Chairman. I regret exceedingly. as a Member of this body. that the majority Members who are in favor of this restrictive legislation are not basing their position on a sound economic theory. Representative WYATT AIKEN of South Carolina. as. a Member of this House. on April 22. 1904. said this in support of a bill authorizing the Commissioner General of Immigration to establish an information bureau on Ellis Island for the better enlightenment of the immigrants and for their better distribution throughout the land: The land area of the South is 5S5.310.000 acres. In 1900 the total farm acreage was 387.690.426 acres. The total improved acreage was only 145.185.599 acres. leaving 242.000.000 acres of farm land to be put Into profitable cultivation. And speaking of the immigrants that today are condemned by men from the South as undesirable. he said: Until latterly considerable prejudice existed against the Italian. but with most favorable testimony in his behalf from Georgia. Louisiana. and a number of other Southern States. our people look vith a great deal more favor on these hardy industrial agriculturists. Now. then.
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