Sharp censure of the proposed change in the Immigration Law is voiced in an editorial, “Let’s Be Fair,” in the Boston Daily Globe, one of the most influential newspapers in New England, on Monday. Excerpts from the editorial are as follows:
“This attempt to make a fundamental change in the selection of immigrants to the United States has already caused considerable excitement….. While the proposal does not violate the letter of our treaties, which guarantee to other nations equal treatment of their Nationals, it violates the spirit of those agreements… A tremendous strain will be placed on our relations with many foreign governments if the bill is brought near a vote while still containing the provision recently adopted by the committee….
“When a large view is taken of the contributions to human progress made by representatives of the various European stocks, it is impossible to avoid very general distribution of the honors….
“Any change in the Immigration law, must have due regard for honest dealing. Americans, native and naturalized, like to think honesty a characteristic of their country.”
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