“ China's population has not been depleted by war and is vastly greater than that of any other race. Imagine a nation of more than three hundred millions forced by Christian civilization to arm when for more than nineteen centuries it had despised war! Shall America be apathetic in face of the appalling possibilities of the military example of Christendom? ”

“ Had the European Powers unselfishly and sincerely aided co-operation in the Balkans, and planned their organization in harmony with religious, language and racial cleavages, the European war might never have occurred. ”

“ Were Europe freed of the curse of Babel, less would be heard of racial antagonisms, for language has become the chief distinguishing characteristic among Europeans, who are all Caucasians whose inter-marriage has largely swamped distinctive racial characteristics. In America, aided by a common tongue, all of the European varieties of men have found a common denominator. ”

“ In short, we draw our daily resources from many lands, exacting tribute of other races for the most frugal meal and the humblest dwelling. Each nation barters what it can best produce for what it needs from others. ”

“ At this time, when policy has not crystallized, women can perform a great international service. Every woman's club should discuss our duty to the Orient. Every matron who can invite as a guest to her home some Oriental student will be amply rewarded by acquaintance with a bright youth, who may wield great power a few years hence and to whom her courtesy will help interpret what America stands for. ”

“ America's democratic policy regarding race differences is, with the exception of the negro problem, in sharp contrast with the imperialistic policy which has failed in Europe. Imperialism is based on the assumption of the right of the superior race to dominate. Democracy is based on the assumption of the fundamental equality of rights of all races, de- spite their superficial differences. ”

“ Shanghai and New York are in closer touch to-day than were New York and Baltimore in 1800. Indeed, man's conquest of the natural barriers to his migration and communication, has so advanced that oceans connect rather than separate. ”

“ New immigration laws rather than new military defenses
Laws providing for federal control of aliens should be urged upon Congress by all loyal Americans. Discriminatory state-legislation and local mob-violence against aliens are the chief causes of our international misunderstandings. Foreign governments can have no relations with our separate States, yet hold the United States responsible for state violations of our treaties. Under our Constitution, no State can deal directly with another nation. ”

“ The chief existing cause for Asiatic antagonism is the failure of the United States to provide adequate legislation for fulfilling her treaty obligations. By treaty, the United States pledges herself to accord Orientals privileges in America that are accorded to "citizens of the most favored nation." China and Japan accord such privileges to Americans. ”

“ And since a question is never settled until it is settled right, but few of the racial problems of world contact have found solution because old formulas of government do not fit the modern, interdependent world. A few historic examples of the wrong way to handle race problems prove the need of new formulas better fitted to the realities of the modern world. ”

“ Europe has had more experience in meeting the race problem than any other continent, because of the proximity of the parts of Europe's mosaic of races. Space forbids discussion of our urgent Philippine problem which is not precisely a race problem. ”

“ The fact that the immigration problem in America is largely localized near ports of entry, suggests that fairness demands that means be provided whereby the burden of this question may be distributed over the United States. When our immigration laws are properly revised, no single State should receive an overload of aliens. ”

“ Since civilization progresses by the mutual exchange of ideas, it is significant that international exchange of ideas and products has been multiplied more since Washington's day than in all previous history. ”

“ For each change of frontiers was followed by attempts to eradicate through conversion, banishment, or massacre all elements alien in religion or speech, no provision having been made, even when the Great Powers did the shuffling, for safe-guarding personal and property rights. ”

“ This contact of each part of the world with every other has transformed the American home within a few centuries from a log cabin to a cosmopolitan creation that may include Greek architecture, Persian rugs, South American coffee, African cooks, Chinese silks, German toys, Arctic furs, Japanese tea, Italian olives, Hawaiian sugar, and the art, music, news, and literature of the world. ”

“ Some of the most restive products of this imperialistic formula of racial relations may be seen in the Balkan States whose artificial political frontiers are more closely related to the supposed interests of the European Powers than to the racial, lingual or religious affinities of the Balkan populations. ”

“ This same policy of politico-linguistic intolerance still pervades many imperialistic countries, applied to some extent in Poland, Finland, Alsace-Lorraine, Italia Irredenta, Schleswig, Bosnia, Herzegovina and the Power-made Albania. The futility of trying to crush out by force what is native and distinctive is demonstrated by the failures of Hungary to Magyarize Croatia, of Austria to Austrianize her imperial agglomeration of unrelated subjects, and of Germany to Germanize the French in Alsace-Lorraine, or the Poles in her slice of Poland. ”

“ One dollar spent now on preventive measures against friction and ill-will would probably save us a thousand that may be needed later if Asia arms. Now is the supremely critical period when we may make friends or foes. ”

“ This world partnership has economic, aesthetic, sociologic results; moreover, it has become vital to the existence of the world's large aggregations of population in cities. It is said that New York would succumb to famine in a week, were transportation cut off. ”

“ With the present foreign-born population in America, this five per cent. plan would admit relatively few from southern Europe, and very few indeed from Japan. But being universal in application, the five per cent. plan commends itself as just to all. ”