Question

Is Colonel Ingersoll in support of or against the Chinese Exclusion Act? What is Representative Geary’s position? 2. Distinguish Relevant Information What argument does Colonel Ingersoll offer to support his position that the United States should maintain a friendly relationship with China? 3. Distinguish Verifiable Information Colonel Ingersoll and Representative Geary have opposing views on many aspects of the Chinese Exclusion Act. One fact on which they disagree can be easily verified to find out which speaker is more accurate. Which fact would this be, and how might you verify the truth?

Answer 1

• Is Colonel Ingersoll in support of or against the Chinese Exclusion Act?

Colonel Ingersoll is against the Chinese Exclusion Act. He calls it “barbarous, contrary to the spirit and genius of American institutions”. He sustains his opinion by saying the US is an asylum for the oppressed nations and for all races.

• What is Representative Geary’s position?

Thomas Geary supports the Chinese Exclusion Act. He sustains it by saying that it was justified by the circumstances and that the treaty is in accordance with the treaties made between the US and China.

• What argument does Colonel Ingersoll offer to support his position that the United States should maintain a friendly relationship with China?

Colonel Ingersoll says that the US is losing the trade of China with this treaty, besides it goes against the US tradition of being an asylum for oppressed nations.

• Colonel Ingersoll and Representative Geary have opposing views on many aspects of the Chinese Exclusion Act. One fact on which they disagree can be easily verified to find out which speaker is more accurate. Which fact would this be, and how might you verify the truth?

Colonel Ingersoll defends that China is an important trade partner and this is an interest for the US. On the contrary, Geary defends that the US needs to protect American labor from Chinese competition and because of that, the Act is excusable.