I do not state this case too strongly. I find in a newspaper from California. dated the 2.tth of February. not a week old. the Call. published in San Francisco. a report of the trades assembly of the ChInese committee. and an appeal made "To the working men and women of the United States." which I have read. and by which [ have been much impressed. Senator Morton. our late associate. has been cited as in some way giving indirect approval to the continued and uninterrupted immigration of Chinese laborers into this country. and yet I find by this paper that when he hadin 1877conducted an investigation into thisvery question. in the very communities most affected by it. and where the cry of distress was loudest. le concluded that it had "become painfully evident that the Pacific coast must in time either become American or Mongolia n." That was his judgment in 1877. Years have rapidly and constantly reaffirmed its justice. and when it comes to thatand that is the issue presented to the American people or presented to the American SenateI ask how can there be other.or ought there to be other than one reply?
Identified stereotypes
The Pacific coast must become either American or Mongolian, implying Chinese immigration threatens American identity.