Speech #620314623

Executive Manlsion. a17hingfon. D. C. And the statement of Mr. Pope is as follows: My duties as prosecuting attorney of Somerset County. N. J.. have given nre an excellent opportunity to check up in one important particular the investigations and conclusions of the Immigration Commission with reference to the Illiteracy test. During the last two years I have kept a careful record of the last 114 criminal cases that I have prosecuted against aliens. with the following interesting results Illiterate. Literate. H mnicide ............................... ............-- ------- 3 .......... Atrocious assault and battery ......... ........-.............. 34 6 Simple assault and battery .................................... 9 2 Larceny ...................................... ...... .... 14 2 Sexual crime .................................................. 7 1 lerjury ................................. .. ........... 2 1 E xcise ........................................................ 11 5 M arriage ........... ........................................... 3 1 Frauds ....................................................... 2 4 M iscellaneous ................................................. 6 1 � T otal .................................................... 91 The following conclusions were deducible from the above: (1) Of the 114 crimes committed by aliens. 54 were acts of personal violence. and of these 54. 46 were committed by illiterates. while only 8 were chargeable to those able to read and write. (2) Of the 46 committed by illiterates. :i were homicides. 34 were atrocious assaults (by maiming and wounding with a deadly weapon). and only 9 were simple assaults. showing conclusively that the illiterate alien .7 times out of 46 makes use of a deadly weapon in order to avenge his wrongs. fancied or real. (3) Orit of 16 cases of larceny (stealing of all kinds). 14 defendants were illiterate. (4) Out of 8 sexual crimes 7 were committed by illiterates. 3 of these being carnal abuse of infants under 10 years of age. (5) Out of 3 perjury cases. 2 were against illiterates. that is. of those brought to justice. (6) Out of 16 cases for violation of excise laws. 11 were illiterates. showing an utter disregard for laws. (7) Of the 4 crimes against the institution of marriage. 3 were Illiterates. (8) Only in cases of fraud did the literate exceed theillitrate.