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The CrarrmMaN. How long have you held your present position
with the chamber? - ~
Mr. Firzeatrick. Since March, 1928. 3
The CrairmMaN. Prior to that, were you connected with the immigration
 committee of the National Chamber?
Mr. Firzeatrick. No, sir; but I had been with the United States
Chamber of Commerce many years in another department.
The Cuamrman. Does this department have to do with immigrafion
 matters?
Mr. Frrzeatrick. The department of which I am manager provides
 the staff for the National Chamber’s immigration committee.
The CuairmaN. Has the chamber gone on record with reference
to iminigration policies?
Mr. FirzepaTrick. It has several resolutions.
The Cuarrman. Have you those with you?
Mr. Frrzearrick. No, sir; they were put in the record or were
supposed to be put in the record at the time the chamber’s representatives
 appeared here.
The CuairMaN. They brought one short resolution that they
advised should be postponed. Can you remember off hand what
other resolutions the Chamber of Commerce of the United States
has passed with reference to immigration?
Mr. Frrzratrick. It has had several of them, particularly at the
time the immigration act of 1924 was pending.
The CratRMAN. What was the recommendation at that time?
Mr. Frrzeatrick. They were in favor of restricting European
immigration. As I recall, we then favored the use of the 1910 census.
The CuairMaN. They fussed around a great deal with it, though.
did they not?
Mr. Frrzeatrick. The position of the chamber of commerce has
been in favor of restricted immigration, and that is still the general
position of the chamber.
Mr. Jenkins. But you were strongly opposed to the national
origins act?
Mr. FirzraTrIiCcK. Yes; we favored the 1890 census as a better
basis than national origins,
The CHAIRMAN. Is 1t not a fact that the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States went on record as favoring a postponement of
the immigration act of 1924?
Mr. FrrzraTrick. No, sir; I do not think so.
The CuarrmanN. When was the National Chamber organized?
Mr. Fitzpatrick. In 1912.
The Cmairman. Did it not have some resolutions about the year
1918?
Mr. FrrzepaTrick. Do you mean concerning immigration matters?
The Cuairman. Yes.
Mr. Fitzpatrick. 1 do not think so.
The Crarrman. Would you be good enough to send us all the resolutions
 the chamber has passed for and against immigration legislation,
 including the act of 1917?
Mr. FirzeaTrick. I am sure we have nothing on the act of'1917.
The Cuatrman. When was the last resolution passed?
Mr. Frrzeatrick. It was in reference to the national origins. We
favored the 1890 census as a basis of computation of quotas. That
resolution was passed in 1929.