It is time for us to realize that if nations cannot be gracious to each other. cannot respect each others race. all talk of democracy is in vain. Democracies. are supposed to keep faith and the passage of this bill is an act of faith on our part. The treaty of 1880 was perhaps the most effective treaty on the question of immigration entered into between America and China. recognizing as it did the necessity of control over the Chinese labor situation in the United States. Various statutes have been passed by Congress subsequent to these treaties of an unfavorable nature to the Chinese. These statutes have been the source of misunderstanding for over 60 years. Based upon motives purely economic. the Chinese Exclusion Act has caused untold resentment. Time marches on and the economic situation has changed. Impressed with the heroic struggle of China over the past 6 years. inspired by their extraordinary tenacity and idealism in her struggle against the encroachment upon her sovereignty. America favors the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act. President Roosevelt. the Commander in Chief of our armed forces. in the position of the President of these United States has asked the passage of this law and the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act as a war measure. For 6 years China has courageously fought off the savagery of our enemy. Japan.
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