Speech #680075696

Under the guise of merchants they come. and arriving as suchon paperimmediately enter Into the Industrial fields of labor. The upshot of the matter was. and Is. that whereas this agreement contemplated a falling off of population it has steadily increased. The purpose of the understanding was the purpose of the Chinese exclusion law. The Chinese exclusion law has resulted in a great decrease of population of Chinese In California and the United States as a whole. I hope I am understood In what I have just stated. The Chinese exclusion law stoppedwith certain exceptions. of course--the coming of Chinese. The effect of it has been wholesome and entirely beneficial to this country. The purpose of this socalled understanding was the same as that of the Chinese exclusion law. The Chinese exclusion law has resulted as designed. The understanding has been defeated absolutely of its purpose and according to President Rooseveltand there can be no better authorityIt was a part. an essential and controlling part. of that understanding that if it failed of its purpose then without offense this Nation might legislate upon the subject. I have dwelt upon this socalled understanding in order to remove from the minds of Senators any fear that we might do an Improper thing by exercising our legitimate constitutional power.