It does not add to. it takes the place of. and thus widens and hardens the social distinctions. which. if fixed and unchanging. are inconsistent with the spirit of a republic and incompatible with its continued existence. I ask you. Senatois. seriously to inquire what would be the condition of our countryhorally. socially. politically. if twofifths of the male adult population were Chinese. with a possibility of an indefinite increase. util erican labor should be reduced to the level of Asiatic ueessities? That is our condition and prospect in the Pacific coast States. That will be yours if Chinese imnigrition is to be free and unrestricted.