Is not the Chinese Government right about it? Why. sir. there is not a precedent in thehistory of our diplomacy to the contrary. not one. nor could there be. and. Mr. President. with no other Government with which we have treaty relations. excepting only China. would we think of such a thing as giving to an official in charge of the Bureau of Immigration power to adopt any kind of regulation. no matter how violative of our treaty obligations. that might occur to him as appropriate. which would make it more and more difficult. until it became impossible. for any Chinaman to get into this country.
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