Mr. Speaker aind gentlemen. I am sorry that although the debate seems long in hours it is going to be short in its distribution among the ltrge mumber of Members who desire to speak on the restriction of immigration. a most Intense subject. We are approaching a subject which is probably the hardest of any to handle in legislation. a subject upon which there are 20 or more welldefined plans for restriction. Each year that the Congress of the United States has deferred action the problem has become more difficult of solution. No bill will ever be proposed that really restricts iinmigration without the charge of discrimination and unfairness being made. No bill will ever be written that will be entirely satisfactory in all of its details. My experience leads me to the observation that the very persons who are charging full tilt against this measure "ind chargIng discrimination are exactly the samne persons who have assaulted every eftQrt to restrict immigration in the past. If they were not making this attack they would be making an assault just as strenuous against aly other restrictive measure that might have been reported by the committee. I would like to say to the Members that a restrictive immigration act is as truly a conservation measure as any dealing with natural resources. I believe that fully 80.000.000 citizens of the United States are bending a laboring oar with the majority of the Members of the House and Senate in this effort to really restrict Immigration to the United States [applause]. and restriction hurts. of course. This is not the day for producing a pretended restriction bill. neither is it the day for pulling the teeth of a restrictive measure. As regards the charge just made by the distinguished gentleman from New York that this committee has started out deliberately to establish a blond race. as lie calls it. let me say that such a charge Is all in your eye.
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