The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-07
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The IrterminabIe question.

OoLtcr buhu 0le COmpbny. O&lllOIuIo
Oregon and Nevada are earnestly pro-
testing against q continuation of immi-
grafton from the land Of flowers to these
states. An immense Chinese meeting
was held in San Francisco yesterday
and the movement has assumed such pro
portions and power that leading Chinese
merchants on the Coast have Joined in 6
dispatch to one offhe great commercial
bodies Of Hong Kong, counseling 4
pause in the immigration. It remains &c
be seen whether the NUngolisns will &C.
cept this advice with smile that is child
like and bland, and then will take ship
for the United States the same as before,
or will be induced 10 abandon their de-
signs upon the western world and to re-
main in China and grow up with the
country. Unless Congress passes some
such bill ss the one now pending, we
doubt ifsny considerable check can be
put upon Johns movements.
Herald editorial: L ca ling celestial
residents OF San francisco have sought
the golden mean, so desI 10 discip e of
Confucius, by suggesting by cable, that
as there is great excitement on the PACT
&c Coast over the rapid influx OF Chinese,
shippers Set Hopgkong should proven
trouble by arresting the rush. There
was a time when Chinese raised an im-
mense wall to keep the barbarian out,
now the Chinsse commercial policy
would seem to demand . wall 10 keep
the natives in.
Washington, 5.-J. G. G. Kennedy, OF
this city, who is generally understood to
be regularly employed attorney for the
Chinese Six Companies OF California,
has Issued q pamphlet entitled, 1.-The
Ohinaman as 8 laborer," which bears his
name, an is addressed in the form Of q
letter to Senator Dawes In it he en-.
deaVOrs tn show that the census total OF
all of the CniHese residents in California,
in 1880, Is less than the total num- Der
that would have been found in 76, "
or '78, had censu, been taken in either
Of those years. He also cites extracts
from the testimony given before the con-
gressional commission Of 10, by W. w,
Hollister, Judge Solomon Heydenfeit,
Donald Mcclellan, Rev. VIM. Brier,
George ID Roberts, Heynemann
and other Cslifornians in favor
of Chinese immigration, but does not
quote those portions of their testimony
which throw light upon its ap-
psrently self-interested inspiration.
This important omission is exposed and
an expla aAtion supplied by the Sunday
Gazette Of to-day, which points out tbs t
Mr.. Kennedy,s garblei citations are
from witnesses who have grown rich by
employing Chinese labor, who are no.
torious ia California for antagonism to
Independent and ambitious labor, or
whose special relati ms with the Chinese
in business or law or missionary inter-
ests, make them naturally Chinese advo-
Gates snd champions of Mosgolian immi-
grafton. The Gazette then editorially
proceeds to state what the overwhelming
bulk of testimony taken by the congress
slonal commission really did establish,
and closes its article with brief but
emphatic sllusioa to the troubles which
have resulsed from the presence Of the
African and Indian IS skeletons at our
nstionsl board, and q warning against
inviting another race conflict for no
other reason than that of cheapening
labor and deteriorating our civilization.
The pres descriptions of the Anti-Chi-
nese demonstrations on the Pacific Coast,
yesterday, have been read with much in
terest and qualification by friends Of the
restrictive bill. and will undoubtedly
add some votes TO The already assured
majorities in both houses Of Congress, in
favor of the desired legislative action. to
carry the treaty into effect. The Pacific
Coast senators continue 10 be entirely
confident that the Senate will reach
final vote, and pass the pending Chinese
bill tomorrow afternoon.
Washington, 6.-Montgomery Blai
hiss written the following letter 10 Senator
Miller, Of California, in relation to the
of Chin ase:
Hon. John r. Miller,
Dear Sir: have read your speech on
the Chinese question, with satisfaction.
l think it conclusive on ell points dis
cussed. I don't see bow any thoughtful
lover OF his country can countenance
this MongoliAn invasion. involving as it
does, primarily the subversion Of our
civilization. HoA7 seems intent on sub
Us with Asiatics, III the mis-
taken notion that our declaration for
equality and the rights of man compelled
US to open the country to all commerce.
This reasoning would oblige Us to Surren-
der our homes to every wsyfarer. There
is neither sense nor religion in this, is my
Judgment. Providence has committed
this continent to o0r trust, to be used for
his honor and glory, by making it the
home Of civilization, and we should be
1erelict to eur highest duty, il to sub
serve the wishes of capital aad to provide
hem with cheap labor, we allowed the
country to be oveffowed by mere ma
chine men utterly destitute Of ali sense of
honor, patriotism or religion, and abso-
utely incapable Of being impressed with
'uch feelings. It is, however, idle to
suppose the people will put up with any
uch policy. What MIR. Hoar speaks Of
Is ''rutiianisn" is the cropping out OF the
settled purpose of the people to protect |
themselves Wi hout law, if the proper su-
'horlty does not protect them, and moth
ng but such measure as you now pro-
pose to enact could have prevented more
lecisiYe action. Yours, very truly,
AoNTG oMERY BLAIR.
New York, 6.-1iHses editorial; There /
: certain suddenness, so to speak, !
bout Montgomery Blair's infrequent !
appearance that suggests on his part !
n Ignorance OF the fact that he is virtu-
lily dead. Why Montgomery Blair /
hould write 10 Senator Miller, OF Cali.
ornlai giving his views upon the Chinese
question, v Is impossible TO guess, unless
montgomery Blair desires that the pub
&c should know that he is resllY alive.
WAT Mr.. Blair says iE of no conse-
luence, to De sure, but there was really
10 neeo Tor his attempt to justify mob
aW IN California on the ground that the
NIL Chlnese rioters are actustea by
.eslre to protect themselves. MilIer's
peech IN the Senate, which Blair praises