These gentlemen. while men of standing and of high character. yet as much as they desire to be. they are not impartial judges. they are clinging to the nationalities from which they sprung. and while we have respect for them we can not see their viewpoint. It seems to me that every American citizen. regardless from whence lie came. or from what nationality he sprung. should not want any people of his own nationality to come to this country unless they were so qualified to make good American citizens. not only as a protection to his adopted country but. to prevent a reflection upon his own nationality. As evidence of this. their own particular nationality being their viewpoint. when one of these distinguished gentlemen was before our committee and was arguing against the -ensus of 1890. and when asked if he would be satisfied if the quota was based on the number of naturalized citizens of different nationalities from the census of 1910 or 1920. he answered that he did not know. and immediately turned to his adviser and said. "How does that affect us? " When one gentleman who was before the committee. from New York Cityan editor of a foreign paper in that citywas asked what he thought about certain articles written by Mr. Speranzo. lie immediately answered that he thought he was a traitor to his people. This shows their viewpoint.
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People are clinging to the nationalities from which they sprung.