The San Francisco call., 1897-04-12
Ii Ching Hsu, Nephew of Ii
Hung Chang and Son of the
ex-Viceroy Of Canton, Who Is
in the Suite of His Excellency
We Ting-fang.

here toward the Chinese? Are we re-
garded favorably or otherwise?
He listened to rather non-committal
answers and proceeded TO tell how pleased
he was to learn that the ill feeling of the
past had died out TO great extent.
81 hope to see the United States take a
better view of US, and L believe something
can be done in that way if we put our
heads together and talk the matter over.
"Remember, do not want to be under
stood as saying that my special mission
here is to bring about that desired end. /
am here simply 10 be the Resident Chi
nese Minister at Washington.
"But l want TO learn from those / meet
how the land lies. 1 want TO know what
is the particular kick against u.s.
The Minister used the slang word as
cleverly as would a Bowery boy. and fire.
quently during the interview he used the
vernacular, expressive if not quite proper.
II want to have all the points gone into.
/ want to know whether it is that our peo-
pie are too frugal, whether they hoard
their N oaey and send it home; cause the
wages of white men 10 be reduced below
the living point, or what else?
lieve it could be adjusted in some other
way than by class legislation, which is a
bad and unjust thing.
II believe that the exclusion law was
enacted too hastily. With time this coun-
Try would have got the better class of Chi
nese and would have protited by their i'm
migration. Instead of shutting out the
coolies you have shut US all out, the ed u
Gated as we'll as the others.
"Of course, am looking at this matter
from Chinese standpoint. l would be
un air if did not also take your side oi
lhe question as well.
No doubt, you had ample reason in
your belief to act as you did, and that is
why, l say, we should get our heads
together and adjust things, that they M ay
be mutually beneficial.
II think that this could be brought
about. or, at least, the laws could be nj od-
ited, SO as 10 be beneficial 10 both or to
one, while not detrimental 10 the other"
In speaking of the existing trouble be-
tween the Sam and Zee Yup companies in
this City his Excellencv stated:
That is a matter l have still to look
into. The best members OF the Chinese
colony were at the steamer to receive me
this morning. We did not have much
time to talk the trouble over, but expect
to remain here q week, and l fancy I'll
have enough of it before l get through.
The trouble occurred, as l understand it,
from the killing of one man of the See
Yups by unknowns who are alleged to be
members of the Sam Yups. So far moth
ing has developed to- substantIate the
charge. l trust will be able to smooth
over the difficulty and get the colony on a
friendly basis.
The Minister then wanted to know how
the Americans regarded the action of the
Chinese Consul in regard to his order to
break up the meeting houses of the See
Yup people.
81 have two ways in which to give an
opinion on the subject" he said, when
the question was put to him. LAS Chi
nese would say the Consul acted quite
properly. He did exactly as we do IN
China. But. from European stand point,
l would say he did wrong. You see the
Consul is not acquainted with American
laws as am. and he assumed response
bility which has brought him into the
courts with threatening financial liabiI-
ity over his head. He should have known