a. Ninety-three per cent, of illiterates come from southern and eastern Europe. (International Encyclopaedia, under Immigration.)
2. It would decrease the amount of pauperism, for
a. The southern Italians, who are the most illiterate, produce the most pauperism. (Ibid.)
3. It would raise the standard of morality, since
a. Ignorance is closely coupled with immorality, for
1'. The southern Italians have a very low standard of living in the United States. (Henry Rood, Forum, Vol. XIV, page 116.)
b. The educational test would exclude such people.
4. It would decrease the amount of crime, for
a. It would keep out most of the immigrants from southern
Europe, for
1'. Ninety-three per cent, of the illiterates come from
this source.