It Is not intended for that irpose. It Is also true that at times it excludes the good laborers. he fundamental fact. however. is thisthat on the whole it excluded the laborers from southern Italy and AustriaHungary of the type that the commission unanimously thought ought to be excluded at the prescnt time. especially the single man who comes here to stay only teltiporarily and vho. In conse uence. having no permanent interest in the country. eagerly accepts living conditions lower than those vhich would lie accepted by Americans or the earlier immigrants. It should be kept in mind that the Immigration Commission was absolutely unanimous In the opinion that there should be resriiction. also naninmous in the frurther opinion tlhat this class of immigrants whom I have mentioned were the ones who should be excluded. and the illiteracy test would exclude just hlis class. Mr. Rennet objectld to the illiteracy test and wished to reach the same result by other means. and I should have agreed with him. as I think would Dr.
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Laborers from southern Italy and Austria-Hungary accept lower living conditions.