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less one wants to take the position that those colonial stocks are
inf rior, one must insist that their present proportions in our popu-
lat:on should not be diminished. }
The National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution,
takes a firm stand in support of the Constitution of the United
States. It therefore feels that it must assist the immigrants in
interpreting American standards of living. oo
For several years the D. A. R. has presented to immigrants upon
their arrival at our ports of entry a manual urging them to inform
themselves upon the privileges of liberty and security granted to
every citizen under the United States Constitution, and further,
has invited them to avail themselves of the opportunities offered
them for becoming citizens of this great Republic.
Our first manual was brought out 1911 and published in only two
languages, Italian and English. Since then we now print it in
17 languages, Handbook Manual of the United States, giving infor-
mation for the early arrivals.
We have rendered friendly assistance to the foreign born. We
have strengthened the faith of newcomers in conservative leader-
ship, pointing out that orderly workmanship is more desirable than
idleness, thirft than reckless expenditure, learning than ignorance,
and law and order than mob ascendency.
The national society is apprehensive that the foreign-speaking
peoples in many cities, living a life apart from American customs
and ideals, create a menace to good government and stalwart Ameri-
can citizenship. When it is considered that a conservative estimate
places the number of foreign newspapers and publications at around
1,200, another threatening, un-American problem confronts us.
We believe that America has room for a normal number of incom-
ing people, but that it should not yield to the incessant demand by
foreign opposition to this immigration act of 1924, that we admit
a quota of foreigners reckoned on a basis that will reduce the very
people who have made our Nation what it is—a land so enticing
that foreigners plead to be put on the waiting list, that they are
willing to leave relatives abroad. not knowing the time at which
they can be reunited.
As a group of American women, loving America and standing
for national defense in all its ramifications, we believe a thoughtful
Congress will not deny the protection and fair representation af-
forded the family life of the Nation in the national-origins plan.
Senator CoPELAND. Just a moment. Does the witness feel that the
1,200 foreign-language papers were disloyal to us during the war?
Mrs. Water. 1 do not say so. I say I think that they are a prob-
tem because it indicates that we are not assimilating them as rapidly
as we should like.
Senator CoreLAND. Is the witness questioning the fact that it was
stated by those who investigated it at the time that much patriotic
service was rendered by those papers in presenting to those persons
in our country who had not yet mastered our language, the cause and
ideals and ambitions of our country in this contest ?
Mrs. Wanker. That is very possible. I do present it as an illus-
tration that it should not be necessary, if we are assimilating our
immigration as rapidly as we should like, to have 1.200 foreion-
