Evening journal., 1892-04-06
CHINA WILL RETALIATE.
Her Diplomatic Relations with
America to Be Broken OFF.
FIIIBUsTERIEG IN THE HOUSE.

Debate on the Free Wool Bin Prolonged
and No Prospect of a speedy vote Upon
the Measure silver Orators Temporar-
lily siIenced In the senate.
WASHINGTON, April Cit is said that the
Chinese minister has indicated TO Senator
Sherman, who is chairman Of the foreign
relations committee, that II the extreme
Chinese exclusion bill becomes a law in the
form that IL passed the house the Chinese
government win sever all diplomatic rela-
tions with thJs country. With his usual
reticence concerning pending legislation,
Senator sherman would say nothing for
publication. Representative Hit, who led
the opposition 70 the bill, 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
fetal form There Is even fear that tho
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
! lister has been endeavoring 10 make his gov
ernment understand that 1t 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 had had few minutes more Mon
day think ! 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. II could have been shown
| that instead Of Chinese coming to this coun.
try they are actually leaving It. There have
been 5000 departures in excess OF the ar
rivals since Oct /, 1888 Last year the
arrivals in British Columbia exceeded tht
departures by only 904n
ways That Are Dark"
Representative Geary, Of California, Ia AZ
interview on the subject Of the Chinese ex
clusion bill, passed by the house, condemn
the system of taking bail in Chinese cases
He says.
"There are now 5000 Chinese habeas col
pus cases on the docket in San Francisco
A ship comes in with 500 or 900 Chinese
: A Chinaman Bwears he is the owner Of rel
| estate, his bond is taken, and the newly Al
rived Celestial departs. When the cas
comes for trial the immigrant has disaJ
peared, and the Chinaman who went bon
has transferred all Of his property. tn
I district attorney at San Francisco has $3.50
600 worth Of bonds on which he cannc
collect a cent"
Cannot China expel Americans from be
territoryp Mr.. Geary was asked.
Certainly. But what would that amour
] toi There are In China today exactly o.
I Americans. OF this number twenty-eigl
+ are in trade, and the remainder are mi
3 sionaries, seamen aud stragglers. Suppo.
these people are expelled. Then we can r
taliate by expelling 900 Chinese who Al
] in this country, according to Mr. Porter
census. Do you think China wants TO {
s into the expulsion businessl Hardly, esp
] cially when her citizens who are here sen
more than a million dollars back TO CHR
Q annually as the result Of their interferen,
a with American labor
"Will the bill pass the senator
~ have no doubt Of it,