New-York tribune., 1901-06-15
CHINAMEN WANT REPEAL.
THOSE IN THIS COUNTRY PREPARING A
MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS ASKING
THE MULTIPLICATION OF THE
EXCLUSION LAW.

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ing session Of Congress. The movement was
started in this city early in the week and it is
expected 10 spread rapidly to Philadelphia Chi
cago Portland. Seattle. San Francisco and other
cities having large Chinese populations.
a powerful organization has been effected
among the Chinese merchants of this city.
Within the next two weeks every one of the ff-
teen thousand Chinese here will he asked to
sign a carefully prepared memorial TO the United
States Government asking that the exclusion act
be repealed. The memorial will protest in the
strongest possible terms against having the
act extended for twenty years from the date
Of its expiration, in 1902 II will be forwarded
10 the government, along with similar memorials
prepared in other cities through WI Ting-fang,
the Chinese Minister Washington.
An effort will be made to obtain the support
Of thousands of Americans whom the Chinese
believe are opposed to the exclusion act. They
will be asked to sign a petition to Congress
which Chinese lawyers and students are now
drawing up. The Chinese realize the handicap
which is placed the movement through their
lack Of suffrage. They hope to persuade some
political organization to take up their cause.
SAY WI TING-FANG ADVISED THEM.
Their strongest hope OF eventual success lies
in Wa Ting-fang. They say that ii his
advice that they organized for the struggle.
They depend largely his personal popularity
10 get them fighting supporters in the Senate
and the House Of Representatives.
Another thing which has given the Chinese
hope that public and official sentiment is
about 10 turn in their favor is the stand which
the United States has taken in dealing with the
allies in the Chinese crisis. The present move
naent would have begun a year ago had the
Boxers remained passive. When the legations
were besieged in Peking the Chinese in the
them sold out and went home The clearing Of
the war cloud and the subsequent show of inter
est in the development Of their fatherland have
given them a new and stronger hope. The offer
which the United States made TO the powers to
cut the indemnity in two made a great impress
sion the Chinese.
See the United States now smiles on our
country" they said, and they will give US the
right 10 become citizens, to go back and forth
as We peas-perhaps,"
There is no doubt that the movement which
has just started here is strong one and that
the political wires will be carefully pulled. Chow
Tszchi the smiling and Americanized consul
general at this port holds daily conferences with
the big men Of Chinatown who are pushing the
proposition His unofficial pen will possibly
draw up the memorial The wealthy Chinese
merchants association-Top Sing Hong, as they
call it's giving active support, and its presi-
dent Moi Ping Fun. of No. Is Mott-st., is one
Of the naest active workers.
No stronger evidence that the Chinese are in
eernest could be offered than the fact that they
have started a weekly newspaper in this city
for the purpose Of arousing the Chinese TO ac-
ton against the exclusion act This paper
The Chinese Weekly Herald"-is reaching
nearly all Of the fifty thousand Chinese who live
east OF the Mississippi. Through its influence
a movement similar 10 the one just started
here viii begin in Chicago next week. Its work.
SO far has been chiefly TO educate the Chinese
on the exclusion question. 1t published the en-
tire text of the act and Of the present treaty
between China and the United States. 1t has
told Of the bill which Congressman Julius Kahn,
Of San Francisco. intends 10 bring before Con
gress. and which provides for the exclusion Of
Chinese until 1922
THE MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS.
The roer,orial 70 Congress will demand the alb
solute repeal OF the exclusion act on the GROUNDS
of fair play and as sort of reciprocity for the
opening Of Chinese ports. 1t will ask that the
Chinese be nut on at least as good foothg as
the Japanese inmigrants-the only iequii ieilieie ~
being good health and stlpnlateo sum sum VI iioIiS
10 assure their not becoming pupllc ChaIses.
Fzen more than the right to travel freeiy 10
and from China the Chinese desire the IS riShL %
becoming United states c'dzehs' WIN luz
frage and property rights; . ,+aras+,re,
statements in their own pehal. Cie --,-,,rr
try 10 persuade the supporters Oh lhe t rs
classes that Chinese immigration wouid not De
bad for the wOrkingmen. . ,,a A
rsoToroerc.al benefits which America would oe-
rive from granting free comrlunlca a in rh r,l
Chinese win be point strongly ptees6soo coo a.. e
memorial will speak OF CHINA 9oV;r',D'uo s 49, a.,
babiranfs and the vast market Tor hout, PdPei'
tobacco clothing, iron and steer war; ,rt Iu ma,
chinery which would be opened up Ai WIN
he a clause something ike TINS: iii, ra-,o,,a a
T5e rereal Of the Exclusion act wi1I FetnoHe d
terrible stigma from the Gm1ee GTssion in China and
omen no the vast empire TO American eoOuS anu
manufactures OF all KINGS
Tho Chinese say that the repeal or the Tx
cl,,s;or ar. would be Of great beneht TO thls CITY
The, cav that the Chinese population would IN
go. - sf,v thousand in a short time, and that
mos, of the newcomers would be men Win
money They say that the property IN emma
to,vn would be bought outright py the Sii4'
or 10 the property owners were uh"liiiiie " '
,bat a new Chinatown would be oullt up III soiiie
other mart Of the city. IheY say 'h"'
yorlx's EXPORTS to China would be lncreaSeu oy
millions of dollars in a very short time
Chow Tszchi the Chinese Consul-"eiie"' ~
seen Yesterday afternoon at the new '
No IS Broadway, and SAID 10
porter:
,..ir,,, very true that movement Is unaer nae,
~ Is Ger the repeal of the objecuonapie III
~, TS,cIHsion act which expires next year .r NJ
people wish the same privileges AZ no, bsrbarians
Come 10 the United States 10 coiht M
crimes although Chinese laborers CONF, coire ISa this
very lowest cn aS1eb and feel that they have been
misunderstood They want s 20 sem american customs
AS N is now they have no rlght 10 eo,arnercisl
i Is very great I'm permanentiy and
me HSngsTians Poles Germans. japanese or irish
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