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United States 



Yen. Money. 



Tailors for foreign clothing 1.00 .48 



Blacksmiths 75 .36 



Printers 40 .19 



Ship carpenters 60 .29 



Compositors 60 .29 



Common laborers 40 .19 



Confectioners 35 .17 



Farm laborers, per month 3.00 1.44 



It is little wonder that these strange foreigners, when they come to the 

 United States, are willing to work for 60 and 70 cents a day, which is more 

 than double the wages for which they were compelled to work in Japan. As a 

 result of this unnatural competition the white laborer has been driven from the 

 field wherever the coolie system has found a foothold. 



The Japanese adopts our dress and manners, but his Americaniza- 

 tion never extends beyond external appearances. The yellow and the 

 white races are as immiscible as oil and water. No forces of education 

 or civilization can make aught but an Asiatic out of a Chinese or a 

 Japanese. There can be no assimilation, nor do they desire it. They 

 simply intend to hoard a certain amount of American gold and go back 

 to Japan or China to pass the remainder of their lives in comparative 

 ease. While here, their one idea is the hoarding of money ; to earn as 

 much and deny themselves as much as is compatible with human en- 

 durance. They have no interest in our government, in our laws or in 

 us, other than that which concerns the attainment of their object. 



Aside from the economic aspects of Japanese immigration, there is 

 one other objectionable feature of this second yellow invasion which is 

 worthy of note. They bring more cases absolutely and relatively of 

 contagious disease than any other nationality coming here. During 

 1903, one Japanese out of every 37 arrived was deported as afflicted 

 with a loathsome or dangerous contagious disease. The coming of 

 the Japanese merchant, professional man or student should be per- 

 mitted, just as we now permit the same class of Chinese to enter freely, 

 but the coolie laborer, whether Japanese or Chinese, is an unfair com- 

 petitor for our white laborer, and with his high percentage of disease 

 is an element of danger to the public health. 



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