Many of them have been German. many have been British. and some have been American. Their desire for profits is now an embarrassment to the enactment of proper legislation and the enforcement of such as we have. The same interests have repeatedly violated the provisions of the 3 per cent immigration law and brought numbers of immaigrants in great excess of its provisions in defiance thereto. They did this knowingly. with malice aforethought. They did it in the face of the warnings of the American Government. given by its public officials. among whom were Mr. Secretary of State Hughes. This was done with the knowledge that if the immigrants were admitted the laws of the United States would be outraged. and if they were not admitted an unspeakable outrage would have been done by them to the poor immlgrants. who would have sold all and have been thrown back upon the shores of distressed Europe. penniless and among strangers. The steamship companies have gone their length to violate the eighteenth amendment to our Constitution and State and Federal enactments based thereon. They are among the chief offenders against our narcotic laws down to this moment.
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