Mr. Chairman. like many of my colleagues who are supporting this bill. in my district I have comparatively few people of foreign ancestry. but I cannot refrain from taking advantage of this opportunity to reply to the statements made by the learned gentleman from Wisconsin and to say that to the immigrants in the United States this country owes a great deal of credit for its accomplishment. Let us not forget that during the Revolutionary War had we not had the help of foreign friends we would have lost the war. The man who said that was George Washington himself. For the benefit of those of you who are inclined to scoff at the part that the immigrants played in the development of this country. I advise you to go down to Yorktown and read the inscription engraved on the monument and find out how many Frenchmen were there who joined with George Washington and the colonists in defeating the English on that critical and memorable day. October 19. 1781. To those of you who think that only the pioneers built up the Nation I advise that you read the writings and speeches of General Dodge and his narration of the history of the Union Pacific. and ascertain the credit he gives to the Irish immigrants who helped build that great enterprise across the Midwestern and Mountain States.
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