The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-02-22

order in London at the door
IF the Home Office. He also predicted
4 speedy breakdown of Secretary Morley /
in Ireland This gentleman's speech at
when he was seeking re-elec-
ton after accepting Office, pleased neither
the Irish nor English.
The Chinese question in the States IS
assuming a far more menacing aspect
than ever before The expulsion OF Chi
nese from Seattle, w. T, brought the
Territorial militia and the people into
collision, and several Of the latter were
hurt by 4 volley from the troops.
Throughout California, Nevada, Oregon
and the entire Pacific Slope the anti
Chinese agitation has spread to the point
when resistance to it viii soon be inn
possible. The people recognize that
over 5000 Chinese contrabands were
landed last year despite the Treaty and
Restriction Act, and understand that
absolute exclusion alone is a practical
solution Of the difficulty. The sale OF
Custom House certificates and passports
continues the detention in transit dodge,
struggled entrance from British Column
bia and Mexico, habeas corpus and per-
sonation have been worked TO such pur-
pose as to nullify the Act OF Congress.
And by their Diplomatic and Consular
agents the Chinese are making a big
fight to capture the Slope. Consul Bee,
an American not unknown in this King
dom, advises the Chinese to remain at
Truckee, California, although no one
will employ them; and by advice also
suit has been brought against the mu-
nicipality of Eureka, California, for $57,
| 600 alleged loss of property sustained by
| Chinese who were requested to leave the
| place. Reference to the sworn assess
ment returns, however, place the aggre-
gate Chinese property before expulsion
at trifle over $4,000, upon which So
taxes in all were paid. The Anti-Chinese
! State Convention at San Jose has re
solved to institute comprehensive sys
tenn Of boycotting, and several OF thu
towns in the Bay counties have notified
the Chinese to get away quietly.
The feeling against the Chinese ha
been strengthened by the annual repor
of the San Francisco Chamber of Com
MERGE, which shows that $23, 716, 085 il
coin were shipped to China during tn
past three years in excess of the yer
large sum demanded by China in settle
ment of the trade balances between tn
two countries. Speaking of this constan
drain of coin from the States, chief
drawn from the wages fund of the cour
try and representing the savings of tn
Chinese, the San Francisco Chronicle
truly says: at is no more possible for
nation to stand such drains as the Oh
nese are constantly making upon tn
country than it is to cultivate land COZ
tinually without applying fertilisers."
Congressman Morrow of San Fran
cisco has introduced an anti-ChineS
bill. Governor Stanford is said to
working for it in the Senate. We su
pect the Morrow-Stanford bill will hard
give satisfaction to the people of the p
cific Slope. Indeed, it appears to be
vanishing of the existing law. Senat'
I Mitchell of Oregon has introduced
much more sweeping measure. 1t pr
poses to repeal all existing treaties wit
China in so far as they permit Chine
immigration to this country, and rende
= it unlawful for Chinese merchants,
! well as Chinese laborers to land in Il
o States. 1t also proposes to make it u
q. lawful for Cinnamon already in the cou
try to remain. This is facing the issl
squarely. If Bismarck's theory regar
= ing the expulsion of Poles from Ea
: Prussia, their home and birthplace
+ not a few instances, be good and vail
y no possible argument can be urge
y against the expulsion of Chinese fro
y America. They are ''aliens in rae
!. language and religion" and enjoy Il
hospitality of the States under trea
which denies like hospitality to Amel
o cans in China.
r Speaking about the Chinese trade, Il
e Chronicle" remarks: "The trade wi
China is not worth considering. Thre
e fourths of it is in Chinese hands alread
e We are shipping to China in coin lar
g sum OF money every year over al
E above the regular trade balance.
1885 we thus shipped over 100000
This represents the earnings of Chine
J, in this country RENTED to their HON
p across the sea. Chinese industry in Il
State operates much as absentee Ian
: lordism does i'll Ireland. The procee
o OF labor go abroad to sustain foreign CO.