The agents of the steamship companies are very active. It is a most lucrative business for them. Agents of 17 companies told immuigration oflicials in New York recently that they aould briag 10.000.000 immigrants in one years time. Of course. none of these statements take into consideration immigrants from .Germany or Russia. No Germans or Russians are now coming in. because technically we are still at war with Germany. but should peace be declared. no doubt the nua3ber coming from warridden Germany and redridden Russia would be .enormous. Mr. President. there are a number of reasons why this stream of immigration should be stopped presently or restricted greatly in the future. I will name some of the most importAnt. First. because we ha.-e already a greater number pf such foreigners in our country than we can assimilate and Americanize. Second. because these immigrants congregate in the great centers of population. form their own colonies there. continue to speak their language -there. hold on to their own manners and customes there. keep to their own standards of living there. wNhich standarfds of living are very inferior to ours. cling to their Old World ideas. refuse to become Americanized or edu.cated. and therefore they constitute alien groups in this -country. separate and apart from our people. separate and apart from -our institutions. separateand apart from our ideals. separate and apart from our language. habits. and thoughts and manner of living. Third. because they will not have their children educated in !American schools. If they can prevent it. or taught the English langiage. -if they can prevent it.
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Immigrants congregate in colonies, refuse to assimilate, and do not educate their children in American schools.