New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-06
JUSTICE DEMANDED FOR TIE cHly4MAY.
CONGRESS URGED To MAKE AMENDS FOR THE
ROCK SPRINGS DISTURBANCE"

CONGRESS URGED TO MAKE AMENDS FOR THE
ROCK SPRINGS I'D DISTURBANCE"
Under the auspices of the Chinese Sunday
School Union meeting held at stenway Hall last
night to denounco the outrsges upon the Chinese
and Invoke Government aid to afford the Chinese
protection aud George f. Seward OK Minister
to China presided In the several China
men, Letters regrettin9 inability to attend and approx
ing tho purpose OF the meeting received from
Bishop IL. Q. Potter, Senator Hoar. the Rev. DR..
william u. Taylor, the Rev. Edward Judson the Rev.
Dr. Howard Crosby the Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Cuyer
Hamilton Fish and the Rev DR.. Charles f. Deems.
The Rev. DR.. 8. NJ Baldwin, for many years mis-
sionary In China, read rOm local papers account OF
the outrsges perperated the Chinese I'm the West
particularly at Rock Springs lie said that 1t partly
due to America that China consented to abandon In
its Isolated position among the nations II
at the nsgaton OF this Government that treaties
made between the two countries. He contrasted che
In which the treaties had kept by tho
countries When Americans had suffered wrongs at the
hands OF Cblnsse In China the Chinese Government
made voluntary reparaton In this country the Chinese
suffered numDerless petty prosecutions eliminating in
brutal murders. the most outrageous OF which was the
massacre AT Rock Springs. For tho latter the Chinese
Government had asked an indemnity OF Sl47 900 The
Chinese Ambas sadOr's letter aklng the demand was
written IN entirely Christian sp r by comparison with
which the repy OF secretary Bayard read like that OF
heathen seven months had eiapsed Dut the cIam had
not been settled. Yet the Chinese we're here under
solemn assurance by treaty stpuaons that they should
be fully protected. The speaker thought It ques
ton open to debate which was really the Christian
OF the alleged for the reyulson Of feeling against
the Chinese Tho cutlery against Chinese cheap labor on
the Pacific coast had no reasonable foundations They
didn't work chea He denied that the Chinese sent all
their savings to China They created far more wealth. In
America than they took out OF It, immortality in the
Chinese quarter in san Francisco was not so bad as In
other quar- ia the city. Dr. win said 10 con-
clusOn that the suffered by the Chinese were OF
character axe every liberty loving American blush
for his country They ought to be redrcssed without
delay.
the Rev. DR.. II, NJ. Mccracken, yce-ChancelOr OF
the University OF the City OF New York spoke next IHe
said that people who the Pacific coast had taken
part itrages against the Chinese could not he
called Christians. The Rev. DR.. NJ. Hulbnrd Thought
that little Chinese pagansm Infused into the Board OF
Aldermen wOad tend to decrease the present population
OF Lake wood, New Jersey. Addresses also made
by the Rev. Drs. L. +. EinwOod, r. ). Macarthur and
W. I. Sabine. resolution adopted approving the
memorial OF the Chinese Sunday School Union pctttn
ing Congress tor redress OF Chinese grievances and
asking indemnity be granted for the grieyous
disturbances e. Rock Springs"