There is one argument which I do want in these few minutes that remain to call to the attention of the House.. and it is an argument that is frequently presented before the committee It is presented on the floor of the House every time the question comes up. And that is that we. should loosen the restrictions of immigration because We need labor. That is pre-. seated by people who represent almost every conceivable kind of interests. We havo had before our committee delegations of cotton growers from the Southwest and wheat growers from the Middle West. and of clothing manufacturers and of building trades from New York and other large cities. We have haI organizations presenting the same argument. such as the Interracial Council closely identified with the Association of Foreign Language Newspapers and financed to a considerable extent. at least. by large manufacturers. among them Du l]ont. the! great powder king. 508.. On the other hand. those whom my friend speaks of as " eloquent propagandists." who are in favor of enforcing strictly the present immigration laws and of tightening the restrictions. are for the most part1I might say entirely--people who have no personal interest to be served by tightening the restrictions. These people. patriotic societies. and patriotic individuals. are doing their work practically without means. But these people. guardians of the public weal. moved by no selfinterest. have presented the American argument that we should preserve American ideals in morals. law. and government. and they have no financial interests of their own to serve.
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