For the present. in the few remarks that I shall make. I content myself with the simple statement that. agreeing. as I believe I do. with a very vast. majority of the -American people and of the Representatives both in this body .and in the House. I believe we ought. for our own benefit and the good of posterity to restrict immigration. That that has been the idea of the commission and of Congress I believe. there can be no doubt. But the illiteracy test has been adopted. and while it is conceded by those who advocate it that it will often result in great injustice and that It is arbitrary in its nature. yet the results accomplished will be the same as though other -methods were adopted. I presume It Is true that the results obtained will restrict immigration. That -the .application of this test will restrict immigration and that it may be the means of keeping out inmigrans whom it would be desirable to keelf out by any other test I have no doubt. Yet it is grating on my. conscience to prevent an immigrant from landing on our shores simply because he can neither read nor write. The commission. as I said. suggested several methods by. which immigration could be restricted! I wish to read them. Beginning on page 47 of volume 1 of the report of the con:aission. they are as follows: 1.
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