Mr. Speaker. I am in favor of immigrants coming into this country who can read at least 30 common words of their own language. as provided by this bill. I quote the literacy provision:" That after four months from the approval of this act. In addition to the aliens who are by law now excluded from admission into the United States. the following persons shall also be excluded from admission thereto. to wit: All aliens over 10 ycars of age. physically capable of reading. who can not read the English language or some other language or dialect. Inclfiding Hebrew or Yiddish: Providcd. That any admissible alien or any alien heretofore or hereafter legally admitted. or any citizen of the United States. may bring in or send for his father or grandfather over 55 years of age. his wife. his mother. his grandmother. or his unmarried or widowed daughter. if otherwise admissible. whether such relative can read or not. and such relative shall be permitted to enter. That for the purpose of ascertaining whether aliens can read the Immigrant Inspectors shall be furnished with slips. of uniform size. prepared under the direction of the Secretary of Labor. each containing not less than 30 nor more than 40 words in ordinary use. printed in plainly legible type in some one of the various languages and dialects of immigrants. Each alien may designate the particular language or dialect in which he desires the examination to be made. and shall be required to read the words printed on the slip in such language or dialect. This provision is the one so much objected to.
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