I havel no right to override the vote of the commission. Now. that is an official public document.. Now. on an Italian line I sent an Italian woman. a young woman. an attractive woman. and one afternoon she was sitting on the after deck when an officer came up and made some remark. not at the beginning offensive. but he had no sooner. started in than around caie a surgeon of the Royal Italian Navy. put there by the Italian Government for the purpose of protecting the immigrants. and that officer went away and that young woman was not molested afterwards. That isL how they protect their women. Now. in the name of all that is decent why should not wel put in a provision to protect these innocent women? I will tell you what happens: In big cities along the coast there come to the hospitals girls- 13. 14 and 15 years of age suffering from venereal diseases.. the result of attacks of sailors and officers of vessels. It happens: always under large immigration. Go into the- hospitals and they will tell you. and yetthis House voted down a. provision. yesterday to give these women protection. I made up my mind. that knowing the facts it was. my duty. because I was a United States officer. in the collection of information and because I had the same humane feeling for the helpless that all this House ought to have. and I believe has. that it was my duty to bring it to the attention of the House plainly. emphatically. and directly.
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