Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-24
Exclusion Act Has Been Applied
to the Philippines,
ACTED ON HIS OWN MOTION.
s,,te Department Learns Of h
.,hrenrh chinese Legation - order
Ma, be suspended by Authorities.

Warrington, Aug. g3.-Thc state de-
,artment has been Informed through
automatic channel that Gen. otis
sis applied the chinese exclusion laws
10 iha Philippines.
The Information was "a surprise to the
,g,b.rIIIaa here. both state and mill
irr.. as the matter has been under cone
alteration for some time, and Il was not
known that Gen. otis had put tho
exclusion laws Into force, The first
UrtIH.tIHn in that direction came Do
d.spliOh received Few days ago from
ihs chinese consul ut Manila telling
Do, Chinese legation hero that the cN-
fuH.Hn laws against the Chinese had
h..H applied 90 the Philippines. The
gHritUh WAS brought 60 the attention
81 tua state department ana inquiry
made aH go how tho action was brought
about uH tho Chinese government has
I..u Hl.icltous since American military
suutIl. was established Boz the Philip
g'H,H that the United States exclusion
lW should not be- extended over those
Stands. The state department knew
IIthlrr OF such un extension and made
Inquiry VI the war department The
military authorities, however were
equally without Information me- TO Gen.
utlf course Ia this particular
Accordingly the Chinese officials
G,fe advised that any action taken
81 Gen. otis boz applying the exclusion
uWa 90 the Philippines was not the re-
ult uf Instructions sent from here. but
EaH doubtless due 20 the exercise 90 his
authority uB governor general N tho
Philippines. what further step tho
.h.uUsy authorities viii take has not
Been determined, as Minister WI Tins
Fang D. out NJ the city FOR few days.
Ih0r D. little doubt, however. that be-
alII seek Goo have Gen. OTIS order
1HII iu allegiance until the authorities
1.fu pass upon the general question,
Which has been under consideration
between the two governments
Zoo this connection tho state depart
neut bus received an important letter
rom Nr Williams. our former consul
a. Manila, who atlll remains there iu "a
suHHdentlll capacity. He auyH the na.
live Flipluua are strongly opposed to
chinese labor and ln his opinion the
Exclusion OF the Chinese from the
GLANDS would materially aid ln bring
Hg the war 60 % Close. lie place the
NhlnrHD population ut o. 600. which iH
considerably more than other estimates
rom Official sources. The letter o.
ittcd July 90. and brings the situation
lp to recent date. n has bouu turned
over 20 the war department Co be- used
% the general consideration uf the oX-
i.uHiou question. The Chinese have
shown more anxiety uH TO the course
% this government toward tho Chinese
ih" Philippines than toward those
100 cuba or other parts OF tho world.
mainly because the Philippines are 80
scar Chlncrc territory and "a large mum.
ucr OF chinese are already established
mere. They carry on the bulk of tho
HlllI trade, have an extensive quarter
n Manila ana send ont travelling sales-
prem carrying packs 10 the remote iu-
fI1f NJ the Islands Some u the of.
a.Ill reports. Including those OF Adj.
nIf4l Dewey, have paid tribute To tho
.HfE performed hy the Chinese. ana
NHFll Constructor llobsln has recently
reported 20 the navy department on no
'AIur ~ Chinese labor In naval ana
commercial pursuits In the far cast.
llU has led the Chinese officials h,r,
D" believe that tho exclusion laws
h'ull not Dee applied 90 90. Philippines.
t.l they urc SIN hopeful that Gen,
''H. 1riinn VIII be- temporary move
Incident Go military occupation. ana NOT
''II 0i the permanent policy OF this
government toward the Islands.
IN" unly action taken here aa Go tho
ll1gs' exclusion laws hls been lu rul-
.i lhli they were not part Oh thp
lHmiFTalun laws ana ala not apply 10
.AuI and Porto Rico.