Speech #450079605

R.. Fortyfifth Congress. first sesslots. as follows:) 1.088O O inT COUNTRY ROM Tile IMMIOaATION. The effect of this immigration is to prevent that of a more destrable olass. There. again. io the mere matter of dollars and cents. the country at large is loser. Those people bring n money with them. while it is assumed. on the most credible evideae. t t 10 at lest is the avrege ameunt in possession of each European im. mierant. Aw Ilknownseocnlseunomistestimats the capital valneofcvery laborer that eeoms from Europe and settles in this country at $1.500. T is valne rests upor the feet that suh laborer makes this cosmttr his hoo. crea~es values. and contributes to the support of the nationl The Chinese laborer. oi the contrary. makes a drisght upon the ealth of the nation. takes from instead if adding to itns substance. Not lces than $180.0010.01) in gold have been abstructed from this State alone by Chinese laborers. while they have contributed nothing to the State or nationl wealth Given in place of one hundred and tweuty.flvo thousand Chlnetat laborers the samo number of male European immigrants. and the resultmay be statod in figures. as follews: Amount of money brought into the coontry. 0100 each ............ 12.500. 000 Capital valis of 125.0110 Juropean male laborer. at $1.500 each . 187. 500. 000 And gold abstracted by Chinese laborers ........................... 150. 00. e0 380. 0o. 00 Titus it is beyond question that from a purely financial point of view the United States is loser nearly 1400.00.00 by Chinese immigration. a sum which. if distributed throughout the country now. would go far toward alleviating prenent want and misery. I have referred to the testimony taken in California. which shows the following further facts: First. Our judges. district or prosecuting attorneys. sheriffs. and police officers all testify that the Chinaman is destitute of veracity. knowing nothing of and caring nothing for the sanctity of an oath.