New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-08
TIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
CHINESE OUTRAGES--0UR JAPAN INTERESTS--Ti!E
SIGNAL SERVICE APPROVED - COMMITTEE
OF INVESTIGATION.

SIGNAL SERVICE APPROVED "A COMMITTEE
OF INVESTIGATION.
At the meeting of the Chamber OF Com
mercc, yesterday afternoon Walter 0rinths presdnR
II expected that the Special Committee OF ten aP
pointed to investigate the Quarantine and Iiarbor-
Master abuses would report but II was oecided among
themselves that their report should not be furnished
until the next meeting the Of January, 1872 sey
mour A. Bunce and Vim. Woodward. IT., were eiected
members Of the Chamber A. A. Low submitted le'er
from Olyphant Go. of China regarding tho cutrages
recently committed Cinnamon In Los Angeles Ca TO-
gether with extracts from certain newspapers there On
the same subject The letter suggested that such out
RACES will tend to render the lives and property OF Ae
cans in China very unsafe. Mr.. Low sad:
trust that the Chamber will take some action In
re- gard to this matter II appears TO have Originally
there one Of whom was brought before the courts and
atcrward under bail released He was set upon by ti,o
were called his aid were shot ny the Chinese whSre
the latter Mere set b p0n oy very
t Mrdaf nu TSe chinese in n
s T"% tine T"erc is an The
labor Of Cinnamon and mat OF wnt es,a men,
Iesets the Chinese. Now these people are passing
always to and ro and these repeated acts OF cruelty
retaliation on the part Chinese. 1t is true that we
have such class rs these Chinese representing VIZ IN
nuch better class persons unless the onrees cease
think worthy OF action on one th na ar. ot os
treatment of these people may sustained We should
from Europe They should not be met with il-lreatncnt
at very entrance into the country nor at any LINE
Every one familiar with China knows that or difficult
ties in that country proceed from dcepseaed prejudice
i'll the minds OF the people VI tnat country against I'LL
foreigners, which ought to be overcome.
The letter and the accompanying newspaper accounts
were referred Standing Committee No. 4, with nstruc
os to report thereon. Mr.. Low then presented com
muncaton addressed to tho President OF the United
States by Thomas Walsh. member OF the Chamber,
which says:
The treaty made with Japan has created very avora
ble feeling there toward III, but foreign nations
alive to value of relations with Japan than We have
but third or fourth position in their consideration.
I'VE look" said Mr.,IOw, 81 upon China and Japan ~
scmi-ciyiIzed / might say semi-balbarous, and yet
these nations are 50 we'll aware Of tic value Of educating
their youth In civilization that China has voted s"ve
know of one house which subscribed as much a.
i60 90 to the education Of their youth in this eoun
classes In the Broolyn Polytechnic Institute stand to-
day certain Japanese pupls, one OF t' related 10 the
tiol be printed under the direction OF Committee No 4,
AMI sent the members Of tins Chamber" ADOPTED
II amy member Of the Chamber was concerned in the
own request on the ground that certain provisions of
the bylaws incapacitaled from taking such action
attend al Albany to witness the experiments in the
towing of caIlalboats by means OF submerged cable.
,cuorlcl that the expalnen hts were emneny successful
George W. Dow Of the Committee ON Mcteorooay pre-
sented the following resolutions which were adopted;
~ with tie d liz neorIogicai crors Of tie War De- Art
went proficiency
attained ,Tee!as the state Of tn. neathr and
sppro ching storms 4, n'.s% , & d th n a 70 nav
moi hut sho be eIsenii to the agricultural
'hIess % Ti ~ cregnsrJ clock or tlmeba cop.rc,ou,
h.sta .nJs i sleiveJ ,y ai ms pcrcelv rp,rcct ia
Dr in ths IRA, met,os and the the Secretary
Of War is rsr, cuy cs,d thereto presumng be paone anl
within the duties Of thus regulate
TIE report the Committee appointed TO investigate
the s,.iet OF carrying the mail to foreign ports
ceiyed and Adopted, George w. Blunt presented the
following, which were adopted:
ES d ca s r " sst n ps o male H. u
e,mnAo all IL reons mro-d upon the commerce Of this
mr. ss r, anu re-, or to ,c CG,e, a an ay sa the as
viii relieve the COMMERCIAL any elpds ntfA o. al unnecessary
Received That COMMITTEE have authority to adj to Their number
ana ah' he M ~ m. ,y in me promotion Of this o5,aet
+, following appointed the Special Coinmittcc
Scion iu'ninrayS %, =! Wnrrcr Weston Of Wt,t"n
9, raw w II Farc md H. b. Wyman.
Nj Dnw ole red a rcsOiu ion, which was adopted, that
tn ,tcn;ioa OF Conmrt"o No. called TO he lrpor
M tc Set rotary OF the Treasury rccOniurn ling such
measures will lead to the revival OF our shipping in
teress MI. DOW su rho t,res commcrc,pc with t,c
orYih ono ~ 49,. ~ which came W. mo- in
u.y o. ~ p n bcsid that Discount of To- per cent
IortiSn 'ss " ~; 80 az onr n,vn snniu, ,nin
lakne ~ pei ven. ,J Z" ,e ;"nnrr frnn rum
III loi' 10 Ioo trn had no treoties ex"crt N
~ knor,o"m vcs.els In 1915 and 1924 the 10
1nr ccut iuposed on goods brought in foreign
Vessels was sull continued. In 1874 1t was con-
moI and hsde that "a per cent on ariel that came
, h~nnd tbr cane OF iod Hone In 1919 thc Secre
arv NJ The Treasury issued circular Withdrawing all
h'ch & in tw" tnings Fi,ct III h,oh Intics
our so ;I nu , e"v Nm nr .h,ns srrond ihe hgh
on Tue L, W u onnrore tl,c n ,rcrs uf1h
price vi i'pui. ,oo rn, ar'Il COO inn, Voc n.y.
n~sd h,r ic'e a tc emdnv we have had but y the
con! nav t .o ,ar,n an th.t our coan
an @ tho nnncmi ihcv were rcnuvcd I'm IsCI We
E dawn r. Ct ncr cent of foreign commerce ana
time in earlier period OF , country we had com
h ,rri iitt, S.' LETT II '"' O''" s'""'
M. tha fall yuin,