The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-07
Americans to be Excluded From
Celestial Regions.
ROUGH ON THE MISSIONARIES.
The Emperor and Council Wish the
Barriers Taken Down Again.
As Soon as the AIongois are Convinced
That No Modification Will be Made,
Then Steps in Retaliation VIII be
Taken-vaiue of Cheap Labor.

New York, July 6-The Chinese minis
ter to Washington City, arrived on the LIS
bretagne today. A newspaper corresponds
ent was passenger on the same boat,
and according TO his paper had
long talk with Minister Tsin,
report OF which is printed this morning.
His excelleucy's words are said to have
been carefully translated by Mr.. Lee, the
official interpreter to the Chinese Iegisla-
ton. The Celestial diplomat is very con-
siderably worried over the recent events
In his country, so lar as the Chinese are
concerned.
"Unless the United States government
repeals the laws which now exclude my
countrymen from this country" said the
diplomat, 1--WE shall treat Amer
leans TO dose of their own
medicine. / mean that we shall exclude
citizens of the United States from the Chi
nese empire. We shall not be pushed to
any measures of retaliation. The Chinese
foreign office has sent several demands to
Blaine to repeal the act, but we have re-
ceived no reply from him. OF course,
congress alone can set Alright the present
outrage, but the state department is the
proper channel OF negotiation.
After this exclusion law was passed, in
defiance of ali treaties, Secretary Bayard
and the former minister from China.
Chang Yen Hoon, conferred and the result
was proposed new treaty with Chins
which contained exclusion. When this
treaty was submitted to the emperor ane
council it was instantly repudiated The
indignation against the minister was such
that his house was burned and all his
property within reach destroyed
What is the present state of the ques-
ton in China2"
"The council of state, which aids the
emperor, is simply waiting to hear from
the United States foreign office. Your repu-
tation for fair dealing and honesty with
foreign nations has been such in the past
that We cannot believe you mean to break
treatv without reason or excuse, but that
you have done so there can be no doubt.
and if we find the United States means to
persist in excluding Chinese from its
shores we shall proceed to the same
tactics, and the Chinese government will
forbid the landing of American citizens in
the empire"
"How about American citizens now resi-
dents of China, and American capital in
vested tber?'
''All these will be matters of detail which
the council of state will arrange. I arm
aware there are great many millions OF
American capital invested in China.
American interests in China
are, of course. vastly more i'm
portant financially than our invested int
terest in the United States, and any ruy,-
ture between the two nations will. of
course, injure American Investments
What is velieved in China to be the res
son for our exclusion laws?'
"It is generallp supposed to be the work
of politicians. / know, of course, your
argument about cheap labor and the de-
struction of fair wages. You say
Cinnamon come to America and
save all the money they can, and then
take it home with them; that they do noE
become citizens. Well, is not that exactIy
what every American in China is doing7
The Chinese have built your great western
railroads, and their cheap labor has made
possible, and has carried through to sue
cessful competition, works and enterprises
which would have been impossible
with other labor. The Chinese are satisfied
with small wages and do not strike.
When they are driven out the capitalists
will oe at the mercy of other foreign labor
ers, who win not work as cheaply and who
will combine and strike and jeopardize cap
ital. Chinese cheap labor has been tried in
various parts of the world and has always
been a success.