We were successful in welding our many peoples without the use of force or coercion. The methods embodied In the Johnson bill are the forceful methods used by Germany to assimilate her people. We know what ill success attended upon Germanys efforts. It is almost inconceivable that we should be adopting the futile German method. I am indeed In favor of restriction but not restriction run riot. Let us retain the present law temporarily. Let us appoint an immigration commission (see my bill H. J. Res. 122) to determine and report concerning the complexities of this most intricate problem before we pass a law which shall embody our permanent policy.
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