Speech #630133010

Chairnan. to see why those Members of this Iouse who have heretofore cried out against the importation of the manufactures and products of foreign labor into tle United States on the ground that it interfered with American labor are now willing to turn their faces upon that propositionand vote to let in the foreign laborer who makes the foreign product which they do not want to come into the United States. 11ow canit man believe in the policy of shutting out the manufacture of the Italian or of the Greek or of tie Pole or of the Russian because it will come into competition with the American laborer. and yet at tile same time raise his voice in behalf of that sane man who comes into the United States and takes a position away from the American laborer. whom he pretends to protect upon the floor of this House? It is not a question. Mr. Chairman. as to whether the ignorant alan is either a better or. worse citizen than a iean who is educated. 1 admit that may not be always a fair test. hut it will bring about a decrease in the immigration and permit us to use our efforts and our energies to better the conditions of those already here. and that is the object which is sought in this legislation.