The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-12
CEARYS GREAT SPEECH
q, Hike; Soma Telling Points On Tho
Chinese Qlsstion.
CURSE OF THE ROCKIES

Ceary Appeals to the Soutn 10 rFoe
the West From the Yellow slave
as the West Helped the South
Against the Black Slave.
WASHINGTON, Oct. li.-Iu the house to-
day Outwaite presented an order for the
consideration Of the McCreary bill 10
amend the Geary exclusion act from day
TO day until disposed Of without division.
This Was adopted. McCreary opened the
debate. The bill. he said, affected con.
tention between two great countries and
concerned 10000 Chinese In this country,
and IL his bill passed II would save bill
ions Of dollars to the United States and Mt
the same time meet the widespread de-
mand for . discontinuance Of indescriba.
bic Chinese immigration. He explained
at length tho provisions OF the bill, which
have appeared in the press reports. and
also reviewed the treaties between China
and the United States and the legislation
leading up to the passage OF the Gcary ex'
clusion act. He said this bill simply gave
the Chinese In this country six months ad.
ditional time in which to register, they
having declined to do so on the advice OF
their attorneys pending the decision OF
the supreme court. The Chinese, he said,
had able lawyers who advised them not to
register, az the Law would be declared un-
constitutional. 1.-THE fact that Eve OF the
nine justices Of the supreme court" said
Governor McCreary, .could he found OF
the opinion that the Geary law 10 uncon.
stitutional, certainly shows that those ut.
tornsys had good ground for their ad-
vice." He said that tho Chinese who
acted on the advice OF their attorneys
should have an opportunity to register.
To transport 5000 Cinnamon who have
not registered would cost the government,
according to the estimate Of the secretary
OF the treasury. 100000. "Eighty-five
thousand" said he, ''are anxiously await.
ing for congress to decide their fate, and
thousands of American missionaries In
China are waiting In fear and trembling
lest IL we are precipitous the Chinese may
in their wrath retaliate upon then."
McCreary said in conclusion that the
expulsion Of the Jews from Russia or tho
Hugucnots from France was not more
barbarous than would be our action II We
forced s6 900 Cinnamon to depart because
they were misiead by their lawyers.
Geary, who followed, was granted leave
to proceed without limit. He began with
an indignant denial OF the reflections
made upon Pacific coast people In their
wnr on the Chinese. The Moors were
not expelled, tho Jews were not driven
out, the Hugenots were not forcsd froA
their homes because they refused to obey
the laws of the country in which they re-
sided. The chairman OF the foreign
affairs committee was no more humane
than he; no more Christian than he.
"while don't believe the Chinese ara
lxl A. a ~ hto " satA IA eff Il
believed this bill would give US q settle
mont Of this question; give US opportunity
to regulate thcir stay here, and prevent
more from coming, would vote for It.
am against IL because believe Il only
temporlzes with the situation. We will
offer amendments which we believe would
mako the bill effective. II they are re-
jected We will vote against IT," He went
on to speak Of the adverse criticism OF the
bill that bore his name. He spoke Of the
resolutions adopted by different religious
bodies. All, strange to say, were
In the same phraseoloay, demanding
the immediate repeal OF the
Geary law. "what right" he asked
''had any church TO ask congress 10 dc
| anything" He had supposed the line be.
tween church and state was sharply
drawn In this country. He did not deny
the sacred right of petition, but church
men must petition as individuals and moi
| invoke the influence OF the church. Zap
plause). Ever since 1892, when the
United States declared its hostility to the
| Chinese. there never was On hour when
| by fraud and duplicity Chinese were moi
| trying at all the borders Of the United
States to break into this county. China
knowing this, could have stopped the vic
lation OF laws, but China rom aimed si
lent. There is no room for sympathy fol
China. She has never neglected an op
portunity to defraud us. Tho surplus
earnings Of the Chinese, which they hat
carried back to China, amounted 10 th,
enormous sum of s50), ,00o,0)o. Do yot
wonder why we don't like Chinese in Cal.
ifornia? II In any one OF your eastern
states 10o, 900 laborsrs were sapping frou
your wealth 10000 day in surplus earn
ings. would you not want to get rid o
them? They are an army OF loeches, not
an army Of laborers."
Haven't they givon valuo received p
asked Baker Of New Hampshire.
The speaker replied that he beloved
now in protecting the American laborel
against the paupcr laborer, as well a
against the product VI the pauper la
borcr. (Applause).
Henderson, OF Iowa, interrupting. ssid
"That is pretty good republican doctrine.
"If my party did not believe in that doc
trine," replied Gesry. "shen 1 would qui
II. but think IL does"
"Why don't you extend the limit p
asked Baker, 80 As to include o,he
foreigners besides Chinese"
II have bill in this house now" re
piled Goary, ''to prevent immigration
Will YOU vote for 1t rs will?" ZAP
plause.j
Baker replied, "I believe in revising oul
treaties hrst."
Geary said contemptuousiy: "Som
people seem to believe we have not 20
our growth yet. that before le9islating W
must consult the wishes Of foreign coun
tries" (Applause).
"We arc too old to be honest" sal
Barker.
Proceeding, Geary insisted that th
photographs afforded the only sure mean
Of Identification. He denied that II woul
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