In a recent newspaper statement the gentleman from Washington . chairman of the committee. denounced the report that the bill is dead. I congratulate him. We all stand ready to help him enact it into law. We are ready to help him show the country whether the Sons of Italy are stronger than the American Legion and all the rest. I have heard from many sources and have repeatedly read in the press that the groups of the foreign born of New York have notified our Republican friends that they will punish the Republican Party If this legislation is passed. I have seen evidences that such threats are inspiring fear. I hope the evidence is misleading.
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Italian immigrants are portrayed as threatening American interests and potentially influencing political decisions through threats.