Only 2 per cent of the Filipinos are Europeans or Americans: and these islands never can be peopled by the white racefirst. because of climatic conditions. and secondly. because white labor can not compete with the cheap labor of the yellow races of the Orient. Hence our laborers never can live in these islands or compete with these islanders. Cheap Asiatic labor will raise sugar and hemp to come into our country free of duty and compete with our sugarbeet. cane. and hemp raisers. thus bringing our farmers in direct competition with the cooly labor of Asia. Our laws prevent Chinamen from coming to our country one at a time or by retail. If we annex the Philippines. we annex its present inhabitants. among whom are thousands of Chinamen. whom we will make citizens by the wholesale.
Identified stereotypes
Asiatic laborers are described as cheap labor that will compete with American workers.