Let us study the figures on the proposition as to whether we would rather have abasls of 1 per cent on the census of 1910 or 2 per cent on the census of 1890. 1 voted yesterday for total exclusion. and I voted for the amendment providing 1 per cent on the census of 1910. because I want to go to the limit. But I believe the wise thing for this body to do is to adopt the basis of 2 per cent on the census of 1890. so that the House and the Senate will have agreed on that point and the matter will be concluded. so far as that question Is concerned. Then there would be little left. because the two bodies agree on the basis of selection of the Immigrants at the source. Splendid. wise provisions have been incorporated in both the bills. and there will be little remaining in disagreement. In view of the action of the Senate on yesterday in adopting the Reed amendment. operative after July 1. 1927. putting into effect the racial or national group idea. we can not do anything else but vote for the 1890 census basis. because all the argument that was made yesterday in support of the Reed amendment dealing with national origin bears out the theory that immigration should come into this country according to quotas fixed on the census of 1890. If we adopt the census of 1910 as a basis. we would discriminate not only against the Amcricans here but against northwestern Europe in too great a degree. It has been said. and some Senators are led astray by the statement. and some people in the country believe from what has been said. that the 1890 census discriminates against southern and southeastern Europe.
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