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opinion demanding constantly that we lay down eontinually our
ideas and customs; and I as an American pray and I hope and
sincerely believe that we have enough Americans in the United
States Senate and the House of Representatives who will meet this
issue. Next Wednesday, when they hear before the District of
Columbia committee of the Senate a bill to amend the Constitution
based on citizenship, I will be there, and I hope every American who
thinks in terms as I do will be there. I want to see the District Com-
mittee of the Senate meet if necessary and then take it on the floor
of the Senate so that we in Pennsylvania will have an opportunity
to ratify that amendment based on citizenship instead of foreign-
born aliens. And I want to say on Monday it will be presented in
both houses in Harrisburg, calling upon Congress to enact that con-
stitutional amendment, and likewise amending the constitution of
Pennsylvania along the same line. Those are matters that we con-
sidered. I wish you could see the legislative bills I have in my
brief case. There are numerous bills that have been presented by
members of the House and Senate at the request of these blocs of
the alien born, who think that we must amend our laws to suit them,
and calls for .serious consideration talking about amending the
constitution of Pennsylvania.
When we recognize that our politicians are subject to this in-
fluence, as I recall a certain man whom I was after at one time, who
said his constituents were foreign born, and would receive his con-
sideration, and voted against the immigration act, and I want to
say that party had an object lesson this past election, but it behooves
us to think in terms along that line.
May I make another suggestion, that I hope to see the day when
every public school in the United States will install under manda-
tory direction the keeping of the guild system of the young republic
and the children in our schools will be taught under the Constitution
the golden rule, and that they will know what constitutes the duties
of every public officer, and the lord knows many of our adults do not
know that to-day. It will be the solution of many governmental
problems along that line.
I hope that we can get this thing through, but if we can not, for
heaven’s sake, let us think and act as Americans and put through a
bill that will make it impossible for a foreign group to determine
or undermine the customs and traditions that made America.
I hope also we may amend our Constitution to provide for making
an alien wait 21 years to vote, the same as we accord native Amer-
icans; then we will make sure they will not tear down our customs
and ideas. I have spent time in other countries, and I want to
say that I was compelled to respect the laws and customs of those
countries, and every law-abiding citizen will as he sojourns to an-
other country; and we demand that they respect our laws and
customs; and if they do not like it let them pack up their grips and
go back where they came from, and let a lot of politicians who
would sell our country for the sake of holding office go with them.
I thank you. [Applause.]
; Senator Keyes (presiding). Mr. Mowitz, have you anything
further ?
