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have said that good faith ,ouires us
to suspend the immigration OF Chinese IA.
boFtrs tor 8 lees period vthan twenty y,ars
now add that gooi policy points IN m.
same direction. Our intercourse with
China is of recent date. Our irst treaty
with that power isnot yet fotty years Old
1t is only since we acquired California and
established q great seat of o.,
the Pacific that we may bs said 10 bave
broken down the barriers wEicn fenced in
thai ancient Monarchy. The Bnrlingau,g
treaty naturally followed. Under The
spirit which inspired il many thousand
Chinese laboreTs came to the Uuited St,tos
no one can say that the country has not
protilted by thcii work. They were Iaroe-
ly instrumental 10 constructing the rail.
ways which cor meet the Atlantic with the
Pacific. The States IF the Pacific sl,no
are full OF evidences Of their industry.
Enterprises profitable alike TO the can
ltalIst snd to the laborer Of o,ucasian
origin would have been dormant but for
them. a time has now come when il 10
supposed that they are not needed. and
when it is thought by Congress and bv
those most acquainted with the subject
that it is best to try to gel along without
them. There may, however. be other
sections Of the country where this species
OF labor may I've adyantageously EMPLOYED
without interfering with the laborers of
u race. In making the proposed exper-
iment, it may be the part of wisdom as
we'll as Of good faith To fg the length of
the experimental period with reference
to this fact.
Experience has shown that the trade
OF the EasLis the key TO National wealth
aud Influence. The world bas benefited
no section Of 1t more thar the States Of
our ~ Pacific slope. The State of
California, and iis great maralime mort
especially, have reaped enormous a5vant
ages from thie source. BLESSED with an
exceptional climate, enjoying on arrival
ed harbor, wi,h the riches Of q great aDrl
cn'turai and mining State 20 is rear. and
Tho wealth Of The whole Union popripg
into II over he lioes Of railway. San Fran.
cisco has before &c an incnlcuIab'e future
II our friendly and amlcablo relations
with Asia remain undisturbad II nerls
no argument to show that tho policy which
we now propose 10 adopt must have a a..
rect tendency to repel Oriental na,ions
from us, and to drive their trade and COM
mercc into more friendly hands. Il NAV
BE- Shat The grea, and paramount inter. 81
Of protecting our isbor from Asiatic com
petition justify us IN "a permanent adog.
ton Of this policy. Bat SC is wiser. in t6o
fret place, Co maze o shorter experiment
with "a view hereafter of maintaining per-
manently Only such features 20 ume and
experience my Gem mend.
/ transmit herewith copies OF the "a
pers relating to the recent treaty with
China, which accompauiedth c-onaJepti,l
message of President Hayes TO the Senate
on the 10Th Of January, 1881, and also q
copy Of q memorandum respecting tho. act
herewith returned, which was handed to
tuo Secretary OF state by the Cbineae Min.
.ster in Washington.
rsigne6I CHRsrER A. ARrurp
Executive Mansion, Washington. 4tb
April, 1882.
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