The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-17
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China VIII RetaIIate-Daager that Ameri-
cans There Will be AIassaCrod aud Driven
Out,
SAN FsANClsco. May 16,-A thousand
or more people assembled at Third and
Market last night to celebrate the de-
livery OF the antl-ChInese decision, The
chief addresses were by the ti.Chinese
agitator, DR.. @. @, 0Donnell, and Denis
Kearney, but neither speaker succeeded
in arouaing q high degree OF enthusiasm,
1t was decided to hold a procession next
Saturday night, and the presidents OF
all the labor unions wero named as a
committee Of arrangements.
Rev, DR., Copdit, the head OF the Pres
byteriNn Chinese missions on the Pacific
coast, who has been engaged in Chinese
mission work for over twenty years, and
has spent much OF that time in South
China, was interviewed. He said: ~
feel that an attempt to enforce the pro-
visions oil the Geary act, 60 far as to de,
port the Chinese now in the United
States, would be very dangerous thing
! should expect that Immediately upon
learning OF an attempt to do this tho
Chinese government would order oil
Americans to leave China ut once
Every American building in China
would be destroyed, either by being
torn down or burned, and tho killing oil
many Americans would result.
SERIOUS TROUBLE CERTAIN,
~ am certain that serious trouble
will follow the enforcement OF the law.
because ] understand thoroughly the
Chinese nature and Chinese methods OF
revenge. Then have something else
TO Judge by in regard to this question in
tho shape OF letter from DIR. Martin,
president OF the Imperial college ut
Pellin. In this lettor DR.. Martin says
that he called not long ago upon Ii
Hung Chang, the Chinese prime minis
ter, and asked him the very questions
you are asking me. And the only reply
that Ii Hung Chang would make was
that the Americans would all be driven
out Ii Hung Chang acts for the Gin.
peror He is virtually the government.
The Chinese arc sometimes slow to act,
but once aroused they arc the most
Vindictive people on the face Of the
earth"
When asked whether the action OF
the Geary law had already worked any
injury to American interests in China,
DR.. Oondit stated that no could only re-
ply to that in so far as the question re.
lated to missionary work there, ut
has already affected the work." he said.
"We have been advised to send no moro
missionaries there until the matter ia
entirely settled, and We are acting
upoH that advice"
A oHlNAMAN's OPINION.
Rev. @. ]. Poon Chew, who is asaist.
ant head OF the Presbyterian Chinese
missions, and was formerly resident
OF Canton, China, said in an interview
that the Chinese people arc not uu.
frlendlytoward tho people Of the United
States "0ur primo minister Is also
friendly disposed, and now that the
Goary act has been declared constitu-
tional, think If tho Chinese arc given
an opportunity to register they will do
80. II was great disappointment to
us TO learn that tho supreme court has
so decided the case. We have relied
great deal on what our attorneys told
us. fear that there will bo btoodshed
when tho news Is received in portions
Of China, even before the government
has time to act. know Just about how
the feeling will be there, and am
afraid that our missionaries are to be
killed and our buildings destroyed"
"What will the government doH
THAT Is harder to say. / shall OK.
poet tho immediate recall OF consula
and othor diplomatic representatives OF
the Chinese government aud the sever
ing oil all relations with tho United
States, diplomatic and commercial.
Great harm will result to the United
States. One half Of the flour mills will
be closed for instance.
In tho end 1t may bc q good thing for
tho Chinaman. Americans have an idea
that China is overcrowded with people,
that is an erroneous idea, for there are
only few people in China, when its
vast extent Is taken into confederation.
There aro millions OF acres in tho inter.
ior Of China uncultivated. think tho
best thing my government can do is to
recall the Chinese, as we'll as the con-
auls. Undor tho Scott act we were go.
ing as fast as possible and the Geary
act is only political move Our gov.
ornmont should resent the insult thus
put upon it."