Speech #740208173

The attempt. in connection with this bill. to raise a camouflage. the attempt to raise a smoke screen about a condition of affairs which the Senator from Pennsylvania had more of an opportunity to correct than did anyone else in this country. is not justified. The Senator from Pennsylvania occupied the position of Secretary of Labor for a longer period than anybody else has occupied it. and because he did not take action during the time of his administration and did not do anything about it when the Republican Party was in power. now to try to raise that as an objection to this bill. in my opinion. does not evidence any degree of logic. This bill is a deportation bill. If it is desired to pass the bill the Senator from North Carolina has introduced providing for the registration of aliens. the committee would say to the Senator from North Carolina that they will be glad to hear him on that bill. they will give him plenty of time and opportunity to bring in all his witnesses. but he will not take advantage of that. For the last 4 weeks the pending bill-