Mr. Speaker. that not only. have the wages increased. but the hours of labor have been shortened in nearly every industry in the United States. For tha" reason I. believe that immigration has not been detrimental to our country. but has been beneficial. It has helped the American laboring man to advance and secure a better position than he occupied before that immigration commenced. Oh. we hear that the Federation of Labor and other labor organizations are opposed to this measure. I admit that organized labor has done much for the laboring man. but I maintain that immigration has done even more. It has given the Federation of Labor their g--dat leader. Mr.
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