Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21
THE HEA THEN cHINEE.


From accounts telcgraphcd East II
appears that tho Chinese Embassy,
lately arrived on our shores, met moth
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Francisco. It is said that tho State
aud city officials were disposed to pay
some attention TO the Embassy, but
through fear of provoking the popular
prejudice, unreasonable as it might be,
thoy pursued the ungratclul course OF
ignoring It's presence. This cold wei
come on American soil is understood
to have produced very dispiriting
effect on the Embassy, which II is 10
be hoped may be dispelled by the cor
dial reception Of our Oriental visitors
said to be awaiting them IN New York
and Washington. The evils OF Chinese
immigration to this country, concern.
ing which such u hue and cry has lat.
tcrly been raised, should not be allowed
to serve as pretext for, and in no
wise justiiics, such open discourtesy as
is said to have boon suffered by the
Chinese Ambassador who, By the way,
from all accounts and from a published
interview with him, appears II very
sensible aud intelligent sort OF indi.
vidual. His presence here, ia the in.
tercst Of ablishing better and closer
commercial and diplomatic relations
between bis Government and the Uni
ted States, is calculated TO prove tho
means of correcting, or at least abating
the evils said to exist from the rapid
and continued influx OF bis country.
men upon our Western shores, aid ol
relieving The decentralization and dis.
tress alleg,d 10 be consequent upon the
unrestricted spread Of "Chinese cheap
labor"
Concediug the Chinese question to be
one demanding Legislation, is it not 0
reasonable claim that action by the
law-making power is likely to prove
better adapted to the wants of the ease
if an intelligent and wellnformcd rep
resentative Of tho Celestial Empire Is
upon the ground, than it would be i
carried through under the inspiration
of an antiChinese hurrah There are
always minor considerations to be
taken into account in the disposition
Of a question Of so great moment as is
this one Of Chinese immigration and
these minor considerations aggregated
are likely to assume proportions whose
magnitude entltle them to be carefully
weighed, constituting as they do a
factor whose composition should be al.
lowed TO leaven the lump of our final
settlement. Our almoned.eycd visitors
at latest accounts had shaken the dust
OF the Chinese.hating metropolis from
their unwelcomed feet, and in special
tram were speeding Eastward That
their experience in the city Of hood
lums and bonanza kings is mol TO be
duplicated in the National Capital is
evident from the preparations that
have been there in progress IN view OF
their anticipated arrival. The popular
preiudices of the Pacific slope have no
existence among our Eastern popula.
ton, removed as they are from the
influences aud conditions amid which
our Mongolian fellow-citizens are re.
garded with so much detestation and
the State Department, which looks
upon the mission of the En- bassy as OF
great Importance, announces the pur.
pose of according to our distinguished
guests a reception with all the honors
due their high Office. While in New
York the Chamber of Commerce will
entertain them in q manner beftting
the representatives of a great Nation
having important commercial relations
with our country.-Ld Lancaster Intelli.
gencer.