Speech #690245593

Scotland. Wales. and Ireland own. and those born In Sweden own farm values to the extent of $85.521.098 more than those who come from Great Britain and Ireland during the same period. Yet the immigration quota from Great Britain and Ireland is increased under this bill by 28.653 and that of Norway cut down 4.020 and that of Sweden 5.854. Farmers born In Germany own and operate farm values to the amount of about three times that of all those born In Great Britain and Ireland. yet the German quota is decreased 28.111 and that of Great Britain and Ireland increased 28.653. Farm workers for the West would naturally come from the countries that had sent us our farmers in the past. The following table proves the correctness of my contention In 1924: Table showing contribution of farmer immigrants for main countries unider 2 per cent of 1890 census as quota basis Country Quota Admitted Farmers Admitted Farmers Farmers 1925 1925 1926 1926 per cent of quota Germany ............ 51.227 45. 760 6.987 51.032 5.342 12 Sweden ------- ---- 9.561 8.961 24515 9.233 2.4.56 26 Norway ------------- 6.4.3 6.118 1.420 6.291 1.326 22 Denmark ------------ 2. 789 2. 523 531 2.712 727 23 Switzerland --------- 2.081 1.869 512 1.910 569 26 Irish Free State ...... 28. 567 27. 112 3.999 27.590 4.668 15 100.478 92. 343 15. 954 98. 766 15. 088 .--------England ------------ 34. 007 30. 461 237 31. 186 226 ........ Scotland ------------------------------ 122 ---------- 183 ---------Wales ---------------------------------- 38 ---------- 32 ---------North Ireland -------.-------------------- 142 46 ---------Total ---------.--------------------3 9 - 487 1.5 Contribution of farmers under nationulorigin quota plan figured on same basis of percentage as above Yearly Country Quota farmer contribution Germany -------------------------------------------------- 24.428 2.931 Sweden --------------------------------------------------- 3.259 847 Norway -------------------------------------------------- 2.267 499 Denmark ------------------------------------------------- 1.044 240 Switzerland ----------------------------------------------- 1. 198 311 Irish Free State ------------------------------------------- 13. 862 2.089 46.058 6.907 Great Britain --------------------------------------------- 73.039 1.095 Average contribution of farmer immigrants from countries here quoted. years 192.5 and 1926. 16.084. Probable contribution of farmer immigrants from the same countries with national origin quota basis in effect 8.002. a decrease of 50 per cent. With nationalorigin quota base in force and with 50 per cent preference for agriculturists it will give us 50 per cent less farmers and farm workers than will the census of 1890. I bring this out not because it will discriminate against the northern countries of Europe. outside of England. but because it will mean a rank discrimination against the farmers of the Northwest. The remarks I have made on this very important question are submitted with no ill feeling toward anyone or any race of people. I hope to bring them to the attention of some of the people but of Congress. as well as to the Members of Congress. I submit herewith a table of immigration quotas that is selfexplanatory: Immigration quotas for principal countries Present N Law of 1921 law census 01 of 1890 eu Albania --------------------------- 288 100 Armenia ----_-------------------- 230 124 Austria --------------------------- 7.342 1.785 Belgium ------- z ----------------- 1.563 512 Czechoslovakia------............ 14.357 3.070 Bulgaria-------------------------302 100 Danzig ---------------------------- 301 228 Denmark ------------------------ 5.619 2.789 Estonia --------- -------------- 1.348 100 Finland ---------. .. ----------- 3.921 471 Fiume ---------------------------- 71 France --------------------------- 5.729 3.914 Germany ------------------------ 67.607 51.227 Great Britain and Northern Ireland I .----------------------- 77.342 34.007 Greece ------------------------- 3.03 100 Hungary ------------------------- 5. 747 473 Iceland --------------------------- 75 100 Italy ----------------------------- 42.057 3.845 Latvia --------------------------- 1.540 142 Lithuania ------------------------ 2.622 344 Luxemburg ----------------------- 97 100 Netherlands --------------------- 3.602 1.648 Norway -------------------------- 12.205 6.453 Poland ..------------------------ 30. 979 5.982 Portugal ------------------------- 2.465 503 Rumania ------------------------ 7.419 603 Russia ------------------------ 24.405 2.248 Spain ---------------------------- 912 131 Sweden -------------------------- 20.042 � 9.651 Switzerland ------------------ 5 3.752 2.081 Yugoslavia ------------------------ 6.426 671 Other Europe ------------------ -86 ............ 1Irish Free State Included with Great Britain in 1921 quota. Provisional ational nationalrigin as origin basis bmitted as fixed by n 1924 Government experts 2.171 1.359 20.028 85.135 1.521 5.716 2.762 2.053 4.535 4.002 3.072 1. 486 2. 248 1.044 3.837 23.428 73.039 6.091 2.421 2.267 4.978 4.781 3.259 1.198