Speech #670332879

Laskers statement was not taken down. Mr. Lasker came before the committee before this bill was ever dreamed of. and in executive session he told the Committee on Immigration what could be accomplished. I have investigated the facts. and I remember them distinctly. We have the statement of Mr. Henning. we have the statement of the attorney for the department. but not Mr. Laskers statement before the Committee on Immigration.. That was before the shipping bill started. It was intended to get the Committee on Immigration to report out and act upon this piece of vicious. iniquitous legislation. which everyone must admit is contrary to all of the treaties on commerce that we have today. and if you want to be fair and bring about an obliteration of the various treaties. why do you not make the same applicable to the importation of goods and abrogate all of the treaties between the United States and all foreign countries in respect to navigation? Why pick out the question of immigration. hoping. intending. thereby to give more labor. cheaper labor. to break down the imumigration laws that have taken almost a half century to place on the statute books of this country for the purpose of protecting America. Then you wrap the American flag around you. as did the chairman of the committee when he closed his argument on this question when lie said that the immigrants entering and leaving the ports will land on an American boat and will see the Stars and Stripes floating over them. and therefore feel better for having come across to America In an American boat. Nevertheless. even so. It will help to destroy the country in which we live. There can not be any doubt about that. If you will look into it you will see already the hand intended to break down the immigration laws. because all of the forces and all of the powers behind the ship subsidy will be behind the maintenance of this plan. if by any possibility it can become operative after these various treaties are broken down.