New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-17
SERIOUS TROUBLE PREDICTED.
WILL AMERIC ANS Be DRIVEN FROM ChlNAH
THE CuINEsE PRIME MINISTER QUOTED AS sAI'
ING THAT SUCH WILL BE THE CASE

THE CHINESE PRIME MINISTER QUOTED AS SAL
ING THAT SUCH WILL BE THE CASE
san Francisco. May 16.-A thousand or more Pc
pI assembled al Third and Market sts last night !"
celebrat. the delivery Of the antiChinese decison'
Tho cif nd ires-c were by the antiChnes agitaors,
DR. C. c. ODonncll and Denis Kearney, but neither
speaker succeeded in arousng hieh degree vi oii'
thusiaSm. /, decided 10 hold PROCESSION neAs
saturday night and the presidents OF All the 'o"'
unions named committee OF arr""s'nei''
The Rev. DR.. COndit, the head OF the iresps" "i''"
Chinese missions on the Pacific Coast, VINO mas oeen
engaged I'm Chinese mission work for over twenty
wears, and has spent much time In south Chlha' was
seen relative to the effect OF the supreme 'our' ue'
cision In China. lie sad:
IL feel that an attempt 10 enforce the PROVISIONS
Of the Geary ac, so far as dcpor the Chinese now
in rh, United states would be a very dangerous
thing | should expect that Immediately upon learn
ing Of an attempt to do this the Chinese Governments
would order all Americans TO leave 'hiha at ohoe
Every American building In China would pe Destroyer
either torn down burned and tie kliinS OF many
Of the American residents could hardly be prevented.
rhc first move would doubt be the recalling of 'he
Chinese Minister and Consuls now In the United states
and the s.y.ring Of all diplomatic relations or
cou,.e further traffic between China and tls country
would be ont OF the question am certain that sen'
ous trouble would follow the enforcement OF the Law
because understand thoroughly the Chinese nature
and Chinese methods OF revenge. u
Then | have something else to judge by In regard
70 this question in the shape Of Il letter from Dr.
Martin president OF the Imperial College Of Pekn.
In ,h letter Dr. Martin says that he called not long
ago upon Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese Prime Mn
iser and asked him the very questions you are now
asking me- And the only reply that Ii Hung Chang
would make that the Americans would aIl Do
driven out. Ii Hung Chang acts Tor the EMPEROR
lie /, virtually the government. The Chlles' u"
sometimes slow 10 act but once aroused 'hey are
the most vndictve pee Pc Oh the face oil the ear'A
When asked whether the action OF the "eary law
had already worked any injury to American interests
!, China Dr. Cendit stated that he could only reply
% that IN so far Us the question related to missionary
,,o.t there . n hus already affected the work."
n. said I've have been advised TO send no more
missionaries there until the matter Is entirely settled.
and ,v re acting upon the advice. The missionaries
ana in fact all American residents outside Of the
,orcsr cities would have protection whatever
from the violence that they would certainly receive
II is a serious question now whether all the mission
ares I'm the interior should not be recalled. Some
are even their way back. We have also sent
word to stop all operations upon the chapel which
Is now being built by the Presbyterian Mission Society
In Canton. l should not be surprised to the
Consuls and the Minister Of the Chinese Government
to the United States recalled at any time now In
fact / expect It,"
The Rev. n. J. POon Chew, who Is assistant head
OF the Presbyterian Chinese Missions and formerly
Il resident Of Canton China, said in an interview
that the Chinese people not unfriendly toward
the people Of the United States. "Our Prime Minister
Is also disposed to be friendly, and now that the
Geary act has been declared constitutional think
II Chinese are given another opportunity to register
they will do so. II was great disappointment to US
to learn that the Supreme Court had decided The