The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-07

New YORK, July 6.-The Chinese Min
lister to the United States, Spain aud Por-
tugal. Tsui Kwo Yin, arrived from France
to-day and started for Washington in the
afternoon. Tsui returns to America to
watch the wor king of the Chinese Exclu-
sion Act and the recent law passed in
California. Through his Secretary he
said that China has not very
great feeling of affection for the
United States. and that his Government
has not as yet signed the treaty between
this country and China which was made by
Secretary Bayard and Minister Chang Yen
HoOn. he did not know if the treaty
would ever be signed by the Emperor. nor
has he as yet aEy idea of the attitude which
China intends assuming toward the United
States.
CHINA's THREAT.
To World reporter Tsui said; "Unless
the United States Government repeals the
law which now excludes my countrymen
from this country we shall treat Americans
to dose of their own medicine. [ mean
that we shall exclude citizens of the United
States from the Chinese Empire. We hope
we shall not be pushed to any measures Of
retaliation. The Chinese Foreign Office has
sent several demands to Blaine to repeal
the exclusion law. We have received no
reply from him. OF course, Congress alone
can set right the present outrage, but the
State Department is the proper channel of
negotiation. Our treaties with the United
States have been regarded as sacred trusts,
and we have lived up to the very letter of
them. Now, without the slightest warn
ing or excuse, the United States cruelty
breaks the solemn agreement and builds up
q barrier against our citizens. Your repG-
tatiOn for fair dealing has been such in the
past that one cannot believe you mean to
break the treaty without reason or excuse.
That you have done so there can be no
doubt, and if We find that the United States
means TO persist in excluding the
Chinese from its shores we shall proceed to
the same tactics and the Chinese Govern
ment will forbid the landing of American
citizens in the empire. American interests
III China are of course vastly more import
ant financially than our invested interests
il the United States. Any rupture between
the TWO nations will of course injure the
American investments. Y GU say that chi
naHen come to America and save all the
money they can and then take 1t home with
them; that they don't become citizens.
Nell. isn't that exactly what every Ameri-
can in China is doing"
THE TREATY NOT SIGNED.
After the Exclusion Bill was passed."
added the Minister, Secretary Bayard
and the former Minister from China,
Ching Yen Hoon, conferred, and the re-
suit was a proposed new treaty with
China, which contained an exclusion clause.
When this treaty was submitted to the En-
perOT and council it was instantly repudl-
ated, and the Indignation against the Min
lister was such that his house was burned
and all his property within reach destroyed.
The Chinese have built your great West
ern railroads, and their cheap labor has
made possible and has carried through to
successful comp elton works and enterprises
which would be impossible with other la
b0r. The Chinese are satisfied with small
wages and do not strike when they are
driven out. Capitalists will be at the
mercy OF other foreign labOrers. who will
not work so cheap and Will combine and
strike and jeOpardize capital. Chinese
cheap labor has been tried in various parts
Of the world ard always with success.