Speech #780106541

I cannot help but admire the Chinese for their forbearance and patience in face of a great many offenses. This is an opportunity to demonstrate to the world that we recognize the Chinese as brothers. insofar as we are willing to exemplify the Declaration of Independence where it states. "All men are created equal." The French. too. adopted a slogan-"libert&--egalitfraternit." We are telling the Chinese people. "We are going to let you people come in in limited number to the United States. We are placing you under the immigration laws and putting you on a parity with the other countries of the world." This is our chance to demonstrate to our Chinese friends that we are with them in this fight. This is not something just for the Chinese. this is something for the long pull. this is something for our own peopleour own men. this is a contribution to a stable. just. postwar world. From 1905. when the treaty of Portsmouth was signed In the United States with the help of Theodore Roosevelt. the Japanese have preached to the orientals. "Now. you see that a colored race can win over a white race because we. a colored race. won victory over a white race.