The Washington times., 1901-11-08

ciic Coast. The labor organizations have
already set up a loud clamor in demand
! for the re-cu1ctment of the Gcary law.
! and tn" Mayor of san Francisco has call
| ed a meeting nf various interests through
! out the Pacific Coast to be h,Id in that
| city FOR tho pIrpus. of discussing the
! law and memorializiug Congress FOR its
rC-"nuctm,ut.
! Tho Treasury Department has learn, Il
I from other sources. however. ihJt Tn"
railroads and steamship lines ana til"
I great commercial bodi,s on the Pacific
Coast arc ~ iuyor uI allowing the law 10
pass out OF existence IhsSC bodies. 80
I iU as they ar. not controlled in THIS OK
pG,Ssiou 10y organized labor. have taken
! Ju fflyrnlpra missing position IN favor oI
/ letting down tn, bars to Chinese lmni-
grafton. Thy rrpr, sent the great forces
in tl, Western part Di the continent
which ;ir, making for al" uphuildinS OF
oar commerce i'm tn" orient iud Tor Inc
deV, lDpscut of the resources ui lhe coast
region
It is boldly stated by those who take
the more ~. SroS~iy" view IA regard 10
tho Chimes, immigration thHt there WOULD
b,. NJ agitation against thu Chinese were
il rot Tor the fact thar members OF Con
lr,sS are controlled in their actions by
the labor vote. So powerful is The iriiu-
cnCe of the trades unions on the Pacific
Coast that uour uf those who might be
expected tp have q large iuluvUg, IN pre-
venting the re-euactm1ut of tn" GearN
law apparently has the courage to com"
out spudrcly with an expression o! his
personal convictions. ln san Francisco.
during tn" last year, strikers have bo'i
strenuous iu their efforts to prevent non
union men from securing employment
This has apparently aggravated the SIT
Uation. and there L. no Senator or Repre-
seutatIv" in amy Pacific Coast state VINO
does not favor The re-eiltciln' NJ ui lhe
Ciaary law Tho attitude Of the trades
unions the coast Is. pf course, sup
ported hy the unions through the country.
"a L. Ia a
zinc by Ho Vow. the Chinese Consul Gen
crai at san Fra nciScO. in regard to the
effects Of the exclusion law in the past.
and the probable effect of a continuance
of the law on the statute books in the
future. fairly expresses, in general way.
the views entertained by Secretary Gage
and tho Federal officials who have been
directly concerned in the administration
of the law against the Chinese The Con-
SUI General declared in this article that
the most prosperous and promising time
for California and the whole Pacific
Coast in respect to commerce with
China. was prior TO the enactment of the
first exclusion law in 1850.
He showed that our trade with the
Orient was increasing at that time at
the rate. Of about Sl.Ua0.0Hp year. and
that following the Exclusion Act. the |
trade with China decreased by about 81
uCe Wd in two years. He declares that |
" hil, China is being denounced by civil !
lized people as an uuprogrcsSive and |
bigutcd nation. the United States is TAX |
ing the lead among all the nations of the |
world in measures which tend to keep !
Ch Chin;t isolated and to prevent her from |
making the progress which she ought TO |
make in commerce and civilization
Sccl rtary Gage believes that If the eN- !
clrsion law were to bc allowed to so OF |
The statute books our trade with thln' !
would increase immeasUrably. and thar (
she natural preference of China for th2 ,
nittd States would be shown in the most /
practical of ways.
Despite the most stringent regulations |
that could be devised by the Treasury |
Department under the authority OF the |
liesfry law the number Of Chinese enter /
ing the United States last year was con-
,idrra5ly larger than in the year before.
Many of these Chinese entered the coun-
try by stealth, hundreds of thousands Of |
them stealing across the border from
British Columbia or Mexico. after having
landed in these countries with the de
ibsrate purpose of entering the United
States
1t. clst S3oJ.U90 last year to administer
he Gary Law. The immigration officials
admit that the number OF Chinese inspec-
ors Is lamentably small. The needs Of
.he service. under the present system. de
nand an appropriation at least twice as
rge as was made last year. Even then
be officials have no confidence that the
results that were expected from
D.. law would b. aCct mpliShed.