The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-03

The vieeroy says That by Excluding tho
Chinese and Admitting the Irish We Get
Inferior Labor and Pay Superior Prices
for H-Deciines 40 Make Comparisons
/ Between England and the United State.
WHY He Goes Through Canada.
New York. Sept. s-Li Hung Chang
was interviewed at the Waldorf
"Wednesday by several reporters, who
selected one of their number as ques-
toner In response TO query as 10
whether the earl who had said so
many pleasant things about AmeTi-
cans. had any unfavorable comments
to make, his excellenoy replied that he
could not say anything about this
country, He added. however. that he
thought there were too many polti-
cal parties here and asked why the
newspapers did not bring them togeth-
er. When asked 20 make a comparison
between this country and England. he
declined. saying he had nothing un.
favorable to say OF either. In answer
TO question as to what had most In
terested him here. he replied that our
tall buildings were very wonderful
though they would hardly do in Chi
ma on account OF the typhoons Earl
Ii was asked whether he expected any
modification of the Geary law He re.
piled that he hoped for H.
Was your excellency Influenced in
determining to go home through Can
ada by the treatment OF the Chinese in
the Pacific states especially Califor-
nia?"
Why He Goes Through Canada.
II chose TO go through Canada for
two reasons. First. because when |
was a high commissioner In China
was constantly receiving memorials
and complaints from emigrants in San
Francisco that they were not allowed
the right which, under the American
laws. they were entitled TO. My as
sistance was continually invoked to Sc
cure their rights. Instead Of being able
TO do so your congress curtailed what
rights they had and made their situa =
tion worse. do not go through the
states where the Chinese are so treated.
and | know that l would be besiegcd .
by Cinnamon in California having com
plants to make. The second reason
why ] choose the route through Can
ada was that am advanced in age
and must take great care of my health
| was told In China that the steam
ship Emperor OF China was the largest
and most comfortable OF those on the
Pacific ocean. and that decided me to
go by way ~ Vancouver instead Of
taking a smaller steamship at San
Francisco"
Unfair and Foolish.
Earl Ii continued: II wish to say
more about the exclusion act. The ex-
clusion act is a most unfair one and
most foolish because Il is admitted by
all who have studied political economy
that competition. and competition
alone. will keep n market In good
health. whether the market is one of
commerce or labor. Put aside from
your minds that am a high Chinese
official and mandarin. and look upon
me as a man who is studying the best
interests OF America.
Il say to you that TO exclude cheap
labor or cheap commerce from your
country is unfair and against the best
interests OF your country BY exclud-
ing the Chinese and taking the Irish
you get inferior abor ard pay superior
prices for it"
After the interview Earl Ii called on
Mayor Strong at the city hall and then
proceeded by way of the bridge to
Brooklyn, where he visited the navy
yard. Prospect park and other points