160 NATIONAL ORIGINS PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION LAW 
We believe that this equitable representation is only approximately secured 
hy the 1890 census basis, which was resorted to temporarily by Congress as the 
readiest available method of carrying out the underlying principle of the entire: 
law, which is nothing more nor less than the preservation of the American 
people and the American Nation. 
In view of the foregoing considerations, we urge upon the President and 
upon Congress the maintenance of the basic provisions of the immigration act 
of 1924, and particularly the permanent basis for apportioning the quota immi- 
gration in accordance with the national origins of our present population. 
Leonora Rogers Schuyler, president, Washington Headquarters Association. 
Song of Confederate Veterans, eastern division, Silas W. Fry, commander. 
New York State Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of 
Founders and Patriots of America, Mary J. Aikenhead Davy, president. 
Florence G. Finch, regent of the Jacobus Roosevelt Chapter, D. A. BR. 
National Society Women Builders of America, Mrs. William Cumming 
Story. 
Bowery Mission, Anson O. Baker, secretary. 
Women’s Republican Association of the State of New York, Eleonora G. 
Goldsborough. 
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, National Americanization: 
Committee, Walter I. Joyce, director. 
Old Guard of New York, Walter I. Joyce, quartermaster. 
Daughters of America, Sadie E. Linkletter, national legislative chairman. 
Daughters of America, Sadie E. Ludlow, State council outside sent. 
Lord’s Day Alliance of the United States, Harry L. Bowlby, general secretary. 
Patriotic Order Sons of America, C. B. Helms, chairman national legislative 
committee. 
Law and Order Union, D. Braman, president. 
New York Port Society, Mrs. Charles R. Scarborough. 
American Defense Society, by Charles Stewart Davison, chairman immigra-- 
tion committee. 
Dames of the Loyal Legion, Society of State of New York, Emma BE. R. 
Cairns, president. 
The State Council of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics of the 
State of New York (Inc.), Franklin 8. Faye, secretary. 
Military Order of the Loyal Legion, New York Commandery, Alex L. Ward. 
Grace H. Brosseau, president-general, N. 8. D. AR. 
Immigration Restriction League (Inc.), William B. Griffith, chairman, 
axecutive committee. 
National Council Junior Order of United American Mechanics, John H. Noyes, 
aational legislative committee. 
Tosiah A. Van Orsdel, vice president general, Sons of American Revolution. 
JOPY OF MEMORIAL TO THE PRESIDENT, THE SENATE, AND THE HOUSE OF REPRE- 
SENTATIVES, DATED JANUARY 4, 1927 
We, the undersigned, all citizens of the United States, impressed with the 
vital importance to the country of maintaining and perfecting the present system 
of immigration restriction, respectfully submit to the President of the United 
States, to the Senate, and to the House of Representatives, the following 
axpression of our views with respect to specific aspects of this question. 
1. We urge the extension of the quota system to all countries of North and 
South America from which we have substantial immigration and in which the 
population is not predominantly of the white race. We believe that without such 
oxtension the present restriction of immigration is already inadequate and will 
become increasingly so in the near future. During each of the last two fiscal 
years we have been admitting upwards of 75,000 immigrants from Mexico, the 
West Indies, Brazil, and elsewhere, who are for the most part not of the white 
race and who, because of their lower standards of living, are able to compete 
at an advantage with American workers engaged in various forms of agricul- 
-ural and unskilled labor. 
2. We further urge the prompt pufting into effect of that provision of the 
immigration act of 1924, whereby the quotas, after July 1, 1927, at present 
determined by the number of foreign born of each nationality here in the