The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-09-21
A wEIGHTY CHINESE PROTEST..
The Celestial Gsvsrnmrat objects 20
Gcn. otl-' Exriasioa order with
Dignity aRa Emphasis.

Washington. Sept, ig.--Thc imperial
Chinese government. through lie min
lHter here, Mr. WI Ting Fang, has
l,dgcd with the state department an
emphatic protest against the military
order of Gen. Otis excluding Chinese
from the Philippines. Neither the state
department nor the Chinese legation
will give any Information concerning
the protest, but from entirely reliable
quarters Il IL learned that !, insists
TINT Gen. Otis action Is contrary to
international law, ~ ,iulation OF eK'
isting treaties and complete disregard
of the friendly relations which have
been 40 long maintained between the
two countries.
Promptly Laid nefoFe the President.
The matter was promptly brought
10 the attention Of the president, aA the
protest was of such u character a. 10
give the subject on international as
pcct considerably beyond the purely
military questions ipyplvcd' II b. said
that China points out thar shc has vel
coined the recent advent Of the United
StutrK into the affairs OF the FAR east
and has hoped that this step would
prove further bond Hnd would cN-
tend the relations between the two
countries, particularly in their neigh.
boring possessions.
oppoa~d ta the Prestdrpf~ order.
Furthermore. II IL understood. that
among the specific points ~ the prO-
test submitted by tho thi':ysc govern
ment j. one 10 the effect that such an
order Is a depart ire from the au-
nouuccd purpose f the president OF
the United States tD maintain the
present status Of affairs ia the Philip
pines until congress had determined
permanent condition.
Referred Go Secretary Root.
The military phases of the question
have been referred to Secretary Root.
Owing TO his familiarity with intrrna-
,iuual law he prohnbly will consider
the subject broadly, bath in it, inter-
national as well as itr military as
poets.
40 n Military Necessity.
Gen. otis order was sucd some time
ago without direction from Washing.
ton and apparently "a military
necessity, although ih' Chinese urntcst
urges that thcrr is NJ such military
necessity, hut, on the contrary that
the Chinese have rendered valuable
military assistance. Gen. Otis order
Is signed by himself IT. military gov
cTnor OF the Philippine, mad by Brig.
Gen. Charles \. Whitaker as collector
Of customs, having supervision Of Chi
ncSe affairs. He says;
THE laws of the United States which
prohibit the entrance Of Chinese will
b. enforced here.
Chinsse who Are Excepted.
The decree then excerpts such Chi.
prse as have previously lived in the
Philippines and who hold certificates
showing this fact. II also eNcepis
Chinese officials, Travellers, etc, ex-
ccptcd under the treaty between the
United States and China. Provision is
made for registering the Chinese IL
the Philippines aud their deportation
10 China In ease uf failure tO register.
As very few Chinese other thnn those
now In the Philippines come within
the exceptions the effect of the decree
is TO make the exclusion practically
absolute.
Reported so the war Department.
Gen. Otis made - report 10 the war
department on April last on the exc
cution Of the decree. lie snid that only
Chinese in good health. who had prcvi-
ously resided in the Philippines were
permitted TO land nj Manila, Cebu or
Iloilo-the only three open porte Ia
the archipelago. he also explained the
methods NJ registering. fees, etc.
Regarded with Apprehension.
II IL understood that the Chinese
government regards ihr outcome ut
this protest with inuch apprehension
II is pointed out that the Chinese have
been long established in the Philip
pines and that considerable branch
OF the industry Of the Islands Is con-
Quoted by them and that this complete
termination of n long.rsta' lished com.
munication between CHI and the
Philippines Injuries thcsc people both
personally and materially.
Coarseeas, bst Pointed.
The Chinese protest - said TO bt
couehed IN the most diRnifled and
courteous terms, but to- be 50 pointed
that no doubt Is left ~ to the deep
umbrage the Chinese government
feels over this order OF Gcn. Otis.