Speech #470040445

The argumient sot up her in farvor of this is precisely tat which was so long used to exeise or justily the some policy in China and Japan. namely. that the admission of foreign. ers tended to interfere with their trade and the labor of their people and ho errupt their moiale and degrade their religion. Year ended 5use 30--.............. i That wastlih arguniient of China. made against your earnest protest. when you desi red to open her ports and commerce and schools to yourmissionaries and your trade. Further he says: Tle limitation of the right to become naturalized to white persons was islaced in the law when slavery was a controlling influence in our Government. was maintained by the power of that institution. and is now retained by the lingering prejudices growing cot of it. After having abolished slavery. and by areninientoto oar Constitution. and the elnactmnt of various statutes establishing the equal. civil. and political rights of all men. without regard to race or color. and at at time when we are endeavoring to overcome the prqjudices of education and of race. and to secure to colored nen the equal enjoyment of theirriplts. it would b inconsistent and unsound policy to renew and ieassert the prejudices againstrace and another form of civilization by excluding the coppercolored people of Asia froi our shores. It would be again to recognize the distinctions of race and to establish a new governmental policy upon the basis of color and a different form of civilization and religion.