Since organized labor and the workingmen in general have. by petitions and resolutions. plainly demonstrated that they are unalterably opposed to anything but the most rigid laws on this subject no one can question their position on this issue. Now. what interests are there which oppose this measure. and why all this opposition to a policy which has been in force for twenty years? The answer can be found in the hearings before the Committee on Immigration. A representative of the China Development Company appeared in opposition to this measure. A representative of certain manufacturing interests in this country also appeared before the committee. Next we find a representative of the American Asiatic Company. Then came the president of the China and Japan Trading Company of New York. The Pacific Steampship Company had a representative on the ground.
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