Chairman. I no not fear for the future. but wise statesmanship requires us to prepare for its possibilities. It is not only our duty to protect the labor of this country from the degrading influence and unmeasured competition which would come through open Chinese immigration. but it is also our duty to prepare for the inevitable conflict. either of commerce or war. or perhaps both. between the mighty Chinese Empire and people on one side and Western civilization on the other. We need not think that such conflict will be easy because of the experience of the past. In our dealings with China the past can be no guide to the future.
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