Mr. Speaker. the contention has been made here by the chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization that the Presidents action was based solely on the report of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. Mr. Speaker. as one who recognizes the good Judgment and the wlsdom of taking ones watch to a jeweler when it is out of repair rather than taking it to a blacksmith. I want to say that the action of the President in basing his position on the question of the literacy test on the report of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor bases it upon the most solid possible ground. The man who is charged with the responsibility of enforcing the provisions of statute law with reference to Immigration is the man who is best qualified to judge as to what test should be applied and what test should not be applied. I want to say that the enactment of this bill after the action of this House with reference to the memorial to Abraham Lincoln. the great emancipator. by an almost unanimous vote. within one week. Is certainly a singular contradiction of thought upon the part of the membership of this House.
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