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I hat is I lie sentimental Side of this question. and that happens to be a situation that becomes very interesting just at thils time. I do not know any better way to answer the argument for this resolution. the argument of grace or the argument of mercy. than to read you a few extracts froml a very interesting editorial appearing in the Saturday Eveing Post of March 4. It seems. whether we are" dealing with immigration or any other question. that there is a disposition in this country to concede everything to tie Europeans. whether it be a question of financial consideration. of immiigration. or treaties. or anything else. A very interesting question came up some time ago when we were asked to pay solnething over $100.000.000 to Great Britain. The question was raised that Great Britain owed us more than that amount of interest on the loan to that country. This was a question of expense for the transportation of our troops that fought in battles of the late war. We paid over the cash to Britain and were not even given permission to give credit for $168.000.000 against the interest due us of $400.000.000. So that is Somlething of tile same sentiment and conditions that prevail here by which we are asked continually. after monthsof trial. to relax our law on immigration. This editorial is entitled "America Last." I will read a few extracts from It. It says: The moi mind. without which there can lie no war. has reached its fullest development in Europe. but the nimnsh mind is peculiar to America.