The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-20
APPLAUD CHINESE MINISTER.
SPEAKS AT PHILADELPHIA CON-
MERCIAL CONGRESS.
Says 70 HasteA Vast and AAvanciag
Trade with China the Exclusion
Law SAosia BE Repealed-Chiness

PHILADELPHIA. Oct ls--in his az
Dress before the international commercial
congress. Minister WI Ting Fang said:
persons are generally disiiked on ac-
count OF their Incidence. immortality and
other bad qualities. but I believe this Is
TIE nrst instance In the history OF the
world that people are considered as un-
desirable and excluded from a country be-
cause Of their industry. perseverance.
honesty and other good qualities. China
does not make such invicious distlnc tiois-
what Is open 10 one nation is open 10 all
others All are equally welcome. So far
from taking any retaliatory measure. sire
is stu holding the most friendly and cor
dial relations with the United States ana
! hope ana Cus. these relations will Icing
continue. In view OF the certain increase
OF this vast trade and commerce between
China and the United States and in view
OF the unrivaied opportunities China offers
to American capital and enterprise, The
question naturally arises whether IL is
worth while 10 keep on your statute book a
discriminating law against a people with
whom IL is 10 your interest 10 keep and
maintain relations OF the most friendly ma
turs. This Is question for the merchants.
manufacturers capitalists and la5orsrs OF
this country 10 decide and am sure hey
Will decide Il rightly and fairly when The
facts are laid before them"
The Open Door Policy.
An important statement made by the
minister In his address which met with IN
stinted applause was with reference 20
China position toward the open door pol
icy OF Great Britain and the United States.
to which policy frequent reference had been
made by other speakers.
The minister said II will take this op
portunity TO say by way Of general an
swer 10 the preceding speakers who have
referred 10 the open door ip my country
that China always favors the open door.
China opens her doors to the people and
the trade Of every country without disdnc-
ton as 10 race or color"
When WI Ting Fang concluded his ad-
dress the delegates appIauded him for sew
erai minutes
Protect Treaty Rights.
AT the conclusion OF Minister WI Ting
Fang's address John Ford. OF New York.
secretary of the American Asiatic Asso-
citation, presented a resolution recitiDg that
the exports OF American manufactures 10
China are growing In value and in volume
with rapidity unexampied in any other
market. that no other market In the world
offers such vast and varied opportunities
for the further increase Of American ex-
ports; that those opportunities are abso-
Iutely dependent on the maintainence Of the
equality commercial privilege which treaties
made with the United States secured
throughout the whole OF the Chinese en-
ptre: that certain foreign powers seem to
show disposition 10 restrict that market
to the advantage OF their own citizens and
the exclusion OF others, by the creation Of
as the judgment of the representatives OF
American industry and commerce. engaged
IN the China trade, here assembled dele
oats TO the international commercial con-
Eress, that an emphatic declaration should
be made by the government OF the United
states OF Its intention to protect to lis full
est extent the rights which it's citizens en-
JOY under existing treaties to pursue their
trade in the Chinese empire.
The resolution was unanimously adopted
The Chinese minister rising 10 a poin; Of
privilege spoke as follows:
Why Did Cinnamon Conc
Il wish 10 answer one Of the SPEAKERS
who made the remark. II is all very fine
TO say that II is not just to exclude the
Chinese from America. bu. China has 400
90 900 Inhabitants and IL the exclusion law
Is repealed, will not these come to Amer
lea?
II am very glad the question was asked
so as 10 give me the opportunity of answer
ing The Chinese that come here come
only from two provinces in Canton. fou
never see a northern Chinaman here; 70
men from Shanghai. for instance. except in
the diplomatic corps.
These two provinces have a population
OF crly about 1,1061, that even should
all come, which IS manifestly absurd /.
would not be very serious. The total num-
Der " Cinnamon now In America II about
loo,ou Why did the people cenner Thirty
YEARS ago. when you were constructing your
Western railroads. YOU sent agents TO China
and begged the la borer~ 10 come here ar
course Others followed their example later
But had you not done this. I don't believe
there would have been any Chinese labarers
here.
These men do not rob you They work
day and night and make faithful servants
admit that they want 20 make few dol
lars and so home. hit is not that tus; what
you Americans who come I, China wants
/ believe that 70 get the trade Of China Il IL