Let its see what they are: I. The time fixed in the bill. namely. twenty years. is "unreasonable." The language of artile 1 that "laborers shall not be absolutoly prohibited trom com. ing to the United States." and that the "suspension shall be ren sonable." as well as the negotiations. indicate that a brief period was intended. The total prohibition of the immigration of Chineselaborers into the United States for twenty years would. in my opinion. be unreasonable. and a violation of the icaning and intent of the treaty. I ask Senators if that objection is not well taken? What does twenty years mean ?
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