Possibly it is. but. sir. national honor. the pledge of national faith is just as binding upon us whether it be made to the greatest. the grandest. and the most civilized nation in the world. or whether.it be made to China. For these reasons and for the reasons so well expressed by the Senator from Ohio I hope that this body. the conservative force in our politics. the guardian. made so by the Constitution. of treaties and treaty rights and treaty obligations with other countries. will not with undue haste proceed to the passage of a bill which no man denies. which no man can deny. is plainly. openly. flagrantly in violation of a treaty which we have made with that empire. This violation is not a matter of argument. as was in the case of the law of 1882. but our treaties with China expressly state that. whilst we may suspend and limit the immigration of Chinese laborers. we shall not prohibit it. This does prohibit it. What are we to do?
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