I am satisfied there is a preconcerted effort on the part of certain great organizations to flood the Senate and Senators with arguments against this proposal. I am willing to believe that they. too. are conscientious. I have received hundreds of circulars from various organizations. such as the Junior Order of American Mechanics. who are a splendid lot of men. the Sons of Washingtor. who are patriotic Americans. -nd a myriad of others. urging that I vote for a literacy test. and yet. from my knowledge of these men and the societies. 90 per centyes. I believe nearly 99 per centof them came from parents who landed in this country from foreign shores and were in the major part unable to read or write. I answered them. and I answer Senators here today. that I am willing to believe you are probably as charitable in your views as I am myself.
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