New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
ETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
--,r EXCLUSION OF THE CHINESE.
cxED AS UNJUST AND UNFAIR-A PLEA
FOR THE CHINAMAN.
Ltnr Of The Tribune

za,tor Of The Tribune.
TO III notice in your issue of to-day statement
On TO renewed effort to annoy and distress the
shS who come 10 this free % country. We are
sitting with the other Great Powers" in de-
now ,.g that all Chinas doors shall be open to
inSH-l onle both native and naturalized. and no
ouf a.,ons made as TO what classes, good bad or
orereut Of our people shall enter that empire
~ are 10 be free 10 go, enter any business they
Ano take our liquor, cigarettes and all or any
cnos- ~ ,rt OF which money can be made. We propose
'l+ 'lO our steamers on their rivers our railroads
.beir country and cripple their native indus
o." o. inst as the introduction OF steamers on the
.nqtse ruined thousands of native junkmen,
20 ,be taking in of American cotton thread
s.u as many and more poor native women out OF
-, sole livelihood and left them to starve. Is
!. -ot = screaming farce decency, to say moth
- of Justice and Christianity for us to continue
- anti-Chinese laws in view Of demands upon
r,na? are so utterly hardened by selfshness
,5 so low by political degradation as, from our
-mboats and behind our cannon waving the en-
tn.r of liberty 20, shout to China: 1--WE, being
e.,ong will compel you TO let us go where we
,esse and have what want in your country We
iii allow no officer of yours to meet us as our
srel and ask even for a passport, much less seize
s and hold in Jail until we prove our right
a land. But you've will not allow you TO come
:. our country for any purpose. even to preach
,e GOSPEL to your people!' Do the Chinese
come TO our doors beggars? Are We paying
..xes 10 support them in reformatores, jais and
nauper homes? Are they the rowdies in streets?
no they live in slum saloons and fill the pages of
our great dailies with their brawls and murders?
Nav verify! The man from across the Pacific has
not vet been Westernized to this extent He is
ouiet orderly. Industrious. Iaw-abidng and pays
cash for what he buys. But, exclaims some reader
.rWhat about their awful opium dens?' CAREFUL
Careful, my reader Speak low this subject,
One thing is certain: Opium dens compare favor
effects OF the TWO drugs, if had to choose a hus-
hand victim of one of the two 1 certainly would
lake the opium wretchi Why? For two reasons
good and wise. The fellow would have to be quiet
while taking his drug, and while under its in
Ausnce he at least could not abuse me the chill
dren On the contrary, he could take his turn at
needed thrashing. second-As a rule opium would
make end OF his worthless life quicker than
rum and il is a mercy for all concerned for a
speedy end TO come to the victims of either drug,
PEELED China 70 admit opium as an article of trade
cannon and point OF the sword and when might had
conquered right-and the right was with the so
called heathen-we Americans just stepped in and
merchants hands we're black with wholesale deal
fortunes in ruined homes and broken hearts If >
little very little of this same drug filters through
land silence and shame may well be our becon-
What sort Of people are we turning from our
shores while welcome the very refuse of Europe,
who do largely I'LL our jails and load with
for their support? Such agencies ''Bradstreet's'
tell US where stand for business integrity.
In London there is book prepared annually called
The Merchants Year Book" and this does for
countries what 'Bradstreet's' does for men, and
in consequence the great Bank of England knows
well what countries TO trust with loan. In the
rating OF this cold dollar and cents book. what
country has led all others for years? China at 95
10 being perfect: Holland second. at sO England
third at $ and the United States fourth. 50.
Pretty good showing for despised China! We have
proverb in China. 1t is: "A Chinese merchants
st bon5 n As vod g0Td as m MS PONG and when good
oiEer nationality. will be needed from
Chinese merchant, for he will stand by his verbal
contract for any amount. whether it result for or
trade this fact N
have kept house nearly twenty years in China
ana now about the same time in my own country
and VIII put our Chinese retail dealers not one
~Iit Deflinu our own IN business integrity Yet we
put sucn people-and only Chinese-out of our coun-
y az the bidding Of the refuse of other countries
supported by ignorance and political chicanery
On shame! shame! When will the traditional Amer
lGah Justce once more come 10 the front and de-
care tnat We VIII have end to this iniilstice
N.cHeo clscrimina ton against nation: that
W wi VIII cease 70 expel our friends the command
y D. 1o- tn-iiISS. MRS. s. L. BALDWIN.