Now. it is obvious that if this little industry in this country is to survive it has to have some protection. and I think. forgetting the economy of the thing and from a defense standpoint alone. it must be permitted to 6urviv6. Mr. Chairman. this infant American industry is faced with this dilemma: It cannot compete with either the coolie labor in China or with the cheap labor of the Argentine. On the other hand. the United States is faced with the necessity of having tung oil in its domestic economy and essentially as a strategic defense material. At the moment we are not too much concerned with Chinese imports.
Identified stereotypes
Chinese laborers are described as 'coolie labor' and a threat to American industry.