St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
His Presence in the United
States Is Considered Ex-
tremely Obnoxious
By Senators Mitchell and
Stewart, Who Pull His
Pigtail Vigorously.
Mr.. Macdonald Explains Why
He Cannot Advocate an
Important Measure.
The General Budget Of Intelli-
gence From the Capital
of the Nation.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The measure
introduced by Senator Mitchell early
this session, and which he supported in
a long speech, proposes to abrogate ar
treaties heretofore made, and now in
operation between the United States
and China. in SO far as they provide for,
recognize or permit the immigration of
Chinese into the United States, abso-
Mtely prohibiting Chinese immigration
into the United States, excepting diplo-
matte. consular and other officers. He
described the Chinese as menacing the
occupation of this country as the locusts
occupied Egypt. He spoke of them
as having established within the
United States in violation of
fundamental law, in defiance of
municipal regulations, in direct antag-
onism to right and justice and order
and deceney. system of human bond
age. more detestable, more degrading,
more polluting and more destructive
(moraliy, socially, politically and phys
ically) than has ever been that OF Afr,.
can slavery in its palmiest days. With
the Chinese perjury was browning
virtue, while hypocrisy, deception and
fraud were instruments OF common EN-
ployment. And yet the people were
told from year to year in congress and
elsewhere that they were powerlessf to
put an end to that prOdigiOus evil, be-
cause it would be necessary to modify
the treaty stipulatiOns with the Chinese
empire. He declared that, rather than
submit to such an Oriental peStlence,i it
would be better that every line of treaty
stipulation with the Chinese empire
which Obstructed its prevention
SHOULD BE SWEPT AWAY.
There were between 250,000 and 800
600 Chinese in the United States, prab-
ably 200.000 of them being in the state
of California; and hundreds of thou
sands more would come by way of Can
ada on the Canadian, tactic line of
steamers and railroad. They would
flow in like water from a sieve. There
was but one opinion Ion the Pacific
coast in relation to this matter, and
that opinion was that the real remedy
bill which he had introduced. It was
the absolute duty of the United States
to strike down at once and forever
every barrier in existing treaties which
interfered in the slightest degree with
the absolute. exclusion of Chinese in
the future. Mr.. Stewart addressed the
senate on the same side of the ques-
ton, which,, he said, was a much
broader question than any one, some
years ago, supposed it would be.
He had first met the Chinese on the
Pacific coast some forty years ago. At
that time they attracted attention on
account of their pecullaritieS, and gave
no inconvenience because they worked
in hp mi Iuh nth ri If,cir
to work. He had no feeling of resent
ment against the Chinese, but had
always been in favor of protecting those
who were here: and he had generally met
opposition of his own people in defend
ing the Chinese from violence. But he
had long since seen that the American
people could not live with the Chinese.
Wherever the Chinese went Oh the
Pacific COAST, American civilization
stopped, as there could be no such thing
as schools and churches with them. If
the doors were opened to Chinese imm-
grafton the Chinese would supplant the
people of this country. He had asked
Gen. Grant on his return from his tour
around the world, what was the most re-
markable thing he had seen in his travels
and Gen. Grants answer had been that
the most remarkable thing that he had
seen, was that wherever the Chinaman
had come in contact with the Jew in
trading the Chinaman had driven out
the Jew. He did not quote this in dis
paragement of. the Jew, whose superb
ority he admired, but as an illustration:
of the absorbing powers of the Chinese.
lie had offered resolution requesting
the president to negotiate treaty with
the Chinese empire, excluding Chinese
altogether, except diplomatic agents
and those engaged in foreign trade, but
it would be necessary also to have
treaties with Great Britain and Mexico
to prevent those powers from opening
their doors and allowing Chinese to
come into the United States. If such
treaties could not be negotiated he
would be in favor of Mr.. Mitchell'S bill.
He moved the reference of the bill, and
of his, resolution, to the committee on
foreign relations. They were SO re-
ferred