The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-27


The Post-Intellisencer welcomes al
ways intelligent and honest discussion
OF the principles that 1t advocates. from
whatever source 1t may come. 1t has
no time to waste on the puny liars who
seek for notoriety by ascribing to it
positions that 1t does not hold and at
tributing to 1t utterances that 1t has
not made. Therefore 1t pays little at
tention to the malicious and mendacious
rawlings Of the Spokane spokesman-Re-
View.
Occasionally, however, when that pa
per ceases to draw from the cesspool of
its Imagination and pretends to quote
the Post Intellisencer against itself, the
Misrepresentation may require word of
correction. This happens in recent ar
ticie in which It selects few sentences
from an editorial in this paper and sets
them over against the resolutions of
the delegation to the national Repub-
iican convention. as representing two
opposing views upon japanese immigra-
tion.
As any one knows who has read the
article in question. there is not the
| slightest difference Of opinion between
the two - to the duty OF congress with
reference to undesirable immigration to
this country. 1t II proper TO protest
and the t-rntelligencer did protest
against the suggestion made in some
quarters that the law now in effect
against Chinese immigration should be
applied. without further negotiation. TO
Japan. This would cost US our enor-
monsly valuable Japanese trade. our
exports to that country for the curren.
fiscal year being estimated at $26, 0oo. 900.
Being an unprecedented insult. It would
also destroy all friendly relations be-
tween the two powers. 1t Is simply The
utterly wrong way of approaching the
matter.
what should be done Is perfectly OBJ
| vioun. Congress should enact laws pro-
viding for the further restriction OF
| immigration in general to this country.
! These laws. while accomplishing the de-
sired object would give no offense be-
cause applicable to all nations alike.
| They would protect the labor of the Pa
cihc coast as well as the Atlantic; they
4 etrx..
from Hungary and Sicily and Bohemia
and the slums OF European cities "a
| Well as against that from Japan. The
following 10 from the Post-lntellIgencer
! article referred 10:
The people should make their infiu-
| enee feit In demanding the passage OF
| a general law. applicable 20 all nations
aaks. restricting immigration 20 the
/ United States. We should admit only
l those who can pass tests establishing
their education, moderate property quail
| iHcation and good moral character.
| These should be certified TO BY the
American consul al the por, Of depart
| ure, and the sevsrest scrutiny should be
! exercised Such law would be OF per-
manent and universal benefit 10 labor
and Il would not be resented BY any
| nation,
The following lie the resolution OF the
state delegation:
Resolved That the members OF this
delegation do use their united and lndt-
vsaual efforts Of the Republican nation
al convention. 80 he held IN PhIladei-
phia in June next. 70 have inserted in
the platform 90 be there adopted a plank
which VIII prohibit any class Of immi-
grafton which may prove menace TO
American labor.
Erom which Il appears that there is.
as there can be. no difference Of opinion
on the question % the deslrabslity n
restricting immigration and on the way
% set about H.