Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-09-24
THE CHINA QUESTION.

THE CHINA QUESTION.
The publication Of the able mono
graph on 1.-THE Chinese anl the China
Question:" which has titled several col
umns Of the STANDARD the past few
weeks, is completed in this issue. 1t is
not, as has been supposed by some Of
our contemporaries, a local production,
but comprises three lectures, delivered
before the New York Academy OF Use
full Arts, in the Fall OF 1880, by Prof.
James A. Whitney, LID. 1t was pub
lished in pamphlet form, and was pro-
badly the first intimation received by
many Eastern people that there were
two sides to the question, or indeed,
that there was any question Of policy
at all involved in unrestricted immi-
grafton Of any class OF people to our
shores.
The ability and erudition OF the au-
thor is shown by his diction. That he
spoke from no immature judgment,
and expressed no hastily formed opin-
ion, becomes impressed upon the read
er as he follows him, step by step,
through his analytic process Of reason
ing. His convictions We're formed from
personal observation of the effects OF
the evil i'll its incipient stages, as well
as that indefatigable research which
enabled him to go to the bottom of the
subject. In 1870 he visited the Pacific
Coast, for the purpose OF derivine
knowledge from personal examination
of slave importation, then in its infau-
cy, and the labor was thorough in
vestigatiOn Of the subject in all its
phases. The results will surprise those
who have given the subject no thought.
Its magnitude and importance are I'M
known and unappreciated. 1t will be
the leading question for craftsmanship
to determine, at no distant day, if no
more serious results follow.
The presentation OF the argument in
weekly chapters, has necessarily shorm
it, in some degree, OF that unity of
thought and logical connection appar-
cnt to those who peruse the volume
entire, but it is believed that the num-
Der of our readers who have followed
the author to his conclusions has been
sufficiently large to prepare the leaven
for vigorous popular uprising, by
lawful methods, wherever and whenev-
er the question shall assume political
form.
The ratification of new treaty with
the Chinese Empire obviated, to some
extent, the necessity for presenting
Prot. Whitney's arraignment of the
Burlingame treaty, but as his views on
the duty of the people in certain ext
gencies seem to be supported by such
ample authority, We have concluded
that it would be subserving the best
interests by giving his argument with
out the omission Of single line.
II there are any Of our readers who
have not read the articles, we earnestly
urge them to do 80. As a matter Of
historical interest, it win pay for the
TIME devoted to the subject, besides pre-
pairing the citizen to act intelligently,
when occasion arises, on the most vital
question of the age.
The document should be circulated
by the hundred thousand. No better
campaign facts can be presented to
to the people whenever candidates pose
for positions of the slightest bearing on
the subject. They should be required
to state plainly and unequivocally their
views on this great question. As a
means of advancing the object of re-
publication, We have printed limited
extra edition of the numbers of the
STANDARD containing the chapters of
"The Chinese and the China Ques-
tion," which we will mail prepaid to
any address for fifty cents.
Now that Gov. Squire has been de-
feated in his political aspirations, and
there is no further object in holding