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the different agencies established by the Government for the adjudication
 of wage disputes seeking to get from these officials and agencies
better working conditions and a rate of wages in keeping with the
American standards of living.
To-day we find ourselves in a new réle, supporting legislation that
will assist in preventing employers who are unfair, to use an overwhelming
 supply of labor and hungry stomachs, as the yard sticks to
measure wages and help to lower a standard that at the present time
is not in keeping with an American standard.
I am authorized to speak for Mr. G. W. Laughlin, assistant grand
chief engineer and national legislative representative, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers; Mr Athur J. Lovell, vice president and national
 legislative representative, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen; Mr. W. M. Clark, vice president and national legislative
 representative, Order of Railway Conductors; and Mr. W. N.
Doak, national legislative representative, Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, and wish to state that the chief executives in executive
session, by resolution, have gone on record as being favorable to
restricted immigration.
The above chief executives represent the following organizations:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen, Order of Railway Conductors, Switchmen’s
Union of America, Order of Railway Telegraphers, Train Despatchers
Association, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, International Association
 of Machinists, International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers of
America, Sheet Metal Workers International Alliance, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Railway Carmen of America,
Stationary Firemen and Oilers, Brotherhood of Railroad and Steamship
 Clerks, Maintenance of Way Employees, Bortherhood of Railroad
 Signalmen of America, Order of Sleeping Car Conductors,
Master Mates and Pilots of America, International Marine Engineers,
 International Longshoremen’s Association, and Railway Employees
 Department, A. F. and L.
These organizations represent approximately 2,000,000 workers.
Among them will be found some of the strongest labor organizations
in America, if not in the world. * One of the main objects is to build
up and maintain a decent American standard of living.
These organizations are squarely behind legislation that will limit
immigration from Latin-American countries of the Western
Hemisphere.
When similar hearings were held by your committee, a representative
 of our organization made a statement which will be found on
pages 689 and 690 of the hearings held on February 21 to April 5,
1928. What he said was true then, and the situation is the same
to-day. Ihope you will take the time to examine the tables presented
by the representative of the railroads at that same hearing. These
tables will be found on pages 396 and 397. An examination of these
tables will show that the greater part of track work is performed by
Mexicans. Let us see if the railroads are compelled to have their
work done by this cheap labor, or is there a discrimination against
Americans?
The CuairMaAN. These tables will be inserted at the conclusion of
Mr. Stout’s statement.