Mr. President. it seems to me there is a very sound basis for the distinction concerning which the Senator from Kansas asks information. As I understand it. this law restricting immigration is particularly necessary by reason of the accumulation of people of foreign birth in the great industrial centers. The contractlabor law was originally enacted because those engaged in industrial pursuits in which large numbers of people were employed were in the habit of going abroad to obtain cheap labor and engage in those industries. I suggested to the Senate a little while ago that we have some of those Belgian immigrants in my State engaged in agriculture. We hope that their number may be swelled very. largely. indeed. We should like to hold out some inducement to come to our State to take up unappropriated lands owned by the General Government. as well as lands owned by the.
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