We know perfectly well that. the best land has already been taken up. We know perfectly well that If we become as thickly populated as some of the old countries we will have misery at our doors and lack of food and will be struggliig for existence. Until we go ahead and by scientific investigation find out better meais of intensive agriculture. find out better means of supplying food to our people. find out better means of distribution a mong our people. find out where they can .work more profitably. where they cail work under better circunstances. we had better cut off this immigration in every way in our power. I for my part would like immigration stopped until we can settle our own struggles amongst ourselves and create better conditions for all the people now within our borders. That not being feasible. we must look to some means of restriction. and in this literacy test I can see a means which. although not perfect. it is easy to argue against on sentimental grounds. yet at the same time has much to commend it. The people in our country who are most exploited. who are most abused. who furnish the most horrible example of what democracy ought not to be. are the people who from lack of education are most easily subject to oppression. and therefore. pending other and better measures. pending a bill that might be all wise. I stand for this literacy test. knowing that it is not complete. knowing all the arguments that can be made against it. having great sympathy with those who stand against it. At the same time. in the interest of all our people. I believe that this is about as good a test as has been suggested. and I believe that it is one that at the present time we would do well to adopt. [Mr.
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