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I suppose in an Senate of the United States when they attempted to change it. Maeemigrant train over the Pacific Railroad from Omaha. not to speak sachusetts judges who do that violate the laws of the United States. of the expense of reaching Omaha. but from that point alone. it I have talked with a great many gentlemen on this question. and would cost $50 per head. and that would be cheap railroad fare as I never yet have seen one who did not. like the honorable Senator things o in this country. So that in point of practicabilityin point from Ohio. desire to escape and take the subject into consideration of getting therethe Chinaman today has an advantage over an when it came to the point of how far will you permit this immigraAmerican laborer in any part of the country. except in the case of tion to go ? to what extent? where do you propose to limit it? The those who are already on the Pacific coast. honorable Senator declined to tell me where he would limit it. I Ought we to exclude them ? The question lies in my mind thus: have never yet found any one who would say that he would allow it to either the AngloSaxon race will possess the Pacific slope or the be illimitable. I have never yet found one who was an advocate of Mongolians will possess it. You give them the start today. with the Chinese immigration that would say where he would make a point keen thrust of necessity behind them. and with the ease of trans- that he would fix it and restrain it. portation before them. with the inducements to come. while we are Is there any Senator on this floorand I ask to be answered if ling up the other portions of the continent. and it is entirely in- there iswhois willing to say that under the operation of the Burevitable if not demonstrable that they will occupy that great space lingame treaty as it is now running. if the Chinese come in and occupy of country between the Sierras and the Pacific coast. They are them- the three Pacific States to the exclusion of the whites. they have the selves. today establishing steamship lines. they are themselves to- right to do it under this Government. or rather that we would be day providing the means of transportation. and when gentlemen say right in permitting them to do it 7 I will repeat my question: Should that we admit from all other countries. where do you find the slight- we be justified sitting still here in the administration of this Governest parallel ? And in a republic especially. in any government that ment and permitting this treaty and the immigration which it allows maintains itself. the unit of order -and of administration is in the to goforward until those three States should he overridden by that family. The immigrants that come to us fromn all portions of the population ? That is what I ask every Senator. British Isles. from Germany. from Sweden. from Norway. from Den- Mr.