Speech #470032513

The Senator from Massachusetts in his able speech told us the other day that. according to the last census. there were about 108.000 Chinese in this country. about 76.000 of those in California. Divide that into thirty years. and what has been the average each year ? Between three and four thousand immigrauts a year. Some years it has gone above that. some years it has fallen below. Probably there has been a larger number of immigrants. but to speak accurately. for a great many have gone back. that is the number remaining here to overrun tlis immense continent and subjugate the AngloSaxons in the United States. In thirtytwo years they have succeeded in laving 108.000. but as it is said the census did not embrace all. put it at 150.000. if you lease. and it has been a very small importation as compared with thatfrom other countries. Take thelast year. and the reports show that there were in round numbers 669.000 immigrants into this country. nearly threequarters of a million. How many of them were Chinamen? A mere fractional part. and last year. bear in mind. they were laboring under the stimulus that this treaty would soon be in the way. and it was better to hurry up if any of them expected to get in as laborers. Even then. I believe. some 20.000 Chimamen are all that it is claimed came to this country out of 669.000 immigrants during the year. No. Mr.