Now. what is the situation? We have said. through the Monroe doctrine. to the already overcrowded nations of Europe that they shall not establish colonies. acquire territory. or extend their system on the Western Hemisphere. with its spacious reaches of rich and undeveloped resources. and this position will arouse increasing antagonism and opposition. We have said. through our immigration laws and some of our State land laws. to the greater part of Asia--the most populous division of the globethat its peoples can not have the rights of citizenship in our country. that they can not even come to this country. except as students or visitors. and already this attitude has brought us on one occasion to the very verge of war with Japan. A large portion of our Mexican border is in a state of uncertainty and turmoil. and it is impossible to predict what developments may there occur or hov long this condition may continue. It is a wellknown fact that Lst fall we did not have in the entire United States a force half strong enough to cope with conditions on this border.
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