New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-27
WI TING FANG'S WARNING
SAYS EXCLUSION ACT MUST BE QUAIL
FLED OR CHINA WILL BOYCOTT
AMERICAN GOODS.

The American Asiatic Association is a new
conner among the many organizations who make
It practice OF celebrating each year of their
existence with dinner. But though young in
the field of dinner giving the society is adept in
drawing National attention 10 itself. 1t was
comparatively little known until a year ago it
gave banquet for Lord Charles Beresford, upon
his return from China. On that occasion Lord
Charles delivered speech which by reason OF
his mission to China and his position in the
House Of Commons was frought with great
power. In that address. which attracted inter
national attention. he advocated the "open door
In China, and went so far to intimate that
upon the cooperation of this country and Great
Britain depended the maintenance and further
ance of that policy.
Last night the American Asiatic Society held
It's second annual dinner. and again it was
marked by Importance by the utterances Of the
Chinese Minister to this country. who was one
of the guests of the organization. WI Ting
Fang voiced the warning that unless the re-
strictions of the Chinese Exclusion act were
qualified. and particularly If there should be
any attempt to exclude his countrymen from
the Philippines, China would inevitably refuse
to buy from this country China. in fact, he
said would retaliate from any discrimination
against Chinese immigration by boycotting
American goods and products
The dinner, which was presided over by Ev-
erett Frazar, was laid at DelmOnico's. At the
guest table, in addition to the Chinese Minister.
were Jutaro Komura- the Japanese Minister to
the United States; Cornelius n. Bliss. ex-Secre-
tary of the Interior; Brayton Ives. John Bar
rett former United States Minister to Siam;
Charles DENLY, former United States Minister to
China; Senator McLaurin. of South Carolina;
DR.. w. T. Wilson Richard Delafeld and the Rev.
DR.. Mcconnell.
At the other tables about one hundred and
fifty members and guests were seated.
COLONEL DENBY'S REMARKS.
The oratory of the evening was opened by Mr..
Frazar. who in felcitous terms proposed the
health of the President The toast was drunk
bv all standing, and was replied to by Colonel
DENLY, who in the course of an exceedingly IN
teresting and eloquent address said:
am greatly honored by being called upon to re-
spond to this sentiment.
have observed in this country. after long an
sence from it, that PUBLIC sentiment Increasingly de
the predecessors of the present incumbent nave
borne burdens such as nave Ialien d 10 n1 In great
long interval OF peace we were cohceIIleu III So
war out of which many seriously ipPorr1at' h tam Nose
tions have ETo%a arv great ability with unfalteTing
courage and with patriotic purpose Inns mucnj m1jo a
the whole world viii concede to William 4eKpley
Those of us who take an interest IN Jne foT at being
aratefu to the present Administration for its EFFORTS
70 scure fair and equal treatment for our trade ana
commerce in the Far East. 1t Is understood that
owing TO the efforts of the State Department un-
der the direction Of the President the grsa lowers
have all given their assurance that no dlscrlnllha-
ton will be made IN China against the commerce
and trade OF the United States - -.
We are great Nation and II Is not Tor for I,er us 70
STAND aside like a poor boy at froe. when inter
rstiopaI questions are on the tapis We should IN
tarvene in any question in the subject matter
vShereof we are Interested We have as much right
to intervene in Chinese matters in behalf OF our
Tnissionari ries and merchants as we had 70 inter
yene In Venezuelan affairs. We have Just as much
rirbr 10 nreserve and trade rights In CHINA
as England has or Russia, or any other European
Power has TO protect it's Why should Eng
land and Russia and France and Germany arrosate
10 themselves the control OF Asia? We are the
closest to China OF all the great commercial nations
except Japan. We have done more TO open II TO
ciIIIizatIon than any country except England Our
trads is next to England's Our population in China
IL nsr+ ~ England's BY what right shall other
nations stem in and control the destiny OF China
and we compelled to stand tongue tied hands tied,
noH,erlessP / do not advise the embarking In for
sJgn vars over questions OF boundary succession
I do not advise the intermeddling with foreign
questions that do not concern US. but whenever our
material interests involved. then our voice
should he heard For instance, we should not ad-
it that spheres OF influence should be established