February 9. 1897. DEA Sin: We who live on the border. and can understand what a war of exclusion by the United States and Canada will mean. wish you godspeed in our efforts to crush out Mr. Coalisss amendment to the immigration bill. Ithad the pleasure of addressing you beore. when I orwarded you certain information pertinent to the question. and now. after Mr. COsisaS has succeeded in again having the immigration bill passed in the House. do I come to you and ask you. in the name of both Canadian and United States citizens employed on both sides of the line. to use all your influence to defeat the bill when it comes up in the Senate. We on this frontier are living in peace. but this bill will change it into but little removed from a state of ar. This town is full of branch manufactories of Detroit houses. officered at big salaries. and very often the employees coming from Detroit. with not a question against it. an dm iot liberal treatmeiit at the Canadian customhouse for their large importations of goods in the rough that are finished in Canada. thereby escaping a heavy duty.
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