Mr. President. I have gone over the different treaties with China since 1844 and the various laws passed on the subject of Chinese immigration. Those treaties and laws speak for themselves. They show very clearly what the general trend of public opinion has been in the last thirty years. Until perhaps 1878 we invited Chinese immigration. since then our policy has been to prohibit it. Many of the laws that we have passed are stringent and harsh. In the enactment of the act of 1888 we directly violated our treaty with China. and in the enactment of most of our laws on the subject we do not seem to have shown much regard XXXV240 for the spirit of our treaties. even if we have generally adhered to their letter.
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