Cheap labor. as such. is a curse to any countryeven from a dollarandcent standpoint. The policy of cheap labor is a policy tending to the degradation and decivilization of the many by the enrichment and advancement of the few. and as such we must oppose it. The permanent prosperity of a country depends upon the just distribution of the wealth of labor among the producers of it. "In 1877 a Congressional committee was appointed to take evidence in California from all classes of the community in order to arrive at an intelligent estimate of the influence and probable results of unrestricted Chiiese immigration. After impartially investigating the question. in their report they spoke of the Chinese as making their way by revolting characteristics and by dispensing with what would be mere necessaries in modern civilization. The late Senator Morton joined with the other members of the committee in declaring than I it has become painfully evident that the Pacific coast must in time either become American or Mongolian. also. thatthe Chinese have advantages which will put them far in advance in the race for possession. they can subsist where the American would starve. they can work for wages which will not furnish the barest necessaries of life to an American. "The evidence taken before the California State senate committee on Chinese immigration. at Sacramento. in 1878. when testimony was taken from witnesses of all classesclergymen. judges. lawyers. ship captains. State and city officials. etc.-fully sustained the general belief of the people of California as to the dis. astrous consequences of Chinese presence in this country.
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Chinese make their way by revolting characteristics and dispensing with necessities; they can subsist where Americans would starve and work for wages that won't furnish necessities to Americans.