Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-07
PRESIDENT ANGEL,
OF the University of Michigan, 4 Z
United States Minister Who Maya
-sfssreu 1hc Recent
Treaties with China, Gives His Views
I'm Regard 10 the BID sust vetoed
by the President.

| DETROIT, April The Post Tribune of
| this city Will contain, tomorrow morning,
the report of an interview with President
Angel, of the University, who was the
United States minister who negotiated the re-
cent treaties with China in regard to the bill
Just vetoed by the President Mr. Angel
said he had ither the time nor the incIina-
! ton to become involved in any controversy
on the matter, but was willing to talk on the
subject. Il see" said he, shat Commits
sioner Swift says there was an understanding
that even As much as thirty years probibi-
ton would not be considered unreasonable
l have no recollection of any limit of time
being agreed to. When we first conferred
with the Chinese
THEY SPOKE OF LIMITATIONS OF TIME
and number, but afteeward said they only
intended to use that an expression by way
OF illustration, as, for instance, asking what
would be the result if Chinese were per
mItted TO come only in alternate wears. or
were prohibited from coming for one, two or
three years. They asked us, too, what Ieeis-
lation Congress would enact. We said we
could not tell, but wished to make a u.aty
which should impose reasonable restrictions.
Now that ID the central PIT In the whole
matter, whetber@tiie twenty-year limit is
vetoed or The bill was a re qsonable one or
not; and that is purely matter of opinion
on which there can be
When such question is to be considered,
the only way, after discussing it, is to cali
the roll, and see who has the most votes
Personally, think the twenty-year limit too
long, and should have voted against il If /
had had an opportunity. Probably should
not have liked to favor a longer limit than
five years myself, though when saw that |
do not express my final judgment. | have
not thought it over sufficiently to do SO. The
CHINA
were in brief these: Nearly every nation in
the world has imposed more or less stripgen,
restrictions on the immigration of Chinese.
We had surrendered our right to impose re-
strIctIons, to great extent. The question
of Chinese immigration has been growing
more and more serious in the Pacific States
particularly, and it was thought wise to
frame new treaty, by which the right to
limit should be regained." President Angel
said there was no question that the general
sentiment in California was that further Chi
nese immigration was undesirable Sucb
opinions were not confined to the sandlots
The chinese government were willing TO con-
sent to such treaty stipnlstions as should
BEST SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THEIR CIT
IzESS
whose good they sought. They recoonized |
the irritation in this country and desired To |
alleviate it for the good of their own peopIe
and he suspected that if the people in other
parts efIthis country were situated az those are
IN San Francisco there would be good deal
OF the same c)ndition OF public sentiment
As to how the veto would be received in
China, President Angell said: "There will be
no interest whatever on the subject among
The great mass of the people, for they know
nothing about II. In the foreign office there
Will be great interest IN it. The news has
probably reached Shanghai by this time. but
What The government would have thought of
he passage of the bill I cannot tell. The
nasses OF the people do not, suppose, know
hat there is
SUCH COUNTRY AS AMERICA.
The immigration all comes from provinces
lear canton and from strip OF country
bout large as the New Engla ST ates.
-hese people were maritime race, and be-
anne imbued with spirit of commerce and !
ravel. Whether they are imported by the
TX Companies, So called, or whether they |
earn OF America from their returned COM
anions, do not know. Both theories are
Maintained stoutly. can hardly see how
ne vetoing of the bill will cause an incre:s Sc ;
the immigration of the Chinese to this 1
ountry for, as l said, the people generally
o not know there is such a country as
-merica. | suppose 1 could have asked a
Cinnamon whom / would meet on '
ne streets oil Shanghai if any such I
THING AS CHINESE IMMIGRATION
ad been discussed by them, and they would
OF have known what l was talking about.
he chief difficulty in the whole Chinese
uestion, continued President Angel, ais the
let that these people do not assimilate like
europeans, nor do they scatter over the :
,untry. If the 10000 Cinnamon in San
rancisco would move to different parts of
lie country, insead OF naming there, there
ould be no agitation and no difficulty, but I
icy are gregarious people. In their own j
,untry they are :
THE SAME cLASIsH RACE, !
it'll the most bitter feuds existing between |
e different villages" President Angel :
id that the fifth objection of the Chinese
mister, that there was no provision in =
e bill for the protection of Chinese travel
g through the United States to Cuba or
sewhere, was a good one There are
1inamen in some South American conn
les and Cuba. The fact that practically
legislation has been enacted reIa-I
re to Australia, without previous notice, is n
It generally known, President Angel
ought. In conclusion, he said: 'sThe
hole question turns on the construction put
ION the word reasonable in treaty, and -
lat il reasonable il a question of fact. on =
lich men will be OF different minds.D -