New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-03
TALK WITH Ii HUNG CHANG.
Continued from First Page.

States where these Cinnamon have been ana are
suffering They would bcsege me at every point
] do not wish to go that way. Second-althoush
I am a good sailor. am an ola man. i''"''
study my comfort continually ana save III. e"-
ereies have heard that the Empress OF emma
sailing from Vancouver is very comfortable
steamer. and that the route is good one
THE LAW UNFAIR.
~, nons asked further as to his feelings re-
rarding the Exclusion act, he said:
..,,ho law is most unfair. Competition is the
con, ~ business 1t will always keep the market
:, rood health The act passed by Demo-
crats-the Irish laborers, who hate the Chlhese-
.o shut. off the Chinese competition IL Is uhiaii
and must hurt your business just as II we shou'u
exclude your merchandise from emma "ouiu
that hc good for your country II you Couu S''
cheaper than we could manufacture: Is ]"
good po!icy TO exclude labor that can De hdo
cheaply: is IL either domestic or pohuca' eeo"
omy? You pride yourselves upon your hoe"
and freedom, but there is no freedom Oh iaoo
where certain people are dscrimina'eq aea''s'
and excluded The labor market must suner i"
consequence The full fruits Of your great pro-
ductive land cannot be reaped
AN INVENTIVE PEOPLE.
you are most inventive people according 10
the Patent Office statistics. You are an agrlcu'-
,ural a commercial and an Industrial peoPe'
England and other countries are chiefly lhous-
trial You have better mechanics tnan o'her
countries and can make better machheS 'u'
they are all more expensive. because you releSe
10 employ labor that is cheap. You nate 'he
Chinaman because OF his cheap work
what outlet is there for American labor ana
capitai in China?" the Ambassador was asked,
There is plenty of land for all the laooi anu
capital that come there. and shah Weico'"e
any capitalist that desires to come 10 Ohina'
INIT tho administration of all enterprises must
remain In the hands of the GovernmenN Gen
oral Grant who was my great ana goou .iiehu'
fold me to tell my cOuntrymen 10 invite Aineii
cans to China to invest capla.. we 'nrSant roust
glad to have it come. but the Government nus
no, be interfered with; 1t must always REMAIN
in control Foreign capital. II oi1eren Mouiu "
ceive as favorable consideration IN 'h,ili 90
o,soubsro b,t we must control all the admins
trative O.nces
GOOD TREATMENT PROMISED.
Tho Vicerov was asked if Americans ana
American canital would receive as faVorapie
consideration in China as other capital ana
other peoples.
The interpreter. without translating the ques
ton to the Viceroy said quickly OF his own d.
cord and most emphatcally, "CertalnY' "e"
the Viceroy was informed Of the question: lie re-
piled with decision. Undoubtedly c,,,,o.o
II HING Chang next talked about Cnnlesv
,ewsraners. IF we could have truthful eontorS,
he said men who would tell .he uu w. ,,a rm
whole ruth We should have better papei9'
I'VE, ore had Yours are remarkable.
When asked what he Thought II tnv ne"
49, ,,;ctures he smilingly replied: They are
very poor representations OF the original and his
NO the interpreters mouth opeheu anu nc
Hrrn rybite teeth were displayed in roar Oh
laughter. -, ,f his visit TO
-. and America would have any far-reach-
ine results in the future; if he would lntrouuJ,e
anv reforms on his return TO emma, h'9 ~
,vas native to the astute diplomat -. %
merely: Il am sorry. gentlemen nut nav, CO..,
n,bor engagement and must go TO prepare i'i
it." ,,,.pu
while the informal talk was being carried on
there had entered the room w Bourho Oo'N' a.
looking we'll and rugged John w roster ga
e.oa,,+arv # state: General Lloyd Bryce Arthur
-r,rrure and Henry Day Mr.. Foster a1l,od
he other visitors TO the Nlceloy. Mn n hnrrod
,,.;t, ,be,n only few minutes ana ,Ieh W
himself out and into his private aPai ''i''