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The time came when. by their adaptation to work. they were able to produce as much as any other workmen. and they demanded an equivalent for it. and then competition in labor had to settle the question. It was either competition in skill or competition in compensation. one or the other. that determined who should be hired. They were hired on the same terms. theyworked on the same terms. they continued on the same terms. they accomplished the same results as others. and the foreigners who came from the east. and the foreigners who came from the west. the Europeans and the Asiatics--