Mr. President. the question of Chinese immigration and their residence in this country is more than fifty years old. Soon after the discovery of gold in California the Six Companies of Chinese were organized. They were merchant companies. and they did business in this country. They imported Chinese as their principal business. The Chinese coolies were brought here under contracts in vast numbers. Those contracts provided for years of labor. and also stipulated that the Chinese at the end of that term should be returned to their native country. whether alive or dead. Every ship that went from the port of San Francisco to China took more or less dead Chinamen home.
Identified stereotypes
Chinese are referred to as 'coolies' brought under exploitative contracts and many die during their labor.