The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01
CHINESE PETITION READY.
4 Plea for the AbrogatIop Of the
G.eary Law F-ruared

Geary Law Prepared
NEW YORK, July The fight Of the
Chinese of the United States against the
extension Of the Geary Exclusion act al
ter its expiration next May has taken de
finite form in the shape of carefully pre-
pared petition, addressed to the Senate
and House OF Representative, which has
been put before the Chinese of this city
for signature. This petitioner ones sim
liar to twill be circulated III every city
in tile United States which has :. Chinese
population. After the Cinnamon have
signed the paper il viii be translated into
English. and an effort wiu be made to
secure the signatures of citizens of the
United States
The petition has been under preparation
for several weeks. Prominent Chinese Of
fcials in the United States have had an
unofficial hand in it Chow Tszchi, the
Consul General of China at this port, is
particularly interested. 1t was circulated
among the Chinese of this city IN yester-
days issue OF the Chinese Weekly Her
aid The petition in its present form is
subject to amendment and change. The
Chinese are asked to send in suggestions
and to report any new arguments in IA
vor of Chinese immigration which may
occur to them.
Chinatown Is thoroughly pleased with
the idea of petitioning Congress. The
Cinnamon of this city have wanted to do
something of the kind for a long time
Top Sing Hong, the association Of Chi
nese merchants. which has quarters at
IS Mott Street, is backing the petition.
The streets of Chinatown viii be crowd
ed for several days to come for Chinese
are coming from every direction to talk
h
made TO secure the names Of all visitors
1t is said that nine-tenths OF the China
men in the country viii sign the petition
before the time TO send ii TO Washington
The following is j translation OF the Pc
tition as II now stands:
We. the undersigned Chinese residents
| Of the United States. as petitioners TO
your honorable body, respectfully submit
that:
Whereas the Geary Exclusion act
| viii shortly expire, it must be patent to
| your wisdom and sense Of justice that
| any attempt to renew the same would be
| an anomaly in this twentieth century. as
| opposed alike TO international comfy and
/ the ethics OF civilization.
| We suggest to your honorable body
| that your great martyred President
| struck a final blow against racial pre-
| JUDGE when. with a stroke Of his pen. he
! emancipated the slaves OF this country
| SO leading to the amendment Of the Con-
| stitutiOn that liberty and equality could
| no longer be declared a myth.
We assert that the Chinese Exclusion
| act IS in direct opposition to the pria-
| CipIes Of your Constitution nor can We
! perceive on what grounds you should dis
/ eliminate against the citizens Of a cOun-
/ try the most populOus OF the globe. and
! with which your Government processes 70
! desire not only friendly intercourse, but
! commercial relations which shall bind the
! two nations closer and closer together
We yield to none in or appreciation OF
! American enlightenment and progress
| and it IS 70 that enlightenment that we
! appeal when we ask you. representative
! Of the American people, TO abolish an ar
! bitrary and unjust statute which Is an in
| suit % China aud stigma on the fair
| fame OF the United States.
I The parrot cry that immigration cheap
| ems labor has been used periodically
/ against the Irish. 1.-THE Italians. the Hun
| gaT1dDs. and every other race that has
! sought the hospitality Of this country;
| but We would call attention 10 the fact
/ that tie Chinese alone OF these are self
I supporting. Nor can we remember of ar
/ instance OF d single Chinese being d bur
/ den on the country Of his adoption You
( must remember, also. that through your
! exclusion laws only the lower classes ven
I ture TO encounter the periIS and troubles
y
coed IN excluding only the commercial and
| literary element, through whose good Of
/ noes more permanent results would b.
/ achieved in eRcOura ging trade and foster.
| ing good relations than can be accomplish
! ed by the fleets and armies and al the
forceful tactics OF the European Powers
| 1t has been urged against Us that We
| are tranSlentS, and as such undesirable as
residents This would be = strange char2.
| were II not 50 ludiCTCuS. inaSmuch as by
depriving Us Of ali rights Of acquiring
property or citizenship you yourselves
force upon Us the alternatives Won con
denim. Give US but portion of the rights
/ 50 freely accorded to the other alien races
/ You welcome to your shores, and the re-
suits viii diSprove the Caiumnies to which
We have been subjected
| 1t has been said by some Of your mag
/ mates that commerce is king All the ma
lions Of GhTlStendOm ara so DESTROYS OF
| securing treaty ports in China. in order
/ that they may share the benefits Of beI
10 band together or TO 90 10 war with 5nk
another rather than lose their fair OF IN
/ fair equivalent Is il not pa pa BILE to tbs
meaneSt understanding that the country
which succeeds IN gaining The confidence
Z nd respect OF four hundred millions OF
| people through fair and upright deaIing
must eventually be the friend of China
4 Commerce cannot exist wit bout credit
! and what trust OF credit can there be
| where brute force or wauton insult ar5
the acknowledged factors on the one side
| and obstinaCy and revenge on the other,
/ Your moral and commercial codes alike
| demand the abolition of the ExclusIo.
act. We petition against il not as IA
! VOr. but as q right and We feel assured
/ that in fun and free debate no aIier
demagOgue can so = arp your Judgment as
| to render You unmindful Of the DreCepts
! and principles inherited from your patri
| otto forefatherS. ard which are in direct
opposition to arbitrary enaCtments and in
| ternati0naI injustice We leave our CaUs,
I in In