Speech #570043617

I do not know how many American institutions there are in China maintained today. but thera are more than one. The Chinese would have the right to have any number they might see fit to have in this country because of that clause of the treaty. Nobody has ever suggested a modification of it. So much for the treaty of 1868. which let everybody in. The Chinese proceeded to avail themselves of that privilege. and it was not long until we recognized that a mistake had been madea mistake in this. and in this alone. that the unrestricted immigration into this country of laborers was prejudicial to our body politic and to our best interests.