The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-15
CHINA'S RETALIATION.
What We May Expect Should the
; Exclusion Law be Enforced.
OUR CITIZENS WOULD BE SENT BACK

Rev. Mr.. Baldwin, Who Was for Years
Talks of tho Increased Interest Dis
played by Chinese Statesmen.
NEW YORK, May 15-Rev DIR. J. s.
Baldwin, for twenty-five years Methodist
missionary in China and for nearly quar-
ter of a century secretary of the missionary
board of the Methodist Episcopal church,
which has large moneyed interest in China,
said today that he had positive informa-
tion from digpitaries of the Chinese gov
ernment and from his own Chinese mis-
sionaries that If the Chinese exclusion act
is carried into effect and Chinese are
shipped from this country to China, de-
ported simply because they are here with
out having taken out certificates, that
Americans in China will be likewise de-
ported from that country to the United
States
''If the law Is declared constitutional by
the supreme court" he said, II anticipate
that there will be speedy exodus both Of
missionaries and merchants from China In
retaliation for our sending home Chinese
from the United States. Several years ago
this course was urged upon the Chinese
government by one of the censors, who
was supported in his memorial by a num-
Der Of prominent officials Lii Hung Chang,
at present viceroy of Chuh LIE and Shang.
tung provinces, the greatest statesman of
China, whom General Grant SO heartily
admired, has been very slow to come to the
case, and very unwilling to relinquish his
marked friendship for the United States.
But there Is strong ground for beliey-
ing that this great statesman has at last
como TO the conclusion that the only way
to defend the honor and dignity of his own
nation in view of these expected acts of OPP
pressive legislation on our part, and /
yiow of diplomatic action to produce any
remedy, is to enter upon the course of re-
taliation, and treat Americans in China as
Chinese are treated in America.
THAT the Chinese government Is wax
ing up to more energetic measures is
evinced by the fact that a short time ago,
when the British minister claimed for
British residents in China certain rights
not conceded in the British treaty, on
the.ground that they were conceded in the
American treaty, and that under the fav-
orcd nation clause these privileges fell to
the benefit of British residents, the
Chinese government replied that the
treaty with the United States was no
longer in existence, having been SO re.
peatedly violated by the United States
that no claim could be set up to its OBJ.
seryance on the part of China.
This is the most perilous time in the
relation of China to the United States that
has yet been encountered. The Chinese
are forbearing people, not disposed to
take umbrage easily, and very reluctant to
enter upon drastic measures in defense OF
their rights. The Chinese government, In
accordance with its habit, has quietly en-
dured series of oppressive enactments
against its people here, contenting itself
with continued and earnest remonstrances
by their ministers at Washington. These
remonstrances have been unheeded and
the last enactment exceeds all others in its
severity in dealing with the Chinese"
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Returns of Chi
nese registration from thirty-five out of
sixty-three internal revenue districts in
the United States show that 8, 167 Chinese
have complied with the Law. The dis
tricts most densely populated by Chinese
have not yet made their returns. 1t is esti
mated that there are 1l0,000 Chinese in the
United States.