Mr. President. I stated that illiteracy among Immigrants was probably less than illiteracy ii the State of South .Carolina. and the illiteracy in the State of South Carolina averaged 25.7 per cent. according to the census of 1910. Without having examined the figures with reference to foreign immigration. I very much doubt the statement that it exceeds that figure. However. I have sent for the figures. and when I get them I shall be glad to be put them in the RECORD. I want to say further that the degree of literacy of immigrants coming to this country last year. or In any paiticular year. is not a fair test. that a period of ears should always be tken in order to test any question of that kind. An enormous immigration from any particular country might lower It. To illustrate. if there was a large iimigration from Sweden. where I believe the proportion of illiteracy Is only twotenths .of 1 per cent. during any particular year it would reduce the average of illiteracy amongst the immigrants cofhinglin that year. On the other hand. if we were to have a very heavy immnigration from Servia. we might find the contrary of those figures. hut.-taking it over a period of years. I do not think it -will run as high .is 25 per cent.
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