National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-30
THE WOMEN WAGE WORKERS
MIS-. CHARLOTTE SMITH INTERVIEWS
STATESMEN on THE SUBJECT.
All Concedc and Many Urge That the
Chinaman Must Go and Not Come
Back Any Morc-Talks with Congross-
men of All Political Complexion.

Back Any Morc-Taiks with Congress-
men of All Political Complexion.
A few days since the president OF the
Woman's National Industrial League started
for the capitol in search of Hon. Mr.. Nor
row, Of California.
"Wherc is Mr.. Morrow to be foundP
asked the League of a smillng-faced door
keeper
"ou the other side of the house." was
the reply.
"Now, young man. said the League,
"make yourself useful as well as ornamental,
and please take this card to Mr.. Morrow
and say that | am waiting In the lobby to
see him.
"Did you say the ladies' reception ROOM"
asked the smiling individual
"No, / did not" said the League, ~ said
the lobby. | have no time to send my card
by the baby boys trying to act as pages.
Those children should be at school or In the
nursery. But as there are nearly 500 ladies
in the waiting room, how is Mr. Morrow 60
ing to find me?" queried the League, who
had seen more than one bashful-looking
tiOn and the customs of the capitol, looking
for the cGrd-scnders with look of sadness
and pain on his countonance.
"All right,h said the bland doorkeeper.
"lf Mr.. Morrow, OF California, Is in the
house you shall see him In three mlnutesn
aud with look of determination he darted
through the door.
The president Of the League held her
ground Notwithstanding the inquisitive
gaze Of the multitude standing around.
What cared she for that multitude when
she thought of the countless multltudes
composing millions Of lcprous Mongolians
coming like Egyptian lOcusts TO our shores,
to dcvour our industries aud make paupers
of the wage women of our country. Holy
is the battle for ones home, children, and
bread. The wage women and the Chinese
cannot live In the same localities or live by
the sane industry. The heart Of the
League was brave in a good cause.
These meditations were brought to sud
den close by the appearance Of a tall, fine
looking, intellectual gentleman, who, ap-
preaching, asked, "ls this Mrs. Smithy'
at certainly is,n was the reply. "Now,
Mr.. Morrow, what are you trying TO dog
What is this bill you have introduced In
the lIOuse2 am just Hooded with letters
OF Inquiry and TO send copies Of Morrow's
bill, See. Here is one from q Knight Of
Labor in New York asking me to forward
"
from Philadelphia, dnd three from Rechabite
Hall, Federation OF Labor, Baltimore. Now,
do not know anything about your bill,
but you can see by this demand for 1t that
the wage-earners keep well posted iu con-
gressonal proceedings, and are deeply in-
terested in all that affects labor.n
"If you will step with me to the docu-
ment rOom,n said Mr. Morrow, ~ will give
you copy OF my BILL"
H hliyp me n dozen CODips ~
."You shall have them"
Going to the document room he procured
some copies, and after glancing at the bill
the League said:
~ wish to sec you after the adjournment
OF the House to-day"
"Certainly," replied the congressman
and returned to his desk, while the League
went In search of other members on other
subjects in connection with the cause OF
labor, which engages all her energy, not
forgetting, when the House adjourned, her
appointed interview with the author OF the
much-domanded Morrow bill. On retiring
to read the bill she found that II extends
the period Of Chinese exclusion to twenty
years, and amends the restriction acts In
this Particular also perfects the certificate
required to be issued to departing Chinese
who intend TO return, so as to make IL com
plete identification OF person to whom ii
is civen limits the life of n certifate to
two years; prohibits the landing of Chinese
without return certificates; excludes all
Chinese who have been absent from the
| United States for the period of two years,
whether they have return certificates or not;
limits the number Of Chinese who, with
! certificates, can now come on any vessel
to one Chinaman TO each fifty tons
| of the registered tonnage Of
the vessel; requires the Secretary of the
| Treasury to prescribe rules and regulations
for the identity Of Chinese In transit
through territory of the United States, so
far as their coming aud remaining In the
| country under pretense of being In transit;
requires the Secretary Of the Treasury to
| provide for policing the frontier; requires
reports from collectors Of customs, showing
the number Of arrivals and departure Of
| Chinese at the several ports OF the United
States, and publication OF such reports.
| There were two other bills offered by Mr.
| Morrow on the same day. One bill (lT2)
providing for designation Of certain COM
missioners in circuit courts Of the United
States to hear and determine certain cases
Of alleged restraint OF liberty under acts
of Congress relating to the restriction Of
Chinese immigration, and to provide a sys-
TEN of procedure in such cases. This bill
is intended to relieve the courts of the pre-
liminary examinations as to facts in
habeas corpus cases, in the event
that the Supreme Court shall decide that
Chinese seeking to land in this country
are entitled to this writ. IL also provides
for judgments Of deportation against Chi
nese found in the United States contrary to
law. The other bill mo. 173) provides for
an appropriation OF $4,000 to defray the
expenses Of enforcing the Chinese restric-
tion act; 1t makes the appropriation imme-
diately available, to be expended under
direction Of the Secretary Of the Treasury.
After reading the three bills the Leagne
was convinced Of the wisdom of such legs-
lation, and the minute details given in them
| goes to show that the honorable author fully
understands the best method to be adopted
to prevent further Chinese immigration to
this country.
The House having adjourned, the League
wended herway to the desk of Mr.. Morrow,
| now with a most exalted respect for the
epresentatlve-the more so after reading
the bills offered by him. lie received her
| kindly and courteously, and, on an inquiry
of how long he had been In California, Mr..
| Morrow said:
~ went to San Francisco when I was a
| young man,
"What do you call yourself now9" asked
the League.
~ have grown up with the country"
said Mr.. Morrow. "My colleague here fin
Producing another member from California;,
Mr.. j. A. Loutitt, remembers when occu-
pied property near Chinatown, In San Fran
CISCO NOW, nave seen that property de-
precate so per cent. In value. The white
people will not live in or near the Chinese
abodes Of filth and disease incident to that
locality, and hence the depreciation. You
people on the Atlantic seaboard have no
Idea Of the true state of affairs on the Pa
cihc coast aud what we have had 10 endure
from the horde of Mongolians in our midst.
Here in the east you have only few Chi
nese engaged In laundry work, while in
| San EraDpigpO tbnV QomnOgn Ovnr pnn- IA
Of the population Of the city, and are found
in all the trades and industries.n
~ have been engaged in the preparation
of lengthy article on the Chinese said
the League, "and by investigation ] find
that in many cases they have driven white