Then President Wilson. with his genius in dealing with the subject. instead of saying "These yellow people are inferior to our people." stated the facts. He said that we could not compete with the yellow man. because .of his racial characteristics and racial habits. The yellow man works longer. He sleeps less. He lives on a lower standard. He wants less leisure. He marries earlier. He has more children. All of that may be a sign of strength rather than a sign of weakness. At any rate. the white man feared the onrush of the yellow man. and it was that fear wvhich brought the Exclusion Act. The action was not based on a superiorityinferiority comparison. But.
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The yellow man works longer. He sleeps less. He lives on a lower standard. He wants less leisure. He marries earlier. He has more children.