Teddy Roosevelt: “Hawaii shall never become a territory in which a governing class of…”

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Hawaii shall never become a territory in which a governing class of rich planters exists by means of coolie labor.

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He firmly opposes the establishment of a ruling class in Hawaii reliant on cheap labor.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Hawaii shall never become a territory in which a governing class of rich planters exists by means of coolie labor.”