I understand what the gentleman says is true. I have not a word to say against the foreigner or his children. I realize what has been done by the American system of schools in New York and Pittsburgh and other centers. but what I mean is that we do not want to voluntarily increase illiteracy in this country by a system of immigration. when our laws are against illiteracy and in favor of compulsory education for our own people. What the distinguished gentleman from New York says is but a corroboration of my statemenz to the effect that the desirable. industrious citizen of Europe. who is now shut out by this test. may remove the inability. It only shuts out that element without energy and industry.
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Generalization about immigrants increasing illiteracy.