New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT.
PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST WOMAN 5
FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY
WANTS IT REPEALED.

WAN I > IL T1r-f I-abE1"
To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: I have read with profound interest and ad-
miration Secretary Hays address before the Cham
Der Of Commerce. The proposed re-enactment Of
the Chinese restriction suggests strongly; the
question whether Mr.. Hays magnificent utterances
of great and just principles mere gitterins
generalities and ghastly jokes. Read the follow
ing: THE briefest expression of our rule OF con-
duct is perhaps the Monroe Doctrine and the Golden
Rule" What is the Golden Rule? Whatsoever ye
would that should do to you do ye even SO TO
them" 1t is proposed to re-enact the anti-Chi-
nese laws. Do wish them to enact anti -Ameri-
can laws, duplicating in every detail our laws
against them? II not what about the Golden Rule
being according conduct, as Secretary Hay
declares?
Again. we have this fair and just utterance: We
frankly confess seek the friendship OF all the
powers, we want to trade with all peoples. We
are conscious OF resources that will make our COM
uerce g source Of advantage to them and OF pront
10 ourselves" Indeed! Let about the ad-
vantage to them. We sent our cotton thread into
North China 1t :of profit to ourselves but
in gaining this profit We threw out of employment
and into starvation thousands whose sole means or
support was making and selling cotton threa9: a
tse River Our few made their thousands and
the multitude OF Chinese junk men, who had had
dreds OF years. were ruined and their famiiis.
plunged into Distress There Is no doabt that
ern market shall be ''of pro6t to ourselves
dress: But 20 wantonness Of strength viii ever in
duce US TO drive a hard bargain with another
ton because IL Is weak ! could not help en-
phSsiZng such a magnificent utterancet " nat sort
of "a bargain" have driven with China in these
restriction acts-s IL hard soft Would We
call the of bargain hard II China did
exactly the with us la our rule OF conduct,
the Golden Rule? Do drive such bargain -
drive is the word-because China is strong or
OF bargain with Ireland and Italy and the other
countries that empty their refuse on our shores?
When Of our representative TO certain
country expostulated with high official for send
ing their scum. said official replied: Where shall
send them. If not TO the United States?' Where
/ indeed? II is the Chinese whom Americans
supporting in jails. reformatores and pauper
! establishments Who there? Go and see! Can
! We as government have the consummate hardi-
| hood minus all shame, Ito drive the hard bar
! opened to any all Of people. native and
naturazed. and re-enact the shameful laws Of
the past years. TO exclude not paupers and Grim
nais, but China's industrious, honest and faithful
Ny husband, DR.. Baldwin. recently had to go
under 500 bond to secure the entrance into this
! country Of a young Christian gentleman. the son
! Of Presbyterian native paStor-therefore never
| heathen-a graduate of Methodist college at
/ Foo-Choo, a member of the Young Mems Chris
! to country with money OF his earning,
10 take his medical degree in Ann Arbor Univer-
sityi While he was detained on the steamer, and
finally ordered of the country by the first
steamer because, and solely because, he Chi
nese. anything in the shape of the most degraded
| drunken could land without the slightest
: trouble, If he had a few dollars left. I call upon
American justice to rise in Its ancient might and
( demand that Secretary Hays utterances shall be
rule of conduct and merely brilliant
I nothinss OF an after dinner speech
Brooklyn, Nov 25 1901.