The Washington times., 1901-11-29
CHINESE EXCLUSION.

Butte Inter Mountain-Members OF Con
especially those of the Eastern
States-are not thoroughly impressed
with the fact that every State IN the Pa
cihc Northwest is clamering for the re-
enactment of the Chinese exclusion act.
1t may be necessary for the sections most
concerned to call attention TO this i'm
portant matter
Louisville Courler-Journal- Secretary
Hay has been applauded for saying in his
latest speech that our diplomacy rests
upon the golden rule But as the Presi-
dent intends to recommend the re-enect
ment of the Chinese exclusion act it is
apparent that it is not intended that the
golden rule shall extend TO China.
Philadelphia North American-The Chi
nese Minister calmly asks US to let the
bars down for a short time" to let the
Geary act expire and see what would hap
pen. That. he says, is a fair proposition.
and he is convinced that there would be
no great rush of Mongolians to America,
although 5000 might come here in the
first few months. There is no need to try
any experiments We can judge the fu-
ture from the past. and we do not want to
repeat the experience which preceded the
enactment of the exclusion laws. What
would happen if the bars were let down
is easily guessed. II is easier to keep
them up than to put them up against
yellow food in full rush.
San Francisco Observation-Disclosures is
tremendously in earnest over this ques-
ton Of Chinese exclusion. This State
knows better than any other part Of the
country what it is to suffer from unre-
ztricted Chinese immigration. There is
a positive determination in the minds Of
ali classes that the experience shall not
be repeated We have tolerable relief
from the Asiatic curse of cheap servile
labor through the operation OF the eXclu-
sion law We are clearly within our
rights in asking Congress to renew the
arrangement which keeps the Oriental
horde from reinvading our Industries, de-
grading white labor, and demoralizing so
ciety through the further introduction OF
Oriental vices and their baneful inhu-
ences.
Chicago News-The report that Presi
dent Roosevelt proposes not only to ad-
wise the re-enactment of the Chinese ex-
cIusion law, which expires next Nay, but
10 ask tnat ll6 pTUNlSlon5 De
ed, is welcome to Americans They will
receive it as an intimation that a difficult
and troublesome issue is not again to be
| brought into American politics.
There has been practically no agitation
OF the question within the past eight
years, but If In that time anyone has for
gotten It's effect on the nations internal
affairs he has only to recall the violent
upheavals which arose as a result of Chi
nese immigration while it was not re-
stricted. Practically, the first Cinnamon
TO reach this country arrived in 1851
They came In search OF gold and were az
first received with Indifference or good
natured tolerance But the immigration
grew rapidly. and as II increased the la
| borers Of the Pacific Coast gradually found
| themselves forced into competition with
| Asiatlc coolies who were able to subsist
contentedly on starvation wages BY 1871
| the feeling had reached such heat that
! riots broke out. with murderous assaults
on Cinnamon, which soon became a ma
! tional disgrace.