The men who want to control the laborers of this country absolutely must have a leverby which they can bring pressure to bearupon the substratum of society In this country which we call the laboring classes of the country. it seems to me that the purpose has been made clear and distinct that those who expect to profit by the use of labor in this land. especially in the large factories and upon railways. and where immnuse numbers of men of this class are to be employed. have set themselves to work to introduce here in one way and another a class of men who can be controlled absolutely. because they have got no ballot to protect themselves with. I have not heard as yet that anybody wants to give the Chinese the ballot. except perhaps the gentlemen who voted against the iburteenth section of the bill. Others assert that the law as it stands now excludes the Chinese from acquiring the benefits of naturalization in this country. which is attended by the use of the ballot. and that therefore such on enactment is unnecessary. If we have laws upon the statutebook which do exclude the Chinese from naturalization. it seems to me in dealing with this peculiar class of people under this bill we should be still more emphatic and still more decided in the announcement of our position. that they are not to be included in the rights of American citizenship either in the States or in the United States. Therefore. I thought that it was necessary to put that provision in the bill. so that our purpose might be fully and clearly disclosed to China as well as to our own people and the rest of the world. but it seems that some Senators here are opposed to that provision also. They want to leave the question open as to whether the Chinaman may be naturalized or not in the States. or. if you do not call it naturalized. that he may be put in such political condition as that he may enjoy the use of the ballot. still that provision has prevailed. The Senate. concurring with the House. has denied to the States and to the United States the power to confer the rights of citizenship upon Chinese. Then it seems that it became necessary that we should have a statute capable still further of being evaded. in order that a class might be drawn into the United States who would be so servile in their character as that they could be used to control the substratum of society here. the laboring classes. and who had no power to protect themselves by political organizations or an appeal to political forces.
Identified stereotypes
Chinese laborers are described as servile and easily controlled, lacking political power and used to suppress the laboring classes.