Speech #700066681

I have not time now. I ]night say that those of us who are opposed to this measure are given 15 minutes. which is not time to even begin discussion. . Those who would permit the influx into our land. or in fact. in some instances decoy to our America. undesirable alien labor in competition with the splendid American laborer surely should be estopped. Cheap labor today may be an expensive liability tomorrow. and surely thousands of the foreign laborers are of this class. The American citizen laborer resides among us. pays taxes. contributes to the welfare and upbuilding of society and really stands at the helm of the ship of State of our mighty Nation. On the contrary. foreign laborers drift into our country. obtain what they can for their hire. give as little in return as possible. in most cases. and then invariably thrust themselves for a charitable existence upon the society. in the foundig of which they have not assisted. The influxof all types of undesirable aliens and their amalgamation with our people causes a general weakening. physically. and mentally of our civilization. and instead of our Nation a few centuries from now being the mistress of the world. leading in art. science. invention. statesmanship. culture. and general civilized development. would it not be reasonable to believe that we may assume a secondary place as compared to those nations which have kept their blood white and purely Caucasian. I do not tell you for a certainty that our Nation is destined to great disaster. but I do tell you that it is time to. in actual-