mediately following the four lines quoted above, Kipling adds: "But there is neither East nor West, Border nor Breed nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, Though they come from the ends of the Earth." SOME DEFINITIONS THE preceding nine chapters have been limited to the discussion of the political facts and considerations bearing upon the needed new policy for dealing with our Oriental populations. Careful students of these questions, however, will desire to know with some detail all available facts. The following chapters present with as much condensation as possible a large amount of statistical information. It is based on a careful compilation of statistics published by the government in regard to Chinese and Japanese. The writer had hoped to publish his compilations as an Appendix to this volume. He has been compelled, however, to satisfy himself with the summaries here presented. In order that the reader may be able thoroughly to appreciate the statistics presented in these chapters, let him keep in mind the following important definitions and distinctions. 1. "Immigrants" are those who enter the United States expecting to remain PERMANENTLY, while "non-immigrants" are those who enter with the expectation of remaining only TEMPORARILY. 2. "Emigrants" are those who leave with no expectation of returning, while those who leave 'for |