Speech #700067365

In the same letter. inquiry was made as to out of what funds their expenses were paid. and the answer from the State Department was that their delegate was paid out of the general funds. They have what is known as an emergency fund in that department. and I presume that they felt that an emergency had arisen to send these delegates to Rome in 1924. and it was out of that fund. evidently. that the expenses of the delegate from the State Department were paid. Two delegates went from the Labor Departinent. and I am informed. not by that department. that their expenses were paid out of the immigration fund. I am rather of the opinion that the appropriations made for the enforcement of the immigration laws were not intended for the payment of delegates expenses to an international conference on immigration. Now. what do they propose to discuss at this second international conference? By examining the agenda I find that they are similar matters as those that were discussed in the other conference. such as professional selection of emigrants before starting from their country of origin. exchange of workers desiring to improve in the knowledge of the language or industrial and commercial customs of another country. agreement between countries concerned in wanting to favor the colonization of uncultivated lands. simplification of the visa formalities for immigrants. limitation of immigration only for the purpose of protecting the home labor market. and not to be applied to the members of the immigrants family. These are questions which strike at the very vitals of our present immigration laws. and the enforcement of which we consider absolutely necessary for the protection of our character of government. our standard of living. our institutions. and our liberty.