Speech #660255572

The slogan "Food will win the war" became familiar to all. lNotwithstanding tens of thousands of farmers ahd their sons and hired helpers were inducted into our military service. these splendid citizens. by working from daylight to dark. in sunshine and in rain. in the cold of winter and heat of summer. produced more crops than ever before in all our history. They fed and clothed our Army and the armies of our allies as well as the civil population of the Allies. and never for one moment did they consider striking. The 6.000 strikes referred to were largely brought about by the influence of American walking delegates and foreignlabor agitators upon alien immigrants. who constitute the greater part of the employees in our essential industries. Such conditions will continue to exist as long as we permit immigrants from southern Europe and other objectionable parts of the world to enter the United States by the millions. with no intention of becoming American citizens. but who come solely to be employed in our industrial life. because they can get higher wages than they earn in their native country. In my judgment. the greatest service this Congress can render our country is to suspend all immigration for a period of 10 years or longer. to deport these red anarchistic labor agitators. and all other undesirable aliens. and to require all aliens within the United States within a specified time to learn to read. write. and speak the English language. to become Americanized and become citizens of the United States and real Americans in fact and not in name only. I have no sympathy or patience with hyphenated Americans. whether they call themselves EnglishAmericans. HungarianAmericans.