Speech #590134157

Japan can not take offense. and surely will not if we provide a means in this treaty by which her desire can be acconplished and a possibility of failure il that respect be eliminated. But while this statement has been repeatedly published. as I have said. and doubtless in good faith. yet I question the accuraCy of the information possessed by those who tell us so. The people of California claim. and I think upon data which can not be contradicted. that Japanese coolies are coming into the port of San Francisco at the rate of 1.000 a month. That is a pretty large immigration. and it has practically only begun. and I have not noted any effort on the part of Japan to stop it. I think that no sane man doubts that it will increase. and increase rapidly. so that in ten years from now the Pacific coast will be overrun by these Japanese coolies and the white laborer practically run out. In forecasting this result. or any result. to arise from the continuance of the present treaty. two things must be consideredthe difference in the wage scale of Japan and the United States. and the population. with reference to geographical area and the proportion of the cooly population to the balance of the population of Japan.