Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TRADE
Minister WI Ting Fang's Address Before
Commercial Congress.
He Makes Significant References to
the Exclusion of the Chinese
From Our Territory.

Yesterday was "c.bf,a day. at the in
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deiphla-
Prominent men who. either in official or
rt.rcartil. life have been actively engaged
a. ~. -, 1,,,,,-o, .,t,f,,, and tho r-,ited
- -, .t-4 Al
states Eie+'i't anu "'i'ei N'"'i'-i'S'
q SSfd that trade as II Is ana as II shouIl
he feature Of the discussion was an ad-
dIaS- bv the Chimes, minister WI Ting
E-e,,-e- s.cretar,. Of Inc Interior Cor
IN, -.
h'1IvS y Russ presided ana ui'ue an "'-
- dress Among others who made addresses
wcr Gen. J. WinebuTne Laurie. delegate of
The Topd,, hoard If rrafa and Iohn NJ
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TO Siam
Wa Ting Fang, the Chinese minister, salo
In part:
II Is a Weh-NnpWn TACT that emma Z
trade and commerce with foreign nations
has been. and Is. increasing every year
This Is especially the case with the nted
states. The volume of trade has lnCreaS q
rapidly every year, and Il reached the FOL
l""HE nSur'S F-SI year. f-Np1riS from ti.
nlttd states To emma. Itl'i,}lZ taeIS. ana
imports from emma. l,''S6'I tales, with d
1cljl 81 Z5'1+fo,o91 taelS-
nave taken these nSureS from the
customs returns hut according to the
mtcd states consul at t9eefo", MI Fowl
er' VINO seems 70 nav" taken Sfeat p'tIhS III
gong over the hgutes; lhe Inllea states
thTd, because tne customs filtthoc OF rtch-
"IhS Is 10 crtdit lh' snip WIN the ihtF-
CIahgiSF Ste caFrltS; atln n"l lnt p"Lt from
Nhlth she sans nus according 10 hT.
Fo"'cF, S""I ltot WI" ''''''" I''SI year
was iorty nll!Ich i4pIS, r-..
Wv 'lIht me 'iI,e,' H,dt'S HdS race
cs,Hy become our neg MOI pS us recent &C
puiSI.L".i 81 IH' ',IiPp''ie lSiildS; III
prospect Is brighter IMAM ever ana l should
not De surprised Ii, under favorable c0ndl-
ucns. and not retarded by unwise methods
La nj a
lev years
say if not retarded by unwise methods
Ltt me give you an liiuS-ialH MT, WIG
man. the United states consul general at
Sons Kong USED tntSe SlsnlhCant sentences
IN ms report OF -NoFcmH = is!N' after
naNlng studled the question thoroughly:
bIVauly Spea-1liis, mere i no, an lh ,t
N ul' iSidhIS u HlilpIih'S' thdI VIII MOI
DE- ruined II hiNest TABOR Is MOI l'@rmitted.
ALu AGAIN III MS rep2rt OF Jaiy 81 IaSt'
eP%aNiiS 81 ttle tS'3o!l7tltu NJ OF COTTON
ra,r-'ti,.s, ,p'f ~ uPo..
n uiItl dh'hs' ne say
~, "lI! 5iliI.s ma liie promoters OF tfIIs
Ets,sh lids~try wish Is t9at rnlS VIII De
.t 1T iaiiii'' " illch "ouu 9ILLy ps
$500 ~, ~ iIiitse id.oI "eiS 3'IIHItttu
i,.,, p nus Upililon Oh your consul, VINO
To- otel !HdIlS years III t'le east ana whose
Nu>Il.,@9 - - fiVteS' Ciie 4httFeS'S Ok ms
cvtHf men Is universally confirmed by an
- = ,eiLt .J u.ses III tIIt matter. II
C,tt SlIS 10 your lnttrtSt mat
,YI iiiiiiii s s''4olI 20 IHe Ihlipp,nFS
iIoI-iI Dt ''S ILet as Pos9lnle- III setiilfiS
elHi q PVl4NS VI SuSH vital lnipor 'dhCe' di-
ItCIhS lhe "eIIaTe anu proSp -r1ty OF You"
~ dtquIItd possesSlgIis' IL IS wen 10
ncIrsr Inv i'm oS ai'other sre'
liver IN us colonies adjacent whose con-
t,IlLiS ar very ulucu siuilar-
,,.Iilt - " ~ u 'li7 1870 LslerIed 10 f1ohsh@hg'
80 &C. a 81 70" l"'h Oh tIie nj
c. p;.o,i i - - oItlpf' LIoii ny
60, - -. ii!Nr' sIi1eIl i'tS pteu
ltTItt IH'tt II i now q great trade center.
