In conclusion. Mr. Chairman. may I say that while nearly everyone seems to favor minimumwage protection. many fail to consider the fact that minimumwage provisions will not do us any good unless we protect such wages from the competition of the coolie labor of Asia. the peon and slave labor of this Hemisphere. and the lowwage groups of Europe. We must have a protective tariff. and a good one. if we are to keep out those products from abroad that compete with our labor and make low wages in this country a necessity if people are to work at all. No one here has ventured to try to justify lowering tariffs. as is now being done through reciprocaltrade agreements. and at the same time maintain and improve our standard of living.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about Asian laborers as "coolie labor".