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But Would Favor the Passage of a Law Ex-
pelling Those Now in the Countrywide
Commercial Aspect of the Case.
Provisions of Tariff Bill Introduced
Yester by Mr. Morrison.
An Effort to Remove Too Faithful Official
Probable Defeat of the Blair Bill-Infor-
nation About Removals from Office.
uNDEsIRABLE RESIDENTS.
Senator Mitchell Takes a Radical View Of
the Chinese Question.

Senator Mitchell Takes a Radical View Of
the Chinese Question.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. I5-"It is false economy
for this country to maintain it's treaty with
China if it is TO be at the expense of the aborng
mans interests" said Senator Mitchell, of Ore
gon, to your corresondent, this evening Senator
Mitchell has just introduced bill abrogating
the treaty with China, and prohibiting the i'm
migration of Chinese upon any pretext whatever.
II am in favor of not only abrogatng the
commercial treaty with China, by which her
citizens may come here" continued he, but
passing law which will drive out of the United
States the subjects Of the Celestial empire
already here. We can lose nothing by it in q
commercial way, for our trade with China now
leaves a large balance in her favor. We can
get everything from other countries that we gee
from China at this time. don't know the adj
vantage China has over the United States il
trade, but it is large. Only the other day $l0,s
000, 600 were sent from San Francisco alone to
balance accounts"
"Are not the trades and the commercial inter-
ests on the Pacific slope at a very low ebb nowl
/ asked.
very uUll, luuoCA3 ISptiCV Icuopot iuAsShOiaf
''and they are ruined by the overflow of the
Mongolian and the disturbances over them.
Property and life are hazarded in many localities
YVucannot blame the laboring men for protesting,
and as vigorously as they can, against their being
brought down on level with Cinnamon. 1t il
all fol-de-rol to talk about this being a free
country, and everybody having an equal chance,
and that one ought to be Disseminated
against There is nothing in the breed or habits
of the Cinnamon that we want to emulate and
it is a serious thing to the poor white men whr
have to work with thenn.7
do you believe the treaty can be abrogateL
and immigration prohibitedW
''Yes, find opinion has changed great deal
since the restriction act was first passed. But
the treaty must be abrogated before we can pro-
hibit immigration There is not SO much senti-
ment resorted to now. Men look the question
in the face as a.hard, practical business matteEx
now. / had notion" continued the Senator,
jestingly, ITO add another section to my bill, of,
fering bounty of say one hundred dollars tG
each Chinaman who would leave the country.
Once away they could not get back under the
enforcement Of the BILL"
Complaints Filed by the Chinese Minister.
To the Western Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The Chinese minister
called at the State Department to-day, and laid
before Secretary Bayard sundry long telegrama
received by him from California, to the effect
that concerted movement was in progress to
drive out the Chinese from all towns and cities
of California except San Francisco. and that the
Governor of the State and the sherifs of the va
rious counties evince disposition to protect
the Chinese in their treaty rights. The tele-
grams also assert that the threatened action
will naturally be disastrous to the Chinese
laboring class but runous to Chinese merchants
of San Francisco It is understood that the
representations made by the Chinese minister
have double purpose in view-frst, to invoke
the protection of the federal government; second
ly. to lay the foundation for claim of money
indemnity similar to the claims that have bee.,
advanced by the United States in large number
OF cases, and paid by China, as indemnity for in
juries sustained by American citizens in thai
empire.