Chairman. not wishing to take any more of the time of the committee than is necessary. I shall only. read short extracts from the many protests that I have received against the passage of this bill. I have here the combined protest of the GermanAmerican State Alliances of Kentucky and Ohio. in which theyEmphatically protest against the adoption of the Burnett Immigration bill. as it is detrimental to the welfare of the country. * * * Physically wellbuilt men and women. desirable immigrants. who on account of their moral worth would improve the citizenship of our country ought to be welcomed in this land of liberty instead of being excluded for not passing the test provided in the Burnett bill. The following is an extract from a resolution adopted at a mass meeting attended by the very best citizens of Cincinnati: Bc it resolved. That all legislation restricting immigration beyond keeping out the criminal and the diseased is both unjust and unwise and in flagrant contradiction to the principles laid down in the Declaration of Independence. The General Laborers International Union desires to go on record as being opposed to this test. and in their letter I find the following: We can not see any reason why a man ought to be excluded simply because he can not read or write. The most dangerous characters coming to this country from Europe and other lands are well educated.
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The most dangerous characters coming to this country from Europe and other lands are well educated.