I think there ought to be a shorter trial of such an act as this. A suspension for five years would accomplish all the beneficial purposes proposed by this bill. It may be that at the end of five years the people of California will themselves demand the useful labor of many of the Chinese. They may by that timehavolearned to discriminate between the labor of skilled artisans. shrewd. able men such as exist in China. and the coolies that have been sent over here. the criminals. the paupers. the contract laborers. who ought to be excluded from this country whether they come from Asia or from Europe.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about Chinese laborers as criminals and paupers.