III. $780, sot{ ii'7 >'iiiieSe eAeiuSlVh ACT
persons nc c,a,,.-,11,- 7iIi,,7 - ~
count CF tboi i,I, 10y ulsLiNeI on az
otber bs1 l,,,+,1i+i - i'I Ii, sii anu
tbn FIRST irsta,e n tf+ IN Is
v--rId tba+ o., raC,1a ~, - -, VI tIle
5ae,rac1a - $500, a t t-isI''s'e gu az IN
carea Of tbai- ir,,I,,,,+- IN Co-iIti Dc
est, ana chez 90 ,,,,bl{t+,l 80; M I
NOT make enrh f9yiIii, t-iil'' 49,
is omen To one ration is orey ~ al etb l,.s'
an -. o,.i,. 49, I - 'f5sf W an otii'fs.
an ,+,'l.y s1toille 90 ldr as laKing
tbe r7st fri,1- - az II SttL lnluuS
The J-nftad ST.. ga 'I''iI Leta IONS Win
these relations will long continua - '7'
".Tr -, % .f ~ us C" i
vast ,raa ana co1+,,rro t,, u Inns tiLis
and -bn Tinted States a,7 D., - ~
,,,,r;,,aIo,t r-,'ttt nv ~ M Fiem OF me
49,, - ~. - nun oiier9 10
49, ra.I,-,II,- -; i..,i ,l-9e me Iie-
pybfIe In 49,, on - -, ~ = ToFth
,3fsCrir,fy1.I 10, ~ -. . oA7 q
whom Il fs = - ' irttra d peIple WIN
rEI - he F-gy.
ture This fs a I,1,es.io1 fnr ~ - Si,.-iy ma
rnauuFac+Irrers carftaIj. "a It SItll'S;
this country to derf5e ana ~ 80, q = oi
will decide +, rfgbtIl, srd an nGle 'ney
facts are laid hafnra ~, amy "Heh tAe
Miufster W, e,i5 r. ,tr Ill,
yiev- Of exnanifns, +b 3iiIus ~ WIN
and the T-nited Statas ~. s,,,It. CLlha
or an ins-i.n.io, si,,i1 9,1Tiisi iiieilt
Commerci71 MIsemrn A. ma ma
Chinese seaporfs would baI sa.ifo "tiiei
results wi
An important s,a+e,,er. ,,a,4o ~. ,ba:-
isre- n ~ a71ras -r - - ~ M MIN
stI--ed ,--1 60 - - WIliCh met with un-
mas position toUard ,be ieae[t9Ce 20 I'M
of c,rea+ I3ri..I 80 ~, tme "Pgh-,oor pohcy
vrbfrb Sr,il 90 ~ enc 'tIteI states 70
nv ofbar sreai,,rs ~ 80 iIau ueet mace
81 u.tu ~ ~ d. ne minister sad:
va ~ - IN oppoI'ahIty 70 say by
snay,l,srs ~ - rf W 'tle prtceolhs
door in nv, co,,rtr,- - ~ ~ Ime open
yors the oyen 100 CII,i llrlr az Ways "a
to the y,eot,tes srd .to -, s NJ u"orS
try without distfnctior as - 80. ~ ~ CTun. !,
When NTinister W. TIL, - VI cGIoI.
his address the deIeeates snro,,,7aS -
FOR several rninu-es 0pi'''U1eu MIN
Tobr Rarra,+ 49, r-t.z s,..-,