Why could they not have continued their session or at least the committee have acted upon these treaties? It was my purpose if the treaties had reached a state of confirmation by this time. if I could be assured that they were selfexecuting. to have offered as an amendment to section I that it should not interfere with treaties that had been consummated providing for conscription of aliens. But the time is coming and coming mighty soon when there will be another call for our young men to answer the draft. and my anxiety and earnestness is. like that of other gentlemen who have been pressing this matter. that these slackers shall not be permitted again when the next call comes to sit back and say. "Me no fight. me take your job. you go fight." We not only represent nativeborn Americans in our efforts to rid the country of the cowardly alien slacker but naturalized Germans awl naturalized people from other countries. who have been responding to this call to arms. Many naturalized aliens have volunteered into our armies to fight against their own flesh and blood. Perhaps you gentlemen received a circular from an Irish gentleman a short time ago. in which he analyzed the statement of Gen. Crowder. which shows that more of the Irish waived exemption than any other nationality. that the lowest In point of numbers of those who waived exemption were the Italians. and the British were away down the line. also. People from Canada and from England were claiming exemptions. while the good old Irishman was not. I refer. of course. to people who are not naturalized and who have the right to claim exemption under our laws.
Identified stereotypes
Generalizing that undocumented immigrants are slackers who avoid military service and take jobs from native-born Americans.