Speech #680074187

This is very amusing to those of us who have lived among the Finnish people and know the desirable citizens in every way that they make. In conclusion I want to say. as I said at the beginning. I am not opposed to the restriction of immigration. I voted for the present Immigration law. I voted. however. against every bill that provided for a literacy test. as I did not think that the test was the best test of what would make a good American citizen. I want to vote for this bill. but I do not believe in any legislation that attempts in any way to give the impression that there are two kinds of American blood. one " superior" and one "inferior." I still claim that the best test of an American is whether le believes in American institutions and whether he is willing to fight and die for America. I hope that we will be able to change the proposed bill to the present figures of 1910. so that there will be no discrimination against the nationality or country of any of our American citizens. especially those who fought so bravely for this country in the late war.