us. and no one can question his patriotism. honesty. industry. and progress. Mr. Chairman. in order to liaintain the progress of this great Nation it is imperative that -e do not further restrict desirable immigration. The industry of the country requires the labor of the foreigner. and the presumption that the immigration is a competitor of our American labor is erroneous. On the contrary. the employment of immigrant labor createsa demand for a better grade of labor. and it is productive of better wages for the American wordngmen. The work performed by the immigrant is that of the hardest kind. work of a character for which it is wellnigh impossible to secure American labor. yet which nevertheless must be performed. It is variously estimated that over 550.000 workingmen are either killed or injured each year in the course of their work. and the grim law of necessity requires that these unfortunate men who are claimed by our commerce and industry must be replaced. What would be our position were we not favored with immigrant labor? It is this class of labor which makes it possible for our manufacturers to compete with tile world. thereby creating new fields and new markets for our goods and products. These statements may be denied by some prejudiced restrictionists. but any unbiased man will admit that the wages of the laboring men are higher today than ever before and the standard of living has increased accordingly. To show how our country has been benefited by this immigration. I wish to insert here some figures compiled by the Hon. 0. P.
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