Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-10
CONSUL BEE.

Colonel Bee, representing the Chinese
Government in a consular capacity at San
Francisco, is very mad. Indeed, the
Colonel is mad all the way through. He
declares that unless the Chinese are left
alone, and protected in their endeayor to
build up and maintain nuisances in the
midst of every California community,
within five years diplomatic relations be-
tween the Imperial Government of China
and the United States of America will
cease-there, now. Well what of it? As
we view it, it were better for both China
and the United States if that should come
about, if unrestricted Chinese immigration
into America must be the price of contin-
ued commercial and diplomatic relations
between the two. What does the trade
with China amount to, compared to the
inestimable boon of our civilization to
mankind As the San Francisco Call well
observes: The country at large would re-
gard the intelligence Of suspension of re-
lations between the United States and
China with considerable complacency.
China is not at all necessary TO the pros
perity of the United States. The commerce
between the countries is all in favor of
China. We buy China's products and pay
for them largely in coin. China
buys comparatively little of the United
States" \ gentleman, whose residence
in China and this country gave him the
best of opportunities to make the estimate,
figures out that since 1919 not less than
S5l5,o00,000 have been shipped away by
Chinese from California to China. That
is to say, there has been drawn from the
industrial capabilities of this State that
vast sum, which, had it been the product
of white labor, would have remained, at
least, in the United States, i'll the main,
and have contributed to the building of
homes, in which the strength of the nation
alone resides. To this vast sum must be
added some S50OOO000 for consumed
products of China used by the Chinese for
.sustenanee, and brought here by and for
them, that cuts no truthful figure in our
commerce, and has added nothing what
ever to our material wealth or strength
We cannot countenance any violence
against the Chinese whatever We will
not approve, even by silence, any mob law
All appeals to force are brutal and vicious.
Nor can Americans calmly view the efforts
of one or more classes of foreigners, them
selves graciously privileged to avail of the
benefits of free institutions, to call into
play mob force against the Chinese.
But when this is said, it remains
that the communities expelling the Chi
nese have claim to some sympathy, since it
Is clearly struggle between civilizations.
contest between principles and policies
that will give this coast many homes and a
prosperous and sufficient population, and
those which viii make large iandholdings
the certainty for our future, with few
homes, a seryile class Of Monaghan labor
ers, and degraded, unambitious and ligno-
rant lot of white toilers, and those few in
number. Mr.. Bee earns the miserable
pittanoe he receives for his services, but he
disgraces the civilization of which he is a
product, and smites the citizenship that
give him his position among Americans
waen he drags it in the mud of the en-
deavor 10 force upon this people class
that has no part, lot or sympathy with
them, and before which they must give
way, if its right to come continues. Treaty