I am reading from the treaty of 1880. 1 am reading from the Compilation of Treaties of 1899. The preamble. which goes before the article I have just read. recites the purpose of the treaty. Whereas the Government of the United States. because of the constantly increasing immigration of Chinese laborers to the territory of the United States and the embarrassments consequent upon such immigration. now desires to negotiate a modification of the existing treaties which shall not be in direct contravention of their spirit. etc. Showing that the purpose of it was to deal with the laboring classes. Now.
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