, 1873-06-17
JOHN Ct|sNAMAN.

ARo Proacnta His Cnao to the Snn Efns1-
c1sco lfonrd OF Supervisors, nati
Makes n Novo1 1'roposttio,i.
:, W tho I'd Inst, whom tho order for clipping
tho hair of tho Chinese prisoners in the cui.nty
1ail cano ZIP At the meeting OF tho board Of Hu-
Tez sg e. dRso oso hnt vstood b. tho eyo Tie
botoro that body viii. petition, nIgnod W Gy nnny
ioading ChlnoRo merchants, whicl, he Ind tra,la-
lated and WAS invited to rcdd. Tho paper Yyas y
e3,a, et,a,ttmont Of tho Chinese question from tho
thnt Gnlhono point of view a'i aftor atatipg
had boon onactol agninst tho,n.
called attention to tho fact tna tho policy Of Tho
Cllinoso Government was strictly exclusive, n11
treaties Of friendship and interchange made
after tho defoat Of It's arnca by foreign powolp.
gndor thoso troaty stipulatlons, dictated to
China by Ohristinn Governments, tho poop1o OF
country for all PURPOSES, and thoy have causoii
moro dissatisfaction than hnve tho Chinese In
this country. IL Tho disclaimers agninat uB bo-
causo We Hupp1ant vllito lahorors in this country
ias~n iIs to M ntosysat icy s oassn I T hs m is
production of American mud English steamers
upon tho rivers anu coast Of China has thrown
ont Of businesB d yast aeot Of junhs, and out Of
employment whole army Of mon larger III
number thnn all tho Chinese now lii America"
Attention is further called to tie great COM
norcat relations between tho two countries,
and tho Significant fact that tho Chneso Goyorn-
mont has sont md continues to send HcoroB Of
youths to Amorea to loarn our language, GUS
to1nB and laws Rlso, tint foreignors, under
stpnlations aro not subject to tho lawB of Chiun,
but carry thor own codo Of laws into all parts Of
tho country. Speaking Of immigration In gon-
eral, tho petitioners ask why there should DO such
$4,000 peaceful Chinose annually, when 100000
Europoans--o third Of whom aro plottorn
against our inHtitutions--nre received with opon
arms. tin tho nano Of our country,
II tho nnno Of Justice and humanity,
it,. tho petitioners gay, ".wo protest against
such aovoro aud discriminating onactmonts
agninst onr pooplo while living III thiB country
under existing troatica." They then mako tho
following psopoaet1o92s "rna'y III aimee our
t1o country and is 80 offensive to tho American
people, NO propose and promise On our purt to
uuo all our influence to carry the proposition into
offoct. We propose a speedy and perfect abro-
Gso ana 19ns OF 1e TGsent Tay r9
retirement Of all Chineao people and trade from.
these United stnteB, md tho withdrawing OF all
American people and trado and commercial in
te1eon!so whatever from China. This, perhaps,
ndntg; will gye to tho 1asa american People tho op
time their civil and religious inBtitu-
tions, which, 1t ia Raid, tho Immigration
OF the Chinese ia calculated to destroy. This
arrangement will also, to some e1tont, reliovo
tho Chinese people aud Government from tho
serious olnbarrnsBmonts which now disturb
thonl, and cnable tllom, by go much, to roturn to
tho traditional policy Of their sagoH aud statoB-
mon, o.. Stay at homo md mind our own hrs-
ness, and lot al othor poop!o do tho aa1no' This
ia our proposition. Will American people agroe
to III VIII the newapapors, which have lately
said 30 many things againBt ua and againbt our
residence iu this country, will they now ailsaB in
bringing about this, to us, desrable stato OF af-
fairB2 In tho rnoantlmo, since NO orc now here
We may DO troated according to thoAo stipula-
tionB, until Buoh time as the treaty carl bp ro-
poaled and commercial intorcourBo md friendly
relations come to 0n end"