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This will keep out the militant suffragettes of England and other persons advocating like principles. While I am not an advocate of womans suffrage. yet be it said to the credit of nearly all the good women of America who favor equal suffrage that they are trying to get that legislation by sane and peaceful m~thods. Even those who are trying to exploit themselves by picketing the White House grounds get no sympathy from. the great majority of the women who are from principle advocating womans suffrage. and the three members of the Immigration Committee from equalsuffrage States were among the strongest advocates of this provision of the bill. The law excluding contract laborers and those in any way assisted. induced. or solicited to come to this country. and against those who induce. assist. or solicit them to come has been greatly strengthened. Asiatics excluded by the geographical boundary in section 3 of the bill embrace Hindus and several hundred millions of other people on the continent of Asia and Islands adjacent thereto. These people are beginning to come to the Pacific coast in large numbers. and but for this exclusion law would soon become a serious menace to our country. The Chineseexclusion law is not interfered with except to be greatly strengthened. and we now have a gentlemans agreement with Japan by which passports are refused the coolies of that Empire. who are thus kept out. A provision is placed in this law by which no alien can be admitted who is now in any way excluded from or prevented from enter:ing the United States. Should Japan at any time violate or abrogate this agreement. eo instanti this provision would keep them out.