Ie can not live except by industry. He has not sufficient instruction to make him a dangerous character. The really dangerous man Is the one who could meet the literacy test triumphantly. the one who could read and write. but who perverts his abilities to formulating dangerous or vicious tendencies among other men. The Illiterate man who works may on pay day get into trouble with the policenmn tirough exuberance of spir ts. caused by the quality of spirits he has imbibed. lie may be troublesome. but he Is not laingerous. The line which lie pays has been produced by his labor. The dangerous man is tle one who eal plan a forgery or burglary or other serious offense against our law. and that man can pass airy literacy test that you can impose.
Identified stereotypes
Illiterate immigrants are portrayed as less dangerous and more likely to be involved in minor offenses due to exuberance, while literate individuals are seen as capable of more serious crimes.