They are a source of competition to American labor. and it is a wellknown fact that they do not have all the opportunity for progress in this country. On the other hand. the Philippine Islands possess vast natural resources and enough tillable and uncultivated soil demanding the touch of the human hand. The Filipinos are better off in their own country than anywhere else. and I sincerely believe it to be my patriotic duty to discourage the desire for emigration by the Filipinos. Were it not for the racial aspect upon which the Welch bill seems to be founded. I would be the first one to support it.
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