The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-04-09
CHINA is INCENSED.
SHE MAY RETALlATE AGAINST THE
UNITED STATES.

If the New Exclusion Bill Recently
Passed becomes a Law 1t Is Probable
That All Diplomatic Relations with
Uncle sam VIII BE Severed.
WASHINGTON, April CT is said that the
Chinese minister has indicated to Senator
Sherman, who is chairman of the foreign
relations committee, that if the extreme
Chinese exclusion bill becomes a law in the
form that it passed the house the Chinese
government viii sever all diplomatic rela-
tions with this country. With his usual
reticence concerning pending legislation,
Senator Sherman would say nothing for
publication. Representative Hit, who led
the opposition to the bin, said to re-
porter:
Only One Sequel Possible.
"There is, Of course, only one possible
sequel to the enactment of such law as the
Geary bill. The Chinese minister and his
entire suite would at once quit the United
States and all relations between the empire
and this country would be terminated.
Such intimations have come to me pretty
directly, although not, Of course, in an Of
Chinese government, hearing of the radical
action of the house of representatives, might
cable the Chinese minister here to at once
ask for his passports without waiting for
the action Of the senate. The Chinese min
ister has been endeavoring 10 make his gov
ernment understand that it is the general
wish Of the executive branch of this govern
ment, while restricting undesirable immi-
grafton, not to violate treaty obligations,
but it is a difficult task.
The Chinese Leaving Us.
IF l had had a few minutes more Mon
day / think I could have made it plain to
the house that there was nothing in the cry
that an army Of Chinese was along the
Canadian border waiting to descend upon
this country 1t could have been shown
that instead of Chinese coming to this coun-
try they are actually leaving IT, There have
been 1900 departures in excess Of the ar
rivals since Oct, l, 1855 Last year the
arrivals in British Columbia exceeded the
departures by only 994."
ways That Are Dark"
Representative Geary, of California, in an
interview on the subject Of the Chinese ex-
clusion bill, passed by the house, condemns
the system Of taking bail in Chinese cases.
He says:
'ihere are now SUN 0hlnese ha0eaS cor
pus cases on the docket in San Francisco.
A ship comes in with 800 or GOO Chinese.
A Chinaman swears he is the owner of real
estate, his bond is taken, and the newly ar
rived Celestial departs. When the case
comes for trial the immigrant has disap-
peaIed, and the Chinaman who went bond
has transferred all of his property The
| district attorney at San Francisco has $780,
600 worth Of bonds on which he cannot
I collect a cent?
Cannot China expel Americans from her
/ territoryP Mr.. Geary was asked.
Certainly, But what would that amount
/ tot There are in China today exactly ,O22
Americans. OF this number twenty-eight
are in trade, and the remainder are mis-
| sionaries seamen and stragglers Suppose
/ these people are expelled. Then we can re-
/ taliate by expelling 10000 Chinese who are
| in this country, according to Mr.. Porter's
/ census Do you think China wants 70 go
/ into the expulsion businessl Hardly, espe-
/ cially when her citizens who are here send
more than million dollars back TO China
annually as the result Of their interference
| with American labor
"Will the bill pass the senator
II have no doubt of itn