WESTERN HEMISPHERE IMMIGRATION
[Agricultural Legislative Committee of California, Sacramento, Calif.]
Wasnminagron, D. C., January 22. 1930.
Hon. JouN N. GARNER,
House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. GarNER: I have just read a letter written to you under date of
January 16, 1930, by the Immigration Study Commission, and signed by C. M.
Goethe, president, and am glad to give you what information I have been able
to secure as to the identity of the man and his so-called commission.
Twice during the past two years, I took occasion to check up, once during the
fall of 1928, and again in December 1929 (last month). Each time, different
men went to him personally and asked him about the personnel of his Immigration
 Study Commission, under what authority it was appointed and what
financial support was behind it. Both men were wholly disinterested in the immigration
 problem and did it purely as a personal favor.
The reports were the same from both men and were substantially as follows:
1. The Immigration Study Commission was made up of one man and only
one man, Mr. C. M. Goethe.
2. The commission was operating supposedly under the authority of and in
behalf of the Sacramento Church Federation, of which both of these men were
members, yet neither they nor a number of other members who were questioned
knew anything about or could find any record of any such authorization. He
reported to the Sacramento Church Federation, to which he contributed often
and in large amounts, apparently of his own volition, and was listened to respectfully
 because it is generally understood that his personal contributions are what
keeps the federation out of debt. We could learn of no other contributors who
personally gave anywhere near the sums given by Mr. Goethe to the federation.
3. The funds for the support of the study commission were furnished by Mr.
Goethe himself, who is reputed to be a wealthy real estate operator.
In the light of all this information, which is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief, it seems very unfortunate that Mr. Goethe or his commission should
be recognized at all, particularly when he submits no evidence of Mexican ambition
 or desire to marry Americans, but urges reported ambitions of this kind by
negroes and Koreans as a basis and reason for excluding Mexicans. It is preposterous.
 Unfortunately, it is just such propaganda as this that is so grossly
misleading the public in its misunderstanding of this whole subject of Mexican
immigration.
Very sincerely yours,

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R. H. Tayior.
Mr. GarNER. Further, if what Goethe says is true about American
and Porto Rican negroes desiring to marry American whites, and we
know it is, are we willing to exclude the Mexican who has no such
ambition or desire and as a result spread the negroes over the rest
of our fair land and thus bring about the very situation of which
Goethe complains. As a matter of fact it will mean spreading not
only those now in this country but many more from Porto Rico and
the Philippines who present the same social problem will be brought
in in increasing numbers.
The CrarrmaN. Right in that connection, I will introduce a letter
from Representative Kvans, of the ninth district of California, with
which he transmits a telegram for the consideration of the committee,
asi, from the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association of Los
neeles.
Also I submit for the record a letter from the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce dated January 25, 1930, Ivan E. Goodner, Washington
manager.
(The two communications last referred to are here printed in full
as follows?)