New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-06
A FRIEND OF THE CHINAMAN.
C.P HUNTINGTON FREES HIS MIND.
HIS PACIFIC STEAMERS TO STOP RUNNING SOON
ON ACCOUNT OF THE CHINESE EXCLUSION
s1LL-wILL AMERICANS BE DRIVEN
orr OF CIIINA7

OUT OF CHINAf
tn use his own words, c. P. Huntington Is an out
andout radical on any question OF sunicicnt 'mpor
tance 70 interest him. His Is one OF those strong
voorous aggressive natures that cannot be luRewarm
"I'm used to lighting alone" he said to tribune TO
porter last night, and when have opinions 10 eA-
nress am not afraid to express them In plain Ian
guage.D
This remark was caused by a reference TO Mr. Hun
t,nron's recent letter TO A. A. Low, in which he al
vocatcd the notification Of the Chinese Exclusion ACT
That letter. after being read before the New-forh
Chamber of Commerce, was tecgraphed 10 inc Dan
Francisco papers and ifs publication on the racine
Coast gave rise 10 much comment. ono OF inc
effects of Chinese exclusion viii BIO the dissolution OF
the Occidental and Oriental Steamship company VI
which Mr. Huntington Is The chief stocRhoider'
.Opr trade with China having been killed. he said
what Is the use Of running steamships between the
two countries; We control three large vessels which
We chartered from heir English owners. and as soon as
the charters run out shall let them CO. ono OF
The charters expires IN the spring sometime In March
or April. think
"wben went TO California in '49,' Mr.. Huntington
continued the world seemed immense, but the
progress of scierce and invention has made IT very
small lump. / believe in letting everybody IN 10 ~
and come as he pleases. The Chinese arc Wonoer
tll people. and I respect them. There civilization
al be good as OUTS lHcy oio @ Po'D"' h~~f'S
For about FIVE years they are going to treat US VIA
excessive polteress Then Americans will DO ordered
IN le,ye China They intend to give us ample omt
to see how foolish we have becn was talking on ea'
s,biect day or two asO with prominent American
merchant who used to DO an extensive business il
Hong Kong. He told NE that on DIS ias'
visit to that city he treated more politely thar
he had ever boon treated before, but he could no
sell any goods During the War We lost our textile
trade with China because prices went too high, pu
we were rebuilding 1t rapidly when the passage o
tho Exclusion bill broke IT down again.
Has tho sentiment OF the community changed WIZ
respect to Chinese exclusion"
AZ cannot give statistics. but my honest opinion
ia that II the people OF the PaCifo Coast wers
70 vote without fear thrce-qnarters Of them would
IN favor Of n,illifying the Exclusion act Oh, for
man like Thad Stevens to put his foot on this thin
and crush 1t out"
"Wbat merit Is there IN the complaint that tn
Chinese come to the United States for no other pu
than to take money out Of the country''
"what else should they come forf We don't wan
them 10 become citizens. But how much money d
YOU suppose 100 900 CbnamenI think there are abou
that number In the country-could earn and carl,
axavs mere mite. On the other hand. on
European travellers have spent in one year a. niue
az s75 600 900 in their journeying through the oil
committees Some Of them fetch little OF II BACK
oowpaws from Paris and elsewhere. but most OF
s,avs on the other SIDE Let the Cinnamon take wha
he can honestly get Wen got 1t ell back In trade
aDoes the presence Of the Chinese IN Californ'
| really iuiure the Caucasian IaborerP
aNot at all think II We had moro Chinese "
| vouId havo moro work for Csucaians. Tho IN
uess do not aspire to fill responsible positions. Tao
| arc content TO labor and DO 'oossoo D
white men, Tho South cries out agan'
the migration of negroes 10 California We need NOR
.borsrs and In the absence Of white men and blacl
Why not let Us have the Mongouan'"
"As a Iaborer how does the ChnamAn compare Wit
| the white man and the negrof"
| "Favorably. i will give you an illustration.
railroad building the construction trains are often pass
| ,er 10 and fro The industrious little Chfnaman wi
scarce,v move his head out of tho way Of the car
and as soon as the train passes BIO resumes his wor
without even looking up. When the white man
negro hears the train coming he begins to look for
up and down the road When he sees It, no goes Sc o
| about half milo and waits for 1t TO pass. lie
| afraid the boiler will burst or something else wi
| happen Then he watches 1t 60 out OF sight an
| slowly returns to his taskn
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