Speech #660157983

The vernacular press. of courseHere is one element of danger. the condition here described was particularly noticeable in the German press and in the attitude and teachings of German societies before we entered the war. The vernacular press. of course. harps ever on the chord of " the national speech." so that the second generation may not drift away to the reading of American newspapers. The church. too. which carries matters with a high hand among the Poles. holds the immigrants away from Americanization. The good priests fear lest some of their flock should turn away from religion. while the greedy priests dread lest the flock should become restless under priestly dictation. SoSays the authorthe tide from Slavland may swell. and the superfecund Slavs may push to the wall the AngloAmericans. the IrishAmericans. the WelshAmericans. the GermanAmericans. and the rest. until the Invasion of our labor market by hordes of still cheaper West Asiatics shall cause the Slav. too. to lose interest In America. even as the Briton. the Hibernian. the Teuton. and the Scandinavian have lost interest In America. Prof. Ross gives a vivid and yet I think in the main a true portrayal of conditions if we allow immigration to continue in the future as it has in the past and without our doing more than we have yet done toward the education of these people I come to the amendment just read. Subdivision (e) of the bill. it will be observed. provides for the compulsory education. in the first place. of all citizens of the United States between 16 and 21 years of age. but it requires the compulsory education of all aliens between 16 and 45 years of age resident in the United States. Mr.