Is shown by the fact that the least illiterate element of our population Is the foreignhorn children of foreignborn parents. The illiteracy among the children of nativeborn parents is three times as great as that among the nativeborn children of foreign parents. Speaking of these immigrants and of the people who oppose them. on page 19 of this bulletin are the following statements: Such people in their zeal forget that the immigrant frequently brings his contribution to enrich our civilization. The things of the higher kindthe spirituality. the reverence for authority. the love of art and music are valuable to soften tile materialism that has accompanied our great advance in prosperity. and they should not be crushed out in the attempt to remake the immigrant. These people are a people of our blood and our race. They are the descendants of some of the greatest and most patriotic nations in the worlds history. "Rome in that early day sat upon her Seven Hills and ruled the world." One of the great generals of the Revolutionary War was Kosciusko. the great Polish patriot who came here and offered his services to fight for American freedom. Mr. Chairman. there is no logic. justice. or reason in favor of the adoption of this literacy test. Further. it is unAmerican and undemocratic. In our last national convention the Democratic Party declared in no uncertain terms against such unreasonable exclusion acts as the present bill provides for. In approving the sentiments expressed oy the gentleman from Minnesota . like he. I desire to disclaim any Opposition to the interests of American labor.
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