The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-02
LIS LONGEST TALK.
The Chinese Statesman Se-
veTely Condemns Our
Exclusion Of His
People.
D0DGEs DIPLOMATIC ISSUES
An Amusing Call on Mayor Strong
Ills Interest in George
Washington.

Ambassador, this morning received
limited number of representatives Of the
press, in his apartments at the Waldorf
The newspaper men were presented u
the viceroy by Mr. Edward 3. Drew.
Commissioner Of Royal Taxes in China.
The yiceroy's medical adviser, Or. Mark,
acted as interpreter. The much described
yellow jacket was not in evidence during
the interview, the Vieeroy being attired
in a costume of plumb-colored silk. The
first question asked was:
Your Excellency, since you have said
SO many good things about us, we de-
sire to know in what respect we have
disappointed your
The Viceroy replieds-
u have no complaint to make of my
reception in this country. / don't think
could say anything very bad of yoa
unless it We're that you have too many
political parties. Cannot the newspapers
| unite these parties?"
What has been most interesting to you
| in America p
Il have been charmed with many
| things; in fact everything has delighted
me so much that it is hard to say in
which / have been most interested. The
have never seen such tall buildings be-
fore. These structures Of twenty and
more stories are great works of architec-
ture They would not do. however, in
China, where we have many typhoons,
| but I have heard that in this country you
have no such winds and they are safe. The
elevators make them accessible.
Have you any comparison TO make be-
| tween America and England?H
mo; / would not like TO make any.
The Americans came originally from
| England and whatever you do here you
have learned from England. For that
reason it would be indelicate to draw
comparisons
What has impressed you most during
your reception in New York, the demon-
strations of the common people, such as
you witnessed yesterday. or the atten-
country
TO this question the Interpreter re-
Piled
THE viceroy says that he knows some
thing but that he will keep it to him
SELF
do you look for repeal or modifi-
cation of the so-called Chinese Exclusion
law, passed by our Congress in 1892 1t
has also been called the Geary act.
Il know very well that you are soon
to have an election, and perhaps change
in the Government. For this reason /
have not mentioned or discussed the
Geary act with your Government officials
l desire the assistance OF the press in
7r,
away with this law. / know that the
press is the most influential institution
in this country
was the route through Canada
decided upon because of any an
tagonism that might assert it
self among the people of the Pacific
coast States?'
At this point the Vfceroy called for his
official Interpreter, Lo Feng Lou, 10
whom he made the follow 'ng reply
.Phe choice of the Canadian route was
determined for two reasons First, while
I was High Commissioner of the North-
ein portion of China, / received many
complaints from our Chinese subjects in
this country that they We're not in PCS
session Of the rights to which they were
entitled here, and invoked my assistance
to secure for them their fun rights. Your
laws here now curtai these rights and
did rot care to go through the States
where the people had been most instru-
mental in bringing about these restriction
laws. Second:-While / am a good sail
or. I am an Old man. and l have been in
formed that the steamers sailing from
Vancouver are much more comfortable
than those leaving San Francisco"
Without waiting for another question
the Viceroy again turned his attention
to the Geary act.
ssThe Chinese exclusion act IS most un-
fair. Composition is good for any eoun-
try. competition keeps the markets in a
healthy condition. whether this comps-
t5tion is in the price OF labor or COM
modify. The Geary Act was brough-
about by the Democratic party and the
Irish people. because the Chinese are
the rivals of the Irish laborers. Put
aside the fact that l am a high official
and speaking as a cosmopolitan let
me ask if such law IS
n the interest of the American
people? Is it good policy to exclude cheap
labor? Would you exclude cheap COM
modities2 You are proud of your ingen-
ulty, you D0aSt OIL your IpeTls diAi tltS-s
dom. but there lis no freedom OF labor
I cannot see the fruits and the effects
OF this liberty. You are not only peo-
pie of great inventions, but you are
country of large agricultural resources
ana a country of commerce and Industry,
England IS purely a country Of industry.
You make better machinery and agri-
cultural implements than any other ma
tien in the world but these manufactures
are unfortunately SO expensive in for
eign markets that their sale Is limited.
This is because your labor is 50 high. Ii
you let n cheap labor yen can sell your
goods more chsaply. The irish people
hate the Chinese because the Chinese pos
sess greater virtue z
what are the Inducements offered to
American capitalists to invest in Chinese
enterprises?i'
ssTne Chinese Government invites
everyone Of wealth no matter to what
ma tion he belongs to come to Cnina and
invest in our enterprises. General Grant
was my best friend. and | shall never
forget his advice to me upon this sub
iect. He said:-.You must invite Ameri-
ca capitalists TO China, but the admin
istration must always remain In the
hands OF the Chinese nation China must
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