Speech #700124904

I should rather think that the larger would absorb the smaller. and the smaller would finally be entirely wiped out. The proportion would not be kept. and. as I understand It. the function of this clause was to keep the origin in about the same proportion. if It could be determined. This North report has been used in the tentative tables to show what each country would get under the "national origin" clause in the immigration act of 1924. Several eminent scholars have written extensive articles for the magazines showing the futility of trying to arrive at the "national origin " of the white inhabitants of the United States. among which are mentioned Dr. Edward F. McSweeney. former assistant immigration commissioner at New York. and Dr. Roy L. Cars. professor of econonics In Vanderbilt University. I quote from Doctor Garss article in the Saturday Evening Post for October 10. 1925: " The national origin plan means. therefore. that we must abandon practical methods and adopt something which we do not know anything or at best very little about." (Saturday Evening Post. p. 233. October 10. 1925.) John B. Trovor. in his statement before the Senate Committee on Immigration. page 90. Senate hearings. 1924. stated: " It has been suggested that the adoption of the 1890 census in lieu of that of 1910 will accomplish an equitable apportionment between the emigration originating In northwestern Europe and In southern and eastern Europe. respectively. This principle has been embodied in the House committee bill now before Congress. Oii the other hand. it is alleged that the selection of the census of 1890 as the basis for the computation of quotas. discriminates unjustly against immigration from what is called the newer sources of supply. Since the late arrivals are in all fairness not entitled to special privilege over those who have arrived at an earlier date and thereby contributed more to the advancement of the Nation. the obvious solution of the problem lies in the racial analysis of the population of the United States. The difficulties of such a proceeding are obviously very great. and the results. owing to the lack of complete data compiled in the earlier decennial enumerations made by our Government. can therefore only approximate the truth." I want to say this for Mr.