Speech #630424080

I desire to add to my remarks a resolution recently adopted by the Washington State Federation of Labor. assembled in annual convention at Olympia. Wash.. January 18 to January 22. 1915. as follows: Whereas the present industrial crisis In the State of Washington demands remedy. and it Is apparent that the Immigration Service is seriously handicapped for the lack of funds to properly enforce the present existing laws. and Whereas statistics shows that 1.400.000 immigrants entered the United States during the last fiscal year. and Whereas the Immigration Service is the only department of our. Government that is selfsupporting. a head tax of $4 per head being required from every Immigrant entering this country. and. as Government figures show. during the last fiscal year $6.700.000 expended in the administration of existing immigration laws. and it appears that Immigrants in large numbers are crossing the boundary line into Washington. with but little inspection because of the parsimonious attitude of the Federal Government: Therefore be it Resolved. That the Washington State Federation of Labor call upon the States Representatives in Congress to demand that the money acquired for the purpose of administration of existing Immigration laws be expended for that purpose. I desire to add also a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Washington. as follows: House Joint memorial No. 2. To the honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: Your memorialists. the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington. respectfully petition thatWhereas during the year ending Jandary 30. 1910. Government statistics show that more than 1.000.000 aliens landed In the United States. of which number more than 600.000 came from southern and eastern Asia. the most undesirable immigrant known. and Whereas the effect of this alien deluge is to depress the wages and destroy the employment of thousands of American workingmen: Therefore be it Resolved by the House and Senate of the State of Washington. That the Congress of the United States be requested to pass such restricted legislation as will put a stop to this enormous influx of the most undesirable foreigners. whose presence tends to destroy American standards of living. and he it further Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions be forthwith transmitted to each Senator and Congressman from the State of Washington for their use in endeavoring to secure the passage of such restricted legislation.