Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1886-01-30
TEXT OF THE ANTI-CIIINESE
MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS.
A COMPREHENSIVE INDICTMENT.

Fo lowing is the text OF tn: House Ms>
mortal to congress on the Chinese ques-
,,on. as amended from the original docu-
uent su omitted oy Mr.. Munday.
To the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States in congress as
semhled.
Your memorialists, the Legislative AS
sembly of Washington Territory, do most
respectfully represent-That owing to the
recent anti chinese agitation 10 cities and
other localities in our territory, protesting
against the presence OF boards ot CHlnese
in our midst, an impre ,sion has been cre-
ated that sucn agitation and protest had
assumed the form of combination of cit>
izers to oppose and resist the constituted
authorities in preserving order and in ex-
ecuting civil process, and was confined
to the dissolute and persons of foreign
birth.
That to correct such erroneous impress
sions we do most respectfully call the at
tention of congress to the special report
Of the grand jury made to the United
State district court held at Seattle IN this
territory, which grand jury was composed
of repre- sentative farmers, manufacturers
and business men of the district for which
said court is held, and which special re-
port has already by order of said court
teen forwarded to congress and We do
hereby represent and declare that the
presence of Chimes in our midst is an ev-
IL of incalculable magnitude, that it such
evil 10 allowed to continue and grow, 1t
will finally work the destruction OF Chris
tIan civiliz .tion on this coast and a sub
version of our institutions.
That it is tact. patent to all persons
who have resided for any considerable
length of tine on the Pacific ccust, that
white labor and Chinese labor cannot suc>
cesstully compete, and that such compe-
tition must necessarily end in the de-
struction of white laler and the consc-
quent over throw ofall governments uke
our republic, to the maintenance and
stability of winch white lsbor, is so i'm
portant ii factor.
That it is ais, manifest that 1t will
take centurie. to civiliz- and Americanizc
The Chinese, and to create in them any
love or respect for, or appreciation OF our
institutions; and that they are people
SO totally distinct from people of Eu-
ropoan, race and decent. that they
can never assimilate with our people, and,
consequently, are unfit to have conferred
u pon them the rights of American citl-
zenship.
That they have been on our c'ast in
large numbers since 1861. and that with
u few isola ted EXCEPTIONS they still cling
with stubborn tenacity and unconqueratle
will to the practices, habits, traditions
and religion of the land OF their birth.
Tho masses of the people of Washing
ton territory are law abiding, treaty re-
specting citizens OF the republic, and
neither encourage nor believe in mob
violence toward sny person or class OF
persons guaranteed the right to dwell In
their midst. Yet, with, perhaps. the ex-
cepiion of q few sentimcntalists, the
request, and We, your memo
rialists therefore pray that your honorable
BODY take steps to have removed from the
United States to their own country all
Chinese subjects, with the exception OF
merchants, travellers, students, teachers,
and missionaries" as Hereinafter defined
and except representatives from the gov
ernmcnt OF the Chinese empire 70 the
covers ment of the United States, and that
steps be taken to so modify the existing
with the Chinese government mat
after January /, 1887, no subjects OF the
Chinese empire, except oi the classes
above specified, be allowed to enter the
United States.
That our treaty with China and the
laws of tho United States respecting I'M
migration of Chinese, be 81 modified that
the term "merchaut," as applied to sub
iccts of the Chinese empire, shall be re-
s:ricte,l ,u Its mcaaing % person who