Look at the swelling of the population of America. Regard. I say. what has transpired in that time. and see whether in your opinion you regard twenty years as a reasonable. asa necessary time for the suspension of this immigration. We have gone from thirtyeight millions to nearly fiftyone millions in our population. It will take you over five Presidential terms. and ten Congresses. and assuredly. if you think a moment. when there is behind it all reserved the power under this treaty. if wise and proper. to reenact the suspension. if at that time we find it necessary. as much again ma y we proceed to regulate. to limit. or even to suspend it. if necessary. after an interval. or immediately. in order to give force and vitality to that treaty. Therefore the country is in no danger. If it be limited to ten years it cannot be said that we have overreached anybody in this matter. As the gentleman from Virginia stated. it shall be reasonable provided it gives a good opportunity for this country to stop that immigration long enough to work the result. Now. when you stop it absolutely for ten years. and you have got this preseutforce of 105.000 already in the country not increasing. theresult is thatin the nature of things at the expiration of that period perhaps a quarter of them. or a large portion of them. return to their own country never to come to us again. and at the end of that time we may not deal in this matter with this dfficulty. It may be that it will not seriously affect our interests. as the treaty says.
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