Arizona republican., 1901-09-09
EXCLUSION ACTS.

One OF the ablest ara most in erest-
! ing Chinese in this country is Mr.. Ho
| Vow, the imperial consul gems raj resid-
| ing a san Francisco. Mr.. Ho Vow was
originally appointed consul, then pso-
NOTED to Chinese consul gen raj, and
| finally, in 1899, after settling dis
pute between two sections of Chinese
immigrants in San Francisco, he was
promoted to the important position of
imperial consul general, the highest
local position ia the diplomatic service.
| Mr.. Ho Vow has for years been an en-
thusiastic worker agans, any leeisla-
ticn prohibiting Chinese immigrants
| from entering he country He has
| done NOR for this subisct than any
other single man. He bases his argu-
ments on sound reasoning, and In the
current number Of the North American
Review, he lays before he reader. in
cl5nr, concise form. an outline of all
the arguments for and against the
"Cnirese exclusion acts" Mr. Ho
Vows conclusion may meet with the
approval of one-hGlf or one-fourth Of
the readers Of the Review, but his ar
euments are based upon sound rea-
soning. and in the article in question
entitled "Chlnese Exclusion: Benefit
or Harm" these arguments are H.
Illustrated BIZ such simple and graphic
SMILES that one finds ones self read
ing on to the end with a clearer and
clearer view Of existing conditions and
q very distinct doubt In his mind, at the
end. as to whether his position il. after
all. correct one. For example. Mr.. Ho
Vow maintains that demand and supply
are not created by scarcity or Is
plenty He says that. properly speak
ing there is no such thing us demand
caused by n scarcity. except possibly
in the case OF food: that the demand
which commerce rests upon is created
by taste. He proceeds:
Let US illustrate. Suppose that in a
particular district a few potatoes were
raised. If the consumption Of potatoes
there We're limited ~ those produced
in the place. potatoes would be a lux
ury which only the rich might indulge
The demand for potatoes there woull
be a demand produced by scarcity. But
next year larger crop is grown. and
potatoes fail TO within reach of the very
poor. And again, a stih larger crop is
raised and potatoes come to be fed to
the hogs and poultry, and thus turn q
into other forms of wealth. Poultry
and hogs are grown. which before were
not grown; they have been called into
existence by the abundance of potatoes.
sun larger crop, and science and in
vention enter; potatoes are made into
starch. into celluloid; they are grated
and dried, and so become an article Of
commerce and are exported. Thus does
the very plsntitude of potatoes create
demand for potatoes, a demand which
did not exist and was never dreamed Of
while potatoes were scarce, or while
they were produced only to supply the
demands which scarcity invoked
SO t5en assert Z as postulate
that demand FOR laicr arises from the
presence of wealth in a community
not stocks, bonds, lana value las dis
unguished from lanl) ard other imam
gib!es--but material products. For
eVrey pound of foOd that Il taken from
the soil. every pound of material for
human comfort or desires Git matters
not how great the quantity will go to
consumer and will make haste -
reach him az rapidly as those b him
can urge 1t on; and. on its way thither.
1t VIII employ an infinite number Of
heads and hands. paying every one It |
touches.
Not only does greater material
wealth in community inar5asa the on
portunlty of laborers for empoym Mt, !
1t raises their wage. For THE PRODUCTS
thus created mCst be consumed. and
the laSorfs are Of those who mus,
consume thcm. II there Is much b he |
consumed, their Industrial share will
be larger; If there is llptle to be con- |
sumed, their shares VIII be accordingly
less; and the share. whether It he |
large or small, is the wages which the
lahorer receives. We call n man rich; |
but he Is not rich because he possesses |
an excess of material wealth but be |
cause he commands the means TO DOS
sess material wealth. OF such wealth |
itself he Will not have a great deal
more than any one else. He will not
have in his house over a few dozens of |
eggs and few pounds of butter. He
may have half a dozen suits of clothes |
but more would be burden to him. !
The balance Of the butter. eggs ana |
clothes that are produced must go 10 |
other consumers, and the more of these |
things there are in that community, the
greater will be the Gistributive share 81 |
every person in it,"