The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1899-09-02
CHINESE RACE
IS EXCLUDED
From the Philippine Islands By
Order Of General Otis.
APPLIESLAW OF THIS COUNTRY
No Authority Was Given - The
Administrator Officials
Surprised.

The state department at Washington
has been informed through . diplo-
matic channel that General Otis has
applied the Chinese exclusion laws to
the Philippines.
The inform alton was surprise to
the authorities at the national capital.
as the matter had been under consid-
Grafton for some time, aud it was not
known that General Otis had put the
exclusion laws into force.
The first intimation in that direction
came in q dispatch received few days
ago from the Chinese consul at Manila,
telling the Chinese legation at Wash
ington that the exclusion laws against
Chinese had been applied to the Phil.
ippines.
The dispatch was brought to the ct.
tention Of the state department and
inquiry made as TO how the action was
brought about, as the Chinese govern
ment has been solicitous since Ameri-
can military control was established
in the Philippines that the United
States exclusion law should not be ex-
tended over the islands.
The state department. knew nothing
OF such an extension and made in.
curry Of the war department. The
military authorities, however, were
equally without information as TO Gem
eral Otis course in this particular.
Accordingly the Chinese officials were
advised that any action taken by Cen
eral Otis in apply the exclusion laws
to the Philippines wss not the result
OF instructions sent from here, but
was doubtless due 70 an exercise Of his
authority M governor general Of the
Philippines.
What further step the Chinese au.
thorities will tAke has not been de-
termined, Is Minister Wu Ting Fang
10 out VI the city for . few days.
There Is little doubt, however, that he
will seek TO have General Otis's order
held in allegiance until the authorities
here pass upon the general question
which has been under consideration
between the two governments.
In this connection the state depart
ment has received an important letter
from Mr.. Williams, our former consul
Ut Manila, who still remains there in
confidential capacity. He says the
native Filipinos are strongly opposed
to Chinese labor and In his opinion
the exclusion Of the Chinese from the
islands would materially aid in bring.
ing the war to close. He places the
Chinese population at 81, 900, which is
considerably more than other esti-
mates from official sources.
The letter is dated July 28th and
brings the situation up to q recent
date. It hos been turned over TO the
war department to be used In the gen.
eral consideration OF the exclusion
question. The Chinese government
has shown more anxiety as to the
course OF this government toward
tho Chinese in the Philippines than
toward those in Cuba or other parts Of
the world. mainly because the Philip
pines are 80 near China and large num-
bors Of Chinese are already establish
cd there. They carry on the bulk Of
the retail trade, have an extensive
quarter in Manila and send out travel.
ing saleamen, carrying packs to the re-
mote interior Of the islands.
bome Of the oficial reports, includ.
ing those Of admiral Dewey, have paid
o tribute to the work performed by the
Chinese, aad Naval Constructor Hob
son has recently reported TO the navy
department on the value Of Chinese
labor in naval and commercial pur.
suits in the east. This has led the
Chinese officials in Washington to be.
lieve that the exclusion laws would
not be applied TO the Philippine and
they are still hopeful that General
Otis's action will be Temporary move,
incident TO military occupation and
not part Of the permanent policy Of
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