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»ffice, city. or county. Makes it hard in enforcing laws.”—J. C. Russell, adver
tising, San Antonio, Tex.
“We believe our labor conditions warrant a step that-will protect our working
 class from foreign invasion of cheap labor. Our Nation shows nearly 3,000,000
working people either half time or no work at all. The time for that most
important step is now and should not wait until it is too late.””—Mrs. B. G.
Miller, Crete, Nebr.
“ Just a poor class. Increase crime, make no pretense become citizens, increase
paupers.”—J. J. Jewett, retail lumber, Riverton, Wyo.
«This immigration should be restricted.”—John F. Weller, Altoona, Pa.
«1 think we should close the doors to the Mexicans as we did the Japanese.”
—Ida M. Smith, Leadore, Idaho.
“Mexican vote predominates. American born and raised Mexicans will in
time become assimilated if the old Mexico native can be stopped.”—E. A. Wells,
Secretary Scottish Rite Bodies, El Paso, Tex.
“They vote as a leader dictates and that isn’t very satisfactory.””—Roberb
P. Ley, Farmer, Seneca, N. Mex.
“With a large Mexican population, the morality, social conditions and envi-Fmt,
 are very bad.”—M. D. Lakey, district school superintendent, Fabens,
ex.
“Qnly the lower form of Mexicans are coming, and mostly not able to take care
of themselves.”—L. D. Crisinger, merchant, groceries, fruit, and vegetables.
«They are the worst menace to California of any other nationality.””—M. C.
Bonner, groeer, Los Angeles, Calif.
“Tt should not take Congress long to determine the oversupply of Mexicans
in this county. They are brought here largely by railway systems and large land
corporations, paid low wgaes, dismissed to pauperism as soon as need ceases, then
the counties care for them.’—Charles F. Teech, superintendent city schools,
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
“Poor material for citizenship. Patrons of county hospital and Red Cross,
children generally undernourished. Adult Mexicans rarely learn to speak
asia M. Hood, M. D., city and county health oficer, Sonora,
Calif.
“All seem to vote and line up with the undesirable element in politics. I
believe that the small amount that is saved in wages by employing them is lost
ten times over by the increase in crime, pauperism, and diseases caused by their
oresence in this country.”—Ray Newmyer, secretary Grange No. 403. Center,
Roggen, Colo.
“Usually vote instructions of others. I do not believe this continued bringing
in of Mexicans on so large a scale is fair to American people or the white race.” —
Mrs. Elsie Peterson, secretary Grange No. 215, and officer in State Grange,
Roggen, Colo.
“Tt is common practice for some candidate to get Mexicans lined up through
some leadership who is susceptible to remuneration, who in turn will swing practically
 the whole vote.”—Addison McCain, M. D., Ault, Colo.
“Mexicans participate in our elections; it makes no difference where they are
oe, Politicians vote them all alike.”—A. J. Hartman, retail merchant, Miami,
riz.
“After the Mexicans have become citizens they are worthless as far as being
good citizens. They are used by the low-down politicians to swing the vote
their way.”—C. W. Van Hook, retail merchant, Miami, Ariz.
“The Mexicans frequently boast we got this country from them and that they
have practically taken it back without firing a shot.”—H. M. Brown, mine broker,
Miami, Ariz. }
“Qur prisons, hospitals, and charitable institutions, and police courts are practically
 overwhelmed with these numerous aliens, Indian-Mexican criminals,
paupers, and insane.”’—J. C. Brodie, contractor, Superior, Ariz.
«Charities report that 80 per cent of people seeking aid are Mexicans.”—H. 8.
Jchnson, county attendance supervisor, Tucson, Ariz.
“Tt is a crime against civilization to permit the United States to be flooded
wl Vsstonrelndion peons.”’—J. F. O'Reilly, agent-manager, Atlas Mines, Silver
ell, Ariz.
The foregoing brief quotations from statements made in these reports are a
air indication of the showing they make as to the effect of this Mexican infiltra~
tion as stated in the analyses of these reports made in advance of the quotations.
There is not complete unanimity on the parts discussed, as doubtless a number
of these questionnaires fell into the hands of the minority of the people of the