Butitisnotonlythemenwhogoabroad；inmanycasesladiesalsotravelbythemselves。OnseveraloccasionsladyfriendsfromWashington，Philadelphia，andNewYorkhavevisitedmeinPeking。
ThisisoneoftheAmericans\'strongpoints。Isitnotwiserandmuchmoreusefultodisburseafewhundreddollarsorsointravellingandgainingknowledge，comingincontactwithotherpeoplesandenlargingthemind，thantospendlargesumsofmoneyingaudydresses，preciousstones，trinkets，andotherluxuries？
InalargecountrylikeAmericawhereaconsiderableportionofthelandstillremainspracticallyuncultivatedorundeveloped，hardy，industrious，andpatientworkmenareanecessity。
Butthealmostuncheckedinfluxofimmigrantswhoarenotdesirablecitizenscannotbutharmthecountry。Inthesedaysofinternationaltradeitisrightthatingressandegressfromonecountrytoanothershouldbeunhampered，butpersonswhohavecommittedcrimesathome，orwhoareignorantandilliterate，cannotbecomedesirablecitizensanywhere。
TheyshouldbebarredoutoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica。Itiswellknownthatforeignerstakepartinthemunicipalandfederalaffairsofthecountryassoonastheybecomecitizens。Nowifsuchpersonsreallyworkedforthegoodoftheiradoptedcountry，therecouldbenoobjectiontothis，butitisnosecretthatmanyhavenosuchmotives。Thatbeingso，itisaquestionwhetherstepsshouldnotbetakentolimittheirfreedom。