The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-25
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
THE CHINESE BILL.
Opinions ofsthe Press.

new 10fk, Z3.-1na xT1Ott7Ie's wash
ington correspondent says Of the passage
Of the Chinese bill: A leading democrat
in the House said to me to-day: I am
opposed to the whole theory Of the bill.
and would like TO vote against it, but
must keep solid with nay constituents,
and am afraid to vote for any amend
ment. This Was the feeling, doubtless,
Of many others, both democrats and re-
publicsns, who voted for the bill virtu-
ally under duress.
New York. M.-71jbune's editorial:
The Chinese bill has passed the House
and an amendment to reduce the time oil
restriction from twenty to ten years was
defeated. The rejection of the amend
ment will be surprise to most persons
who have watched the discussion of the
measure. It was felt by many that the
restriction was q virtual prohibition oil
immigration and that we were taking
undue advantage of the confidence of the
Chinese. Yet it may be claimed We
have not really exceeded our rights un-
der the stipulatione and it is likely that
the Chinese knew just what the .purpori
of the document which they signed was
However repugnant the bill may be to
our national sense of justice, it cannot be
denied that public sentiment generally
upholds the measure as being necessary
and expedient and not to be rejected fol-
a merely sentimental reason. The bill
now goes to the President, and he will
certainly give it careful consideration,
especially since it has 30 often been as.
serted that it exceeds the stipulations Of
the treaty.
The Chinese bill is the question of ths
hour. All journals dissect the yeas and
nays on the measure rs it passed, and on
Kssson's amendment, and comment
upon those who lodged, or voted wrong,
or paired.
Times editorial: 1t was indiscreet in
Representative Page to lose bis temper
and talk wildly about the activity of the
lobby against the Chinese immigration
bill. He deserved to be called sharply TO
order, for his remarks were intended
to rebuke members of the
House rather than mem bers of the lobby.
The management of the bill in the
Senate was prudent and dignifed. Its
friends never lost their balance and
showed fight, as the phrase goes.
Nevertheless, 1t Is notorious feet that
he railroad lobby mas been very active
IN attempts to defeat the bill, the North
I'm Pacific rsilroad people being power
Fuliy mganizsd for this Purpose. Agents
II tn Fix companies and the Chinese
immigration bureau in San Francisco
we're also conspicuous in their efforts in
he lobby. How much of the sweet
,rattle about the land of the free snd
home OF the brave" was really inspired
~ selfish trsftickers in Asistic bone and
ioew the world can n yer fully know.
Herald editorial extracts: Both Do
iticsl parties are committed to the ex-
usion of Chinese immigrants. On the
main issue, therefore, there has been no
ontention, but there is some contention
s to which party shall get down the
owest and make lis subservieney to the
)enis Kearney element most evident
"a unmlstakable In order that the claim
the gratitude and votes of that ele-
1ent shall be made correspondinply
lear. The Herald goes on to say that
ears ago the same cries were heard
gainst the Irish and Dutch, but the is
ne Was decided by general intelligence
nd the liberal sentiment Of the nation.
IRE we no. so rich in labor and in other
aspects th%t we do not want any more
Iborers? Is The territory all occupied?
re the mills all full? Is there not room
" another man? On the contrary, there
a call from every direction for more
borers-even California itself wants
and we hear from that state
le argument that the wine-producinp !
,es Of that state could easily be doubled |
patient and thrifty lAborers could be |
I'D: and yet the country whose wine
'oduct might become so valuable
staple as our cotton, permits itself to
Sc the most patient, industrious and
rlfty lsborers in the world because
e dsres not raise her voice against the
aims of the Denis Kearney party.
aoor Is demoralized all over the coun-
?, to-day by the abundance of work
ID the scarcity of workers. for this is
e secret of the strikes on the railroads.
mills and in the building trades.
hiding has been brought to a stand
ii IN this city by demand for FIVE dol
rs day from q Glass of workmen who
about dollar in other countries: but,
? the anti-Chinese men, if we do want
migrants we do not want the China
an, because he is wicked, and because
his demorslizing wires. II the China.
IN is worse in his moral character and
bis general conduct than some of the
Ter immigrants from Europe-tske the
'rmon horde. for instance-he is a
,tty bad fellow; but it is strange that
does not show it. We believe stats.
) prove that criminal justice mas had
g occasion to deal with him than with
= other foreigner who comes to this
lntry.
The HerGId'S Washington on the bill:
e fears of republican originators and
snsgers of the measure have been real
d. Democrats have got more of what
called political capital out Of it { ,ue
clfc Coast than r"tu0iicsLs. Ii re-
Iins TO be seen, hCu ever. whether there
any political capital in the bill az il |
nds. The twenty yer clause, IN the
lnion Of some Of the dearest heads in
to houses, violates the treaty with
ina. There fs an impression that the
esident will veto the bill and ask Con-
ess to reconsider the term OF suspen-
n, and bring it within the obvious in
tion of the treaty, to which this
lntry agreed only last year.
The San, which usually comments
on affairs twenty four hours after
'ry other journal, has nothing to say of
bill of eoursa