Speech #660001388

This. of course. I greatly regret. and a- none of these misguided gentlemen are entitled to any special consideration at the hands of our country and surely will not r receive any from me. .182 1AY 23. The newly selected chairman of the Committee on Immigra- courier was. "Tell cm to go to hell." He and his men. many of whom were Jewish. fought on until they were rescued by other American tion a few moments ago gave an outline of proposed legis- forces. lation. which he believes is necessary. namely. a wholesale de- Although the Infantry branch of the American Army constituted but portation and also immediate restriction of all immigration. I 20.66 per cent of the entire Army. the Jews attached to the Infantry feel that. due to what has transpired in his section of the branch constituted 51.07 per cent of the total number of Jews in the service. country and the article appearing in the paper which he has The Marine Corps is essentially a fighting organization. Every man received. unduly excites him. I feel that it is not necessary to who enlisted in this corps did so with the expectation that he would be sent where the fighting was the thickest. Of the 60.000 marines. enact such stringent measures as he suggests. For years. with setweetefgtna h tiks.O h 000mrns 1.700. or 3 per cent. were Jewish. according to the records already others. he has advocated the educational test in our immigration listed. laws. I have frequently pointed out that the educational test FIRED aY CHATEAUTniERRY. .would not prevent the coming of some of the most objectionable Of the 1.700 Jewish Marines. fully 80 per cent enlisted immediately persons. and surely the educational test will not and can not after June 5. 1918. the day after it was published to the world that the marines were the "shock troops" at ChateauThierry. iprohibit th6 coming of those which he points out are guilty of The total of all the Jewish casualties thus far listed is about 10.000. writing these disloyal. unpatriotic articles. The total number of deaths is 882. or 4.01 per cent of the total In the However. if he will examine the names of men found guilty American Expeditionary Forces. The total wounded is 1.397. or 3.08 per cent of the total. .f disloyalty during the war he will find that the percentage of Of the Infantry branch the Jews had 1.060 commissioned officers and the foreign born is nil. I am of the opinion that the great 1.678 noncommissioned officers. majority of the foreignborn people have demonstrated their In the Field Artillery they had 225 commissioned officers and 373 noncommissioned officers. loyalty. patriotism. and love for this their adopted country. and In the Infantry. they had 6 colonels and lieutenant colonels. 31 I am satisfied that on thorough investigation we will find that majors. 174 captains. 228 first lieutenants. 369 second lieutenants. and the foreignborn people will excel in percentage in proportion 244 lieutenants not designated. In the Field Artillery they had 6 colonels and lieutenant colonels. 6 to population of the native born who enlisted during this wvar. majors. 29 captains. 59 first lieutenants.80 second lieutenants. and 42 Those who have abused the privilege of our hospitality and free- lieutenants not designated. dom of our country and who have refused to serve the Nation.