The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-31

mere trouble where there were . greater
number OF churches This article was
abused yogndsy by the pulpit in every
direction. Mr.. Foo wrote as he Was Inn
pressed 1T the time. II discussed things
a. trey appeared 70 me-" said he. NOW
am working for the advancement Of
my pe0pse and write Of their fgrorance
and hAxbarity. WAiie am the editor OF
the Chinese News. published At Chicago.
! am gradually working ont Of journal
ism, my commercial interests bringing ms
moro money. and am honest enough 10
confess that am trying 70 make money"
Worg Chin Fac IL one of the conmisSson-
ere OF the Trans Mississippi exposition to
De held this year at Omaha. and is rsanag-
Ing the concessions Of the Chinese at the
big fair. sIt will he the iargss; and most
expressive exhibition Of Chinese Industry
ever shown outside OF China he contin-
ued. .At Chicago and the other Worlds
fairs the exhibitions have been made by
Can;oneze--only one province; at Omaha
nineteen provinces will be represented. Civ
ing a national character 10 the exhibition.
II will be divided into twenty-eight de-
partments; everything in the way OF an
industrial and agricultural showing of
Chinese methods being incorporated. II
Will exhibit the advancement and ciyiiiza-
fion OF the nation
United States supreme court establishing
the citizenship CT those born In this coun-
try of Chimes parents viii make an IT,
crease OF 2. 60 voters at the next election
for president. Why should we not have
them?" asked Mr.. Foo. They think and
act az We de-
The decision. he says. viii help the league
in its efforts 10 secure the franchise and
other citizenship privileges for Chinese
I at&4 rfr af.t-
worked on the proposition for eight years
and are hopeful Of success. The bin be-
fare congress IL entitled "A bill 10 permit
the naturalization Of Amer.canixsd Chi
nese," and is as follows:
Section l. Be II enacted by the senate
and house OF representatives OF the United
States OF America In congress assembled,
descent. who are Ct good character and
repute. and who have been lawfully within
the limits Of the United States for ten
years or more. who have discarded the
Including the queue: who have adopted the
dress OF the people OF the United States
and who speak the English language. shall
Pc eligible to naturalization under title
xxx, revised statutes. entitled 'Natur-
alization.' AMI all laws amendatory there
OF: Provided. That all evidence OF fact in
connection with proceedings Of such nat
nraiization shall be made by citizens OF
the United States.
Section 2 Tnat section IA Of the act of
congress approved May 6. Ammo Domini
iss2. Is hereby modified TO the extent pro-
vided I'm sectsor l of this act. And Il u
expressly hereby declared 10 be the sole
purpose of this act not 10 modify, In any
way. the provisions OF said act approved
May Q, Aslno Donf.Efs 1Ssa tasd statutes at
large. page so. and all amendments there
OF. except the said modification Of said
section IA
At the conclusion OF the Omaha exposi-
ton Mr.. Foo says that he will return 10
Seattle, where he expects his health will
be benefited.
Wong Chin Foo, talking yesterday of the
life Of the newspaper man In New York
twenty years ago, said: "Ah. those were
great days. We went 10 the Press Club
and were all Bohemians together. Every
day we would patronixs a different res
tanrsnt. One day it would be Italian. an
other German, another something else-ail
through the week, and or Sunday a royal
American dinner. where all of us Ameri-
cans enjoyed ourselves. There were lot
OF bright men working on the New York
papers In those days" and the Chlnaman's
black eyes snapped through his glasses.