If I had the time I am sure I could answer all the questions that the gentleman could ask. and I feel confident that before the gentleman would get through asking questions he would feel that he ought to vote in the interest of the unfortunates who are endeavoring to come to our shores and partake of the benefits and blessings of this free country of ours. Mr. Chairman. it has been stated that the presentday immigration is not the same immigration that we received years ago. that the Englishman. the Welshman. and the Frenchman are not coming. and that this new immigration is not of the same standard. I desire to say. Mr. Chairman. that within the last 15 or 20 years the new immigrants have demonstrated to the country that they are as good as those that came to this country a hundred years ago. One of the gentlemen said the iminigration we received a hundred years ago was first class. For his and your benefit I will read a part of the report which was made on the question of immigration from the managers of the Soolety for the Prevention of Pauperism in New York City. in 1819. nearly 100 years ago. What did they say? They said in part as follows: First. as to the emigrants from foreign countries. the managers are compelled to speak of them in language of astonishment and appre191 i bension. Through this Inlet pauperism threatens us with the most overwhelming consequences. Again. later on they say: This country is the resort of vast numbers of those needy and wretched beings.
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