I am saying nothing against any other parties. many members of which will stand back of the President today. but I do appeal to that unity of purpose. that unity of interest which the President is entitled to at this hour. It has been stated on this floor that both parties have in their platforms asserted the right of restriction of aliens. In reply to this I will only say that when the platform of my party is examined it will be found that the restrictions there mentioned were never intended to exclude those affected by the literacy test. but the dominant thought was to keep out the undesirables of Europe. and nothing more. and it is unjust to state. as has been stated here today. that the platforms of both parties are against the statements made by the President. All this is hardly true when you analyze the real object and intent. You gentlemen can not point to a single rostrum where an advocate stood representing either party submitting the issue as to the literacy test to the people as a part of his argument. I am surprised at the woeful lack of knowledge that Members display here in regard to our foreign population by advocating this. legislation. Do they know anything of those people?
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Generalizing about the 'undesirables of Europe'.