Speech #670019430

When -itcame- down ito tthe two. contestedquestions. "-that .of permitting those -who had resided in the United Statesto. come :back :at -their -will without any -restrictions -at all. :the -conferees believed that dt was better ito take the Senate :amend- ment. soas -to count .theinumber wlfo :had beenresidents.df.the United States:and .gone Iabroad in -the .3 per cent until -that .limiti.had been .exhausted and then periitthem to -come in Ifdt.loiving that beyond -the -limitation. That Is -some -restriction. 7.The -Senate -conferees :felt as though -the .Senate -was "very anxious that too -much -delay -with amendments should -ot be .taken up :because the ..country wants a temporary .resti~lctive -measure. AndI bellevelthat is.the attitUdeof the.House. .I am .speaking -of .the -attitude .on this side .of the -House. .and lily: :friend. the chairman. has spoken for -the other -side. that that :is their attitude and they -want .a itemporaiy restrictive. measure -at the present time. tso -we .may in the imearitlme endeavor :to .modify .our. immigration.laws to mieet the ..lemands Ithat tare -So -pressingand -that "the peoplevover: the country desite. to theend -that the tgreat number -of undesirablesand I say that -advisedly -from .-the hearings .and from ithe linformation-- tsholild. .not be permitted to .come "to this country. We :fiuid -from -tle ..February and :March. f21. .reportsthat :150or morecriminls -trield togetin in the.lasttwo.months. Soine.-got in:and were deported. You find the line running down to about .7.000 rin the last two months. which.includesthose not adnigsible. -You caii see the extreme effort .that is -being madeto get into -this country by -those -who do not belong here. -The -"farmers over this couitry want relief and -they want itthrough -this -class of legislation. You find -it -in the .farm journals. You -find it .in the editorials of those who speak from firsthand. experience. and :they say they do -not -want a foreign hoe hand. but they want a real -American farmer:toIdotheir work. The next tprovision that created some. discussion. that :I -think the Members of the House hould know particularly about. has been very clearly presented -by the chairman. and just one word on it from myself is all "I desire. and that is in regard -to religiofs persecution. - My recollection .is .it was. attempted to amend. it in the .Senate .by :allowing the political :refugees. That .was defeated .-dbout60"to13to 6howthe attitudeofthepeople. Itwascar:ried here:by :ot.-a -very large vote. but I :.believe tfhe Members -of this body really desire to restrict. andthehprovisl0nas.itwas "in thebill as it.:passed :the -House- patically threw the. door -wide open.