National origins provision of immigration law

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Identifikator:: 1796380105

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-196168

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: National origins provision of immigration law

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: III, 171 S

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Statement of Demarest Lloyd, representing delegation of patriotic societies, Washington, D.C.

Collection:: Economics Books

34 NATIONAL ORIGINS PROVISION OF IMMIGRATION LAW The Cramuman. You made some rather harsh remarks about those who are opposing national origins as being influenced by “lip serv- ice” to a law that they would subsequently repeal if they could, and I was wondering whether the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor were in that category, in your view? Mr. Lroyp. No, sir. In that statement I spoke of the organized opposition. The Cuarman. Oh, yes. Mr. Lrovp. I have also spoken of the misunderstanding—the wide- spread misunderstandings which have resulted from the propaganda emanating from those sources. The Crmamrman, Well, is it your opinion that Mr. Hoover was laboring under a delusion in respect to the matter when he declared flatly for the repeal, in his acceptance speech, of the national origins proposition ? Mr. Lroyp. I think Mr. Hoover must have been acting on inac- curate information. I can not believe that Mr. Hoover has really studied this thing and could reach such a conclusion as he mentioned. The CrarryaN. Generally we have the opinion that he does not speak unless he is fairly well advised and has reached that conclusion after mature deliberation. Mr. Lroyp. I can only give you the best opinion I have on the subject, = Senator Reep. I do not think Mr. Hoover ought to be on trial here, without having the privilege of facing his accusers. I thought we were here to consider the immigration law. The CratrmaxN. Quite so. Senator Ree. And not to go into a psychological analysis of Mr. Hoover. The Crairman. No. But the first witness you present questions the good faith and honesty and the intentions of everybody who might oppose this law; and because he questioned T wanted to know how far be went in his questioning. Senator Rep. I did not understand he questioned—— The Cuairman. That was exactly his language. He has now corrected it by saying that he referred to those various societies. Mr. Lroyn. I was very careful—I think if the stenographer would turn back it would be shown. I realized just that possibility of mis- understanding of me. and TI think T was very careful to say that it was the organized societies; and I have also said, and I want to repeat it again, that there were a great many people who misunderstand the question—— The Crarrman. I am very glad to have the correction. Senator Reep (interposing). Both his statements? Co The Cuamman. Both of his statements, because originally you did not say “organized,” and there are some gentlemen upon this Committee who are, I take it from what has existed in the committee, opposed to the national-origins proposition. Their good faith I concede just as readily as I concede the good faith of those who favor it. Mr. Lroyp. Yes, sir; and we—-— The Cuarrman. And I wanted to make that very plain, and that was the only reason, may I say to the Senator from Pennsvlvania.

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