Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-11-27
Sound Suggestions.

SoAAScPohuShes ONCt thV slkuh-
ture of L" W. II. W., makes the fol-
lowing sensible suggestions to tho
people and the Legislature. We
hope the initials represent our good
friend District Attorney White,
whose position on the China ques-
ton has been misunderstood, from
the very active course pursued by
him in prosecution Of the anti.
Chinese sgitators. The correspon.
dent says:
Congress will soon meet and we
should at once by petition represen,
the necessity for a modification oil
the treaty. Hereafter no return Ger
ti6cates should be granted to Chi
nese laborers. and in no event
should such Cinnamon be allowed
hereafter to enter the United States.
Chinese merchants in the United
States should only be allowed to deal
in the productions and commodities
of China, produced and manufac-
tured in China. No Chinese should
be allowed to carry on manufactur-
ing establishments or factories in the
United States. The terms "mer-
chant" student" traveller" and
" laborer" should be defined, fixed
and limited. Let US also petition
Congress to amend the charters OF
the several railroad corporations
created by the laws of the United
States, SO that by heavy penalties
they be restricted in the employment
of laborers and servants, by them.
selves or by subcontrac:ors, to those
persons only who by the laws of the
United States are capable of becom.
ing citizens thereof.
Tie Oregon Legislature is now iu
session. Our own will soon con-
vene. We should petition these
bodies to enact laws to the effect
that persons incapable by the laws
Of the United States from becoming
citizens thereof, shall not bs al-
lowed hereafter to acquire any inter
est or estate in lands greater than @
lsasehold interest for one month,
iorfeitings b the commonwealth oil
estates sold or leased to sue b incAp
able persons, or held in secret trus,
for them for longer period. They
should be also requested 10 ensc
laws to the effect that transportation
mining, manufacturing, farming
fishing, or commercial corporation
created by them, or carrying on bus
mess within their Territorial limits
should not employ, directly or indi
rectly, in such limits, as servants o.
laborers. persons incapable by thu
laws Of tho United States from b.
coming citizens thereof. Hsav,
penalties should be provided 10 On
force such acts.
The writer believes that enact
ments of the character indicatet
wonld b. upheld and enforced b.
the courts. Legislation - to thu
employment of such incapable
persons" by the individual citizen Il
not necessary, for the reason tha'
the individual citizen will soon dis
cover that bis interest will be cd.
vancsd only by the employment o.
persons qualified to become citizens
In the enforcement Of the laws in
dicated, the people Of the Pacific
Coast would be practically unit
Such legislation would prevent
Cinnamon from acquiring any furth.
or hold upon the soil, would prsvsn
the corporations from employing
them, individuals would general!
pursue the same course, and by be
ing thus lawfully boycotted," th,
little yellow man would soon drift
away from our shores.
Will not some of our Leg gisiator'
take up the hints here thrown out
and frame q law to meet tho sugges
tons? The man who will do %
will place his fellow Americans un
der lasting obligations to him.
The Walla Walla Uaion says tha
Judge Wiugsrd ruled in the case o
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