Speech #680025035

President. I hold in my hand a formal resolution passed by the Central Labor Council of Long Beach. Calif.. with respect to the immigration problem. a subject now before the Congress. I ask that the resolution may be referred to the Committee on Immigration and printed in the RECORD. It is not very long. and I think it will be helpful to have it printed in the RECORD. -There being no objection. the resolution was referred to the Committee on Immigration and ordered to be printed in the RECORD. as follows: LONG BEACH. CALIF.. Januanry . 1S.2. Resolution. adopted by the Long Beach (Calif.) Central Labor Council in regular session assembled on the above date. Whereas recent disclosures by the State Department and other Federal agencies Indicate that this country is threatened with Soviet and other foreign propaganda of a radical nature. and Whereas official records bearing on trials and criminal Investigations tend to show that such propaganda emanated from foreign sources and is here fostered by aliens. and Whereas this foreign propaganda .has for the past few years reached .such proportions as to arrest the attention of the American people to the seriousness of the situation and to cal1 for a nationwide Americanization program . and Whereas this Americanization program. necessitated by a large un.assimilated population. entails a heavy expense upon the taxpayers. money that could be saved or applied to the education of American children . and Whereas according to the United States census there are already 13.000.000 foreigners in this country. of which number 1.500.000 can not speak English. and 3.000.000 can not read or write the English language. and Whereas in view of the foregoing conditions a continued Influx of Immigrants would accentuate this undesirable state of affairs. constituting a menace to the American people and its institutions. and Whereas a continued immigration on an unrestricted basis would increase the present state of uneml)loyment. which condition Is in a measure responsible for the outbreak of crime: Therefore be it Resolved by the Long Beach Central Labor Council at a regular meeting held January 3. 1924. at the Long Beach Labor Temple. 118 Pine Avenue. That it goes on record as being absolutely opposed to any form of legislation which will remove the present restrictions placed on immigration and tending to increase the present 3 per cent annual admission now authorized. and be it further Resolved. That the Long Beach Central Labor Council views with favor any legislation which would further reduce the percentage of immigrants allowed each year. until the Nation has had time to absorb the alien population . and be it further Resolved. That Senators. HIRAM.