Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-20
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The slestion Of J. H. Mitchell 90 TIE
United States senate assures 10 tbe PEG
pis Of the Pacific coast one more poS-
srful ally in their edsfts to throS ca
the Chinese ineabas whstsssr ihs
opinisns Of The new senator may b. on
other questions. be has always bsen n
favor OF the exclusion Of ChIsese labor
ers from the United States. He has
been consistent in his opposition 70
Monaghan immigration, and his yiszs
on the subject have been a. radical a.
could be desired. Together With ssna
tor Miller. be will doubtless make
strong fight for the passage Of ia7
which will sffsesually cut OF hinesr
immigration The worihlsssness OF ihe
present restriction sct has been a. olear-
" demonstrated by the experience OF
the past year. tba, the people Of tue "a
eif,c coast are all BOT unanimous IN
their desire for the enactment Of ns~
Law In which the defects Of the preseh;
act vill not appear. The entire eefiin
cate business most be abolished When
n Chinsm man leaves the country let II be
upders,osd that be leaves IL for ali
time. As has been said, the doors aust
OPEN outward. bat not inward When
the Law required has been placed upon
the statute books, II must be tnforoed,
NOT in the trifinR manner Ia which the
present act Is enforced, but eSscsualiy
and With determination. Our army,
nov all bat useless. should be made an
instrument for enforcing the iss.
Troops should be stationed along the
British Columbian and Mexioas from
tiers. where they could efectosily
shvart all attempts on the part OF Chi
nameu 10 cross the border. And China
men caught in attempts to enter the
country should not merely be returned
20 the country whence they came. They
sboold be imprisoned and punished as
ether Law breakers are punished.
The position assumed by Judge Field
10 this respect 10 good one. Az an
American can live IN China only within
prescribed limits In two or three ports,
20 Cinnamon should live in America.
The few who wish TO engage In foreign
commerce should be restrained to three
or four cities, and those cities should
have the privilege Of restricting them
within certain limits. The merchants
and laborers who are now scattered
ever the country would disappear In q
comparatively short time II they re-
ceived no reinforcements from Asia. A
their number became less they weuld
concentrate In the cities which had been
designated for the residence Of their
merchants. Patriotic people could
hasten their withdrawal by non employ
msnt. Time would thus solve the prob
lem eifectnslly. and the people Of the
United States would avoid meeting an
other race issue which at present bids
fair 10 be more serious in its results
than either of the two which have
already been met.
The first step, however, IL to secure
the legislation necessary. The subiset
should be brought before Congress as
soon a. possible after IL assemblies. and
It should be pushed with all vieor by the
entire Pacific Coast delegation. For all
the legislation on the subject that
Miller and Mitchell oan procure, the
people will be thankful: tbs more strict
the legislation which they procure, the
better 10 will be for them and their po
iitical fortunes.