That which is parsimony to us. is prodigality to him. The copper coinage of his native land subdivides itself into fractions. which we have not yet learned to reckon. The instinct of selfpreservation compels the white laborer to oppose this immigration. You can no more condemn him for it. than you could condemn the father who divides the bread he earns among his own children. instead of sending it to starving little ones. perhaps equally deserving. on the banks of the Ganges or the Hoangho. It is no answer to the protest of white wageearners against throwing open the door closed against Chinese labor. to say that the cheap labor of the Chinaman will develop the land and that he will give full return for what he receives.
Identified stereotypes
The Chinese are cheap labor and will take jobs from white laborers.