It Is reported that you are holding up the 60page Imnigration bill conttinlng legislalion recommended by the Congresslonal Immigration Commission. after four years searching Investigation and so ably argued for by President Gompers. Secretary Morrison. John Mitchell. and others. The 40volum.. report of the Immigration Commission completely corroborated organized labors contention that the present entomoutt influx of Illiterates lowered wages. lengthened hours. increased insanttation. multll lied mine explosions and industrttl accidents. and seriously interfered with the uplift work tradeunionism Is doing. Last year 1.427.22i aliens enlered this country. Only 1.000 of these were farmers." Such a number. when they coul not speak our lnguage. nild a large part coul not read any. was bound to Injure the working people already here. whether native or foreign.
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