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WESTERN HEMISPHERE IMMIGRATION

The Cuarrman. But elected, with his fellows, to consider himself
 an American citizen?
Doctor Pererson. Yes, sir.
The CrairMAN. And the people of Utah built that State up by
dint of hard labor?
Doctor PereErson. Yes, sir.
The CratrMaN. And the people of Utah have performed that way
ever since?
Doctor Pererson. Yes, sir.
The Coarman. What is the population of Utah?
Doctor Peterson. Near 600,000, I should say. -
The CrarrmMaN. And increasing nicely?
Doctor Pererson. Yes, sir.
The CrarMan. What proportion of that population is of Mexican
ancestry or native?
Doctor Prrerson. Almost a negligible quantity. It is predominantly
 Nordic and Anglo-Saxon.
The Crarman. The majority being native American type.
Doctor PerersoN. Yes, sir. We drained this early New England
population that Mr. Brewer spoke about.
The CramrmMan. And brought into that country a set of pioneers
who were willing to tramp across the country from the Missouri
River west, on foot?
Doctor Pererson. Yes, sir.
The CrairmMan. To endure every kind of hardship.
Doctor Prrerson. Yes, sir; and to escape even greater hardship
from where they came.
The CrairMaN. You mean harder work?
Doctor Pererson. No, sir; persecution. .
The Cuairman. The people whom they were leaving were of the
pioneer type?
Doctor Pererson. Yes, sir.
The Caamrman. That spirit is leaving?
Doctor Prrerson. No, sir; they have it yet. We find them going
up into Wyoming. The lust for breaking land and making new set.
tlements is still there.
The CratrMan. Your own Utah people are pioneering down in this
southwestern section?
Doctor Pererson. Yes, sir; and some into Mexico.
The CuamrmMan. And are their children not going to work and
working hard?
Doctor PereErsoN. Yes, sir; they are habituated to that.
The Crarrman. Is there enough to overcome this other type of
people—I do not care where they come from——
Doctor Peterson. I think so.
The Crarrman. And they work hard and are willing to work in
order to send one of the children to the college, at least?
Dcotor PrrersoN. They send them all, Mr. Chairman.
The CrairMan. This committee has nothing against any type of
people in the world, but we can see that a new type of pioneering is
zoing on, even if it is in the cellars of the great cities, by which the
boy or girl, one or two, if possible, are picked to have an education
while the others grind. = Do you see any parallel to that in your sec-Hon?
