New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-22
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.

. MEMBER OF THE CHINESE EDUCATIONAL MIS-
SION CONFIRMS DR. SPEEE's LETTER TO The
TRBUSE-NISE-TENIH OF THE IMMIGRATION
FROM CANTON-IHE SIX COMPANIES.
TO ne Razor or The Tri6uHe.
SIR: The letter of the Rev. DIR. William
Sp-cr dated at Washington, Penn. March D, 1879, and
published in your of March s. deserves particular
attention. The letter shows tlat tho writer has full
understand OF his subject His conclusions regard
ing Chinese Immigration, and in particular regarding
the administration of the SIX Companies " at san
Francisco arc SO and yet likely to fail of uni
yersal acceptance that cannot refrain from writing
Won few lines in corrObOraton OF them will cOnne
my observations to three points, viz: % The extent OF
territory from which Chinese immigrants come to this
country; () the supposed danger Oh )" flood" OF CHI
nese aud (;) the SIX Companies.
PirSt-Haymg been born and brought mp in the Prov
ince of Canton having lately spent several years In the
United states and having observed the facts
ing the movements OF my countrymen from the very
FIRST do not hesitate say tnat nEe-tenths OF the
Chinese who TO this country have come from
that province The remaining one-tenth are from the
Province FOokin Probably there is not single per-
son III tho United states from any other part OF Chna
than these two provinces The only exception Which is
To be made statement is in favor OF certain Of the
Chinese Government students who have been sent to
this education and certain members OF the
present Chinese Embassy at Washington And although
the Chinese Educational Mission first established in
Shanghai IN the Province OF Kiang 500, where the
siud.nts whom we have now selected. yet more
than tw0hirds OF all tho students there obtained are
Cantonese II be borne in mind that Shanghai Is
more than 500 miles from Canton in country pracit
av destitute of railroads The Cantonese boys in fact,
were the only Chinese who were easily to be obtained
FOR the mission people OF the other provinces OF
China have always showed an unwillingness TO 20 to
foreign countries.
Senond-From- TIE San F1d,elsc0 Oriental Chinese
N,psDrpcr take the following statistics concerning
Chnese immigration and immigration at that point for
the years ls77 and 1873 The figures pnrport to have
been taken from Custom House record In 1877 the
number imported from Hong Kong was 7,2i9 the num-
ber xported TO Hong Kong, Honolulu and other
tries was 1871. In 1873 the corresponding importation
was 6.G75 and tho corresponding expectation was
957 These figures may he taken represent with sub
It util accuracy the entire importation and the entire
exportaOn of Chinese for the named The mum
Ter of Chinese this country tnus diminished ny
532 persons in 1877. and by 1137 persons in 1878.
These results not symptoniatic OF "A Hood
Tbtrd-Of SO-called nYe DolOnR
orally and respectively 10 five different parts or the
province of Canton. Tho remaining one company be-
IA Ia promote Justice and far dealing between the Ch
nese migrants The officers regularly chosen once
a year They are selected for their special capacity,
and have liked saiaries The companies do not In any
WAY oppress enslave the mIn grants Nearly all the
Chinese who In this country have cone as above
from Hong Kong. which Is free British colony
Won will indulge IN these Few lines concerning
matters winch Of great Interest 10 me, In common
with other VI my cOuntrymen, and which should be
mteligenty understood by voters and others IN this
country hnonh M Cii''
chinese Edtcdti0HdI MISSION, HUVWd, C0h"', olhch
l3. 1879.