The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-24
CHINESE RESTRICTION ACT GOOD.
So Says Congressman blair in an AID
dress at Asbury Park.


dress at Asbury Park.
Special to The Jeesey City Neacs.
AsBURY PARK. July "a. 1S9S.-There
were unusually large congregations pres
emit at the several services in the Beach
Auditorium yesterday. The sermon at
the morning service was preached by the
Rev. GeorgezDana Boardman. D.. D.,
Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Phil
adelphia. The Parallels of the Sewers"
was ably handled by the learned divine.
There were over 5000 present at the
National service at four p. NJ. A feature
OF The service was the singing of Il trio of
Indian girls from Indian Territory-the
Misses Rosa. Rena and Carrie Blue
jacket by name.
Congressman Henry w. Blair of New
Hampshire. formerly Minister to China
and Mexico, was the principal SD eaker.
The chief end of man." the distln-
9uished speaker remarked in opening,
lis 60 improve and perDetuate the human
race. and nations improve and grow
strong numerically aud morally, accord
ing to the intellectual advancement of
the indi viduals, who make up the coun-
tries. God in his wisdom peopled and
developed Asia and other great nations
5000 years before he opened up the great
North American Continent, and 1t would
seem that the United States were pre-
SCEfcu ny Vic Atlil&uby a. u plhCS VI
refuge for the oppressed of other lands"
The eX-Mlnister then disc used at
length the immigration question. He said
that the United States ia dealing with
the all-important subject had made
several grave mistakes, particularly
when the country was opened to the
Chinese. 1.-THE passage of the Chinese
restriction act" be said," was the only
thing that prevented our country, especi-
ally the West, from being overrun by the
Celestials. John Chinaman, when he
comes here, will not leave unless COM
PEELED to. He eau live on 20 cents a day
and be as happy as the American who
spends 81 a day for living. The Chinese
are great imitators. There is no kind
always scheming to down the
native worKingman and take his work
away, or else get him down TO their own
level. In New York alone there are Ii, 900
Cinnamon competing with American
labor. When the treaty with China was
made. our Government did not realize
what the consequences would be. We
now see, however. that the letting o n
of the immigration bars vas a mistake.
and the law of self preservation teaches
us that a halt should be called on further
i'm migration from that land. We do not
want their country, as other nations
do. but we want TO do them good.
SC oolmaster to the 400. 900. 600 inhaoi-
tants of China. We should teach them
the sciences and The arts of war a Id
of peace. They want just what we can
give them, and we want their commerce.
but we do not wan their people to CO me
here"
The ex-Minister said that the foreign
powers, especially Great Britain, are try
ing to create al antipathy between the
American Minister and China, for purely
selfish commercial objects. He did not
think that the Geary law went far enough
toward maintaining the integrity Of the
national domain.
The address was listened to with marked
attention. and the speaker was frequently
%applauded.
The sermon at the evening service was
preached by Hermann Warszawick, the
converted Hebrew,