Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-07
CARD FROM HON. JOHN F. SWIFT.

EDS. REC0RD-UNIoN The article IN the
RECORD UNION OF yesterday morning, based
upon an alleged interview between myself and
a reporter Of the San Francisco Morning Cal
upon the Chinese treaty, seems to require an
explanation from me. The San Francisco Eeea.
ing Post, writing upon the same supposed utter
ances, takes similar grounds as your journal.
An unexpected call to this city to attend the
funeral of dead friend renders it impossible
to make the proper correction in San Fran
cisco in time. The gentleman who reported
the interview in the Call. while giving accu.
rately enough much that 1 did say to him.
has misunderstood and therefore misrepre-
sented me as stating for discussed and agreed
facts between the Commissioners what only
gave him as my own opinions upon what the
Chinese Government thought and desired.
For what l did actually say upon the subject,
I respectfully cali attention to an inter.
view with a Chronicle reporter, published
the same day l said to both the Chronicle
and Call reporters in substance that had no
doubt that the Chinese Government fully ex-
pectsd that the United States Government
would take all necessary time to cor.
rect any evil growing out of the immigra-
ton of Chinese lsborers, and that it was dis
tinctly agreed that what might be necessary
time, whether ten years or fifty years, the
United States WAS to be the sole and only
judge. did not say that it was agreed that
thirty years. or any named time, would be
necessary or adopted. | said that the Chi
ness Government, IS I understood them,
relied upon the good faith of the American
Government not to take more time than
was necessary to accomplish the desired
result. And thinking as | do that an
entire generation, under the peculiar cir
cumstances of the case, was as little time as
would operate to place this coast in the nor
NAL condition of homogeneous community
of people like that of the Atlantic States or
Europe, had 10 doubt, and have no doubt
that thirty-three years would have been per-
fectly satisfactory to the authorities at Pc
king. l said to the reporter that the Chinese
Government, in my opiDicn, was not DESTROYS
of having their people emigrate, and that
they would probably make no complaint if
the prohibition was to be perpetual. From
what l saw in Chins it is my opinion
been passed into Law, although it was in
the very teeth of the Burlingame treaty,
no objection would have been made by
the Chinese Government. I believe that SO
fsr as China is concerned 70 new treaty was
necessary before prohibiting the immigration
of Chinese laborers. The treaty was only
necessary in order to remove the objections
OF our own uo'erInent 70 ieelsiatlon against
t Gi pro'lslols VI tne D1uri,nsaMe treaty. luz
Shlnese wouiu ho' irs tnihh, nave icunu iauit
nad we oohe SO; Inc real opposltion 10
resurrection Oh chheSe i.o'hisralioh CONES
nov Iro" Chiha' nv IRON clszsns
to make money out of cheap labor, regard
less of every other economic, social or poli.i
consiceraIion; 1 nave neVer kn H, any
american OF EuroPeah reslueht OF ohiaa VINO
THINKS tae !hinese UoveIhinens wants !heis
People 70 misrs.e or tha' .uey mou.u cisiln !.
as 'siuapie iishs .nas ,heif peopls 'n" mn
colne " thls VI W any othel country ane
tolce !haI sets 'ne ohtnese 70 moving III this
o,rectioh, anu opposes Iestiio: no pein5
piaceo upon tnS -o st; mas us Iase "tu
ssahuans II, rs sii., 'Iuus S.o L,io
mas !o s.anuiue ~ Culna Anu IN y! nuniDie
opinion tIe hoss ~ 1ie ea. Sset
sIe inv,oi h' hs1 S'ion y. a.. ADou'
"ii.ch VIC na'e Nea a 81 ~ ~ .nIs eon-
n t5 ooe f. nUs 50 uo 'aI bI;ot;
ated resPsc: 10. international 09igatlon as
IRON r ~, ueSife 70 con'i 'ne inpor'a T
VI Onlnese coohes Us eneap Iar H ine
ne" tfsaCy was u1ueIsIooo py a.. par9ies 70
a .. sue Sniseu nsa'es W reGiate'
nliiit anu suspSnu tne cIlnihs .. OhI-
ness IaDorets 10 ms country as long az IL was,
Al Tue oPinlon Vi Tue Chiteo STATES ~ any
manner detrimental % Sheif interests: Every
Mat or SUGGESTION OF the Cnlnese Commis'
s'oners looking to emma having any voice IN
determining the cireumstances or extent OF
any action TO De taken Dy this u2vefnment
was stefniy rePuoiaIed as even the pass OF
discussion by the american OomihlSsioneFs'
as the proceedings VIII snow.
Inc lie" treaty, IN as pam Terms as WORDS
can express, provides that whenever IN the