The smelter can Import his ore and give a bond that he will pay the tariff if he lets the stuff out In this country. They charge up the tariff and do not make him pay. and when he has exported as much metal as that amount of ore ought to produce. they cancel his bond. In other wbrds. the United StFtes Steel Corporation with millions and millions of tons of the best ore in the world in China. with coolie labor at 15 cents a day and boarding themselves. are writing into this billand thegentleman from Massachusetts will vote for it when it comes back here. or he did vote for it when it passed. the Housea provision that they shall have opportunity to bring In competition with the men who dig ore in this country the Chinese ore. with coolie labor digging it against the miner in this country. and smelt it here and reduce it and ship it out by merely giving bond. And yet the gentleman from Massachusetts is not in favor of classes. That is not a class. that is one of the trusts that is having this written in favor of it. and no one can defend it. and yet he will vote for it when it comes over from the Senate.
Identified stereotypes
Chinese laborers are described as 'coolie labor' and a threat to American miners.