It is a matter of principle. certainly. and not a question as to the degree or extent to which the conflict exists. We should be willing to do one of two things. it seems to me. As the Congress of the United States we should either be willing to keep perfect faith with China in reference to each and. every provision of every treaty we have with that nation. or. if we are willing to go one step in the abrogation of the provisions of any one of those treaties for the purpose of protecting our own interests in this country against Chinese immigration. we should be willing to take all the necessary steps in order to make our legislation effective. That is my position. This I think the bill of the House of Representative does. and I think the existing legislation does not.
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