The New York herald., 1879-02-25

representative, "a violation of international law and
II think it is. 1t is contrary to the spirit of the
treaty The treaty implies that there shall be no
| OF the country"
"Is not the large Chinese immigration to the Pa
cifc slope serious danger the Pacific States ~
II think the question is of honesty and public
policy only. The proposed bill is likely to drive
out Chinese students that studying in this
try. There number of them in Massachusetts
and in this State. We do not anything about
the money they bring us. but had
customs home with them. They are learning some
thing of great Importance They carry arts and
task to try to convert them. All the Chinese come
by the way of the Pacific States. They do not marry
10 any extent and those who come here supply
tho places Of those who go home and then they
go back to China to die. The Coolie trade is
absolutely forbidden by the treaty. Some of the
Congressman have stated thot the California COM
panes have been engaged in tile cooe trade. don't
believe the Six Companies have been doing anything
of the kind. DR.. Williams. however. can tell You
much of interest about this point He has been in
San Francisco and knows much concerning the whole
question"
the facts that the Chiuese do not assate with the
American people. but abide for time only and then
return to China?" asked the reporter.
II should say that their failure to assmilate
would be reason why they do the less harm.
They cannot be enfranchised unless the government
sees ftto enfranchise them. Tie franchise
pressly excepted in the treaty There are naturaliza
Germany and other countries but none with China
"What is the true way to deal with the Chinese
question? What legislation or treaty changes, il any,
would you suggesty
II do not know what to suggest. but should
say that it might be well first to have the Cafornians
suffer change of heart. The question ought not to
be made political one.'
The venerable ex-president after alluding to some
of the various treaties between this country and
China said. in concluding the interview, Il think
that we will have to make terms with them"
PROFESSOR WILLIAMS GOES FOR HoEATio RATIO SEYMOUR
professor of the Chinese language and literature III
Yale College For tweniy-one years up to 1876. he
was in California when the Chinese inquiry
Mr Williams by ho%e W
almost every kind Of article made by the
Chinese Even the parlor mat before the te-o-fss in
the object of the visit mad been stated the Professor
was handed copy OF an interview with Ex-Governor
Horatio Seymour. of New York. He glanced at the
beginning read Of the sentences and expressed
his disgust with them He read this:-
lie thinks that the Of the Chinese in the United
fraction Of a that win support American.
"A fraction" said the Professor contemptuously,
'what is the traction OF the wages Of an Amercan?'
He continued reading:-
The Chinese women who come almost all aban.
doned characters.
'That is not true. he said. and then read on max
ing no comments:-
tits by destroying the first great condition of fe the
family that tho are able t" offer their services At
ons which the outgrow of European civilization
seymour arsasS against the coming CHI
them in the United States that the number would never
increase to any considerable extent and that he
Tiers would probably be three times that number,
It is they are here il sncen numbers to threaten the
PROSPERITY millions Of working They nssd
they will be discharged their places given
which, while they are always to be cons
demned will continue to exist while the provoking
CORRECTING THE OLD POLITICIAN
The professor said that he used to to school with
Sew y2aa
written tor political purposes.
The Chinese question of San Francisco is European
Their religion their ailsgianes their spa"e S"r
yards their traditions their ambitions all the other
The Professor-That is moonshine.
Their here in small numbers is dangerous
China ' is eyerporlons !. contains 4DSnIsn inh"bi
tan,s oneqnsr,er of them could be spared with positive
ing would ruin this country and reduce the level Of
1t contains about 800 O00 The of the coun-
try is nearly large that Of the United States.
The Indian is Indian s.i'l elinging to Language
European influence The Mopgoi,an viii eonn"s !" be
ssas, our. we shall eenpe conca or later
The Professor-The Chinese are not Mongolians
They as different from Mongolians as are from
Finlanders.
| A QUESTION OF LABOR
'Our gates have been open to the Chinese for twen-
| ty-fve years. The total emigration has been only
about two hundred thousand. It is less than il
was years ago. The treaty says nothing about nat
| uralization All the Chinese that have come here
come from district not large Connecticut the
| district of Kwangtung. Canton is the name OF
Sy i" in whch bats ctv sfnatea he rhe
Chinese will not come here to stay. and will never
come in large numbers. myself should not like to
have them come in drovcs, but they will not. Last
year 1000 more returned than during the
year, and many OF the immigrants haven't the money
| to get home with. 1t is II mistake to suppose that
| the Chinese immigrants that come here of the
| lower classes They of the middle classes. but
countries for the levels of the heather countries
| lower. The immigrants occupy = higher relative
1 position than the immigrants who have come from
Great Britain. As to the naturalization matter there
is Yung Wing he has been naturalized, and Indians
have been naturalized too. But the Chinese wont
| come: they don't want to come and don't want
them The question is simply Of supply. OF labor
and wages II is difficult thing for the Chinese to
learn language. If they old it is physically
| impossible. Their dialect il against them.
| "GoISG FOR SENATOR BLAINE
THE employers in California prefer Cinnamon be-
cause they don't go away AZ quickly other men
and work cheaper. The housewives like them for
servants because they do not wish TO go out much
not more than one hundred thousand Of r them il,
America to-day. II they had scattered, instead of
about them. The immigrants lived inside the tropics
and are not the ofiscourings of the peo-
| pie as they have been called. No slaves have
| been brought here. coolie means q person
who is bound out to master and works for
| certain number of years under that masters
direction. He can bo let to any one. No such
| persons are sent here; the California CON-
psnies have not violated the cooe provision of the
| treaty. The Professor brought out formidable
looking public document containing the report of
Senator Morton's committee sent to san Francisco
inquire concerning the Chinese business. IL Senator
Blaine had studied tins report, said the Professor
patting the volume. he wouldn't have made the
roneous statements that he did in Congress. Tho
| companies haven't bought any coolies. The Chit
ncse are the most Industrious classes l ever
saw. They are never expatriatcd. Tho point
| that is made about their going back is alb
| surd. II they return, of what danger is their
presence for the time being? II they return. whv
should any provision be maze for keeping them out
| of the countryT
bad ErrEcr CHINESE STUDENTS.
"How will the proposed bill Affect the Chinese
| studentsg" quered the reporter.
1T will have bad effect upon this matter of
| education. by the Senate amendment they
here in any numbers by getting the certificate
of official that they coming here for pur-
| poses of education merely
Then. of course the bill would not interfere with
| themp'