China. before that. had walled herself in from the rest of the world. but by friendly negotiations on our part. preceded by some acts of hostility on the part of European nations. that Chinese wall was broken down and this friendly treaty negotiated between this country and that. Under the operation of that treaty 100.000 Chinamen got into this country. and then arose the cry of alarm from the Pacific coast. Something must be done to protect thepeople of that coast from this immigration of yellow nonvoting laborers. They could bear the immigration of all others. but the yellow laborers who have no votes must not be admitted within the confines of the free Republic. and an act was forced through Congress under the lead of these same representatives from the Pacific coast. for whom. I beg to say. I have the highest regard and consideration. which was vetoed by President Hayes because it was in violation of the Burlingame treaty which we had obtained from China.
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Refers to Chinese laborers as 'yellow nonvoting laborers'.