He tells us that only a small part of the crews of the Indiana. Illinois. Pennsylvania. and Ohio. and Pacific mail steamship companies in Asiatic trade are American seamen. but on the contrary. about fourfifths of their crews come from Liverpool. Antwerp. and Hongkong. It was disclosed on a hearing before the Committee on Immigration a few days ago that 75 per cent of the crews on the Pacific coast. in our trade with China and Japan. was composed of Chinese. the cheapest labor in the world. As said before. theke is no law on our statute books requiring American shipowners engaged in the foreign trade to obtain their crews in American ports. The American shipowner is at liberty to employ either American or foreign seamen. as he may deem to his best interest.
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