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The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-30

Soon after the negotiation of thC
| Buriingame treaty. in 1868, large mum
| bers OF Chinese coolies were brought
! 10 this country under contract. Theil
numbers so increased that in 1878 the
people of the State made practically
! unanimous demand for the restriction
/ of the immigration. Our white popu
lation suffered in every department OF
labor and trade. The progress of the
Sta-e was arrested because, So long
as the field was occupied by Chinese
IA new and desirable immigration was
Impossible. After a bitter struggle
remedial legislation was passed in
1882, and was renewed in 1892. and by
treaty with China in 1894 Chinese ex-
clusion became, with the consent OF
China. apparently the settled policy
of this country.
The effects of Chinese exclusion
have been most advantageous to the
State. The 10000 Chinese residents OF
California. in 1880 have been reduced
according to the last census to 5000:
and. whereas. he white settlement of
California by Caucasians had been ar
rested prior To the adoption of these
population has marked the progress of
recent years. Every material interest
Of the State has advanced. and pros
perity has been our portion. Were
the restriction laws relaxed We are
convinced that our working pOpula-
ton would be displaced. and the noble
structure OF our State. the creation OF
American ideas and industry. would
be imperiied. if not destroyed. To
quote the Imperial Chinese Consul
General in San Francisco: THE Chi
nese work more chesply than whites;
they live more cheaply, they send
their money out OF the country to
China. most of them have no inten-
ton of remaining in the United
States, and they do not adopt Ameri-
can manners. hut live in colonies and
not after the American fashion"
II is well known that the vast ma
joFity CT Chinese do net bring their
wives with them in their immigration
because Of their purpose to return TO
their native land when a competency
is earned. Their practical status
among rs has been that OF single
men competing az low wages against
not only men OF our own race. but
men who have been brought up By
cur civilization 10 family life and
civic duty. They pay little taxes;
they support no institutIons-aeit
school, church nor theate~. thev ~
main sseadfastly. after all these years.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-30
LcT|0h lGIIHsT
Chinese LABOR
CALIFORNIA; Voice Is
Loudly Raised in
Protest.
RALLY TO KEEP The BARRIER UP
REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF EVERY
CLASS ARE FIGHTING FOR
EXCLUSION.
RALLY TO KEEP The BARRIER up
Big Convention in San Francisco
Speaks the Sentiments of All Cit
izens-Demand for Re-enaetment
Of the Law.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Cover .
thousand men prominent in the affairs
Of life and representing every town
city and county in the State. gathered
in convention in Metropolitan Hall
yesterday afternoon, and in that great
gathering all were united in the senti-
ment that the barrier against the i'm
migration of the Chinese must remain.
At the meeting, which has been
termed the Chinese Exclusion Couyen-
ton, there were members of Congress
and United States Senators, State leg
islators. county Supervisors and Trus-
tees, representatives of labor organic
ations and all classes OF mechanics,
farmers and fTuit-growers. miners and
manufacturers, ali animated with the
same impulse1the desire to protect
the working classes from Chinese
cheap labor competition and TO save
the Pacific Coast States from being
overrun with hordes of undesirable
Orientals.
The anti-Chinese agitation has for
years figured more or less in all the
political campaigns in the West, and
the public speakers were not at a loss
WIFI TIC ChsiA4 man uDOu
Mayor Phelan called the meeting 10
order. The first sentence of his re-
marks We're as follows:
Fellow Citizens OF the State of Cal
ifotnia: Il Is my honor as Mayor OF
the city. pursuant TO resolution of
the Board of Supervisors TO call this
convention to order. 1t has, in the
judgment OF the Board of Supervisors,
been called a representative body.
body which, when ii speaks, will be
listened to with consideration and re-
spect. The State of California with
its 200 miles of seaboard fronting the
Pacific, facing the Orient, is entitled
TO speak on this question for the peo-
pie of the United States
There were many eloquent speeches
made and resolutions were adopted
authorizing the chairman to appoint
various committees on organization
and so forth.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.-The
following memorial, addressed to the
President and the Congress of the
United States. was unanimously adopt
ed yesterday by the Chinese Exclusion
Convention The memorial is given
in part:
To the President and the Congress-
of the United States: Pursuant to
Fall officially issued by the city of.San
Francisco, on the 21st day of Novem-
Der. 1901. for the purpose of express
ing the sentiments of the State of Cal
ifornia, a convention composed of rep
resentatives of county Supervisors,
City Councils, trade. commercial and
civic organizations. TO the number OF
more than 1000, and without dissent 1t
was resolved to memorabilia the Presi-
dent and the Congress of the United
States as follows;
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-30
A Violent Attack Of Group Cured.

LAST winter an infant child Of mine
had Group in violent FORM saws Elder
Iohn W. Rogers. a Christian Evangelist
If Fillev. Mo-. q. s. A. Il gave her a
few doses OF CHARACTERISTICS Consh Rem
e5v and in a short time all danger Was
mast and the child recovered This
remedy not only cures Group. hut when
given as soon as the first symptoms an
near. viii rrevent the attack II CON-
tains no opium or other harmful sub
stances and nav be given as confidently
- - sfult For saia hv
all druggists and dealers Benson. Smith
& Co. azents for Hawaii
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-30

In addition 10 the formal memoria
to Congress, the convention alsC
adopted the following resolutions
which were presented by the commit
tee on memorial, platform and reso
lutions:
Whereas. The Chinese exclusion act
known as the "Geary law" will expire
by limitation Nav "a, 1909; and
Whereas. The evils that produced
the necessity for the enactment q
the present exclusion law and tbs
making of the present treaty with
China still exist in our midst. auc
dangers therefrom are as imminent
now as they were when the present
barriers were established; and
Whereas, Unless such barriers are
maintained and vigorously guarded
the invasion of Chinese laborers
thereby checked. win expose our PEG
pie TO a renewal thereof, with all its
inimical 10 the interest of cur wage
earners and injurious to the general
welfare; and
Whereas, The beneficial results
flowing from the operation of the said
act nave met int expectations Vi TIC
people in avoiding an increase OF
Chinese immigration and an aggrava-
ton of the many evils thereof; there
fore be il
Resolved, BY the Chinese Exclusion
Convention of the State of Califor-
MIA. composed OF 800 delegates. rep
resenting the State. coentv and city
governments, and industrial and civic
organizations in all PARTS of the State:
First-That we demand the eontin-
uance of existing treaties with China
and the re-enactmert of the -Geary
exclusion law"
Second-That we recommend that
the California delegation in Congress
act unitedly in the presentation OF thu
bin to accomplish the purpose here
inhefore set forth, and use their ut
most endeayOr TO secure its immsdi-
ate enactment into law
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-30

q p-EM2GElEAF E0Ect<E StenfEL- No
doubt the enactment OF exclusion
Laws for periods Of ten years Is due
TO the intention Of Congress 70 OBJ
serve the progress Of these people
under American institutions. and now
il has been clearly demonstrated that
they cannot. for the deep and inera-
diczble reasons of race and mental or
ganiZatiou. assiuilate with our own
people and be nodded as are other
races into strong and composite An
ericsn stock
The immigration laws Of this coun-
try now exclude pauper and contract
labor from every land All Chinese
immigration Of the eoolie class is
both Pauper and contract labor. II is
not a voluntary immigration. The
Chinese Six Companies OF California
deal in Chinese labor as 4 eommo-
dity.
America is the asylum for the op-
pressed and liberty-Ioving people of
the world. and the implied condition
Of their admission 20 this country is
allegiance TO its Government and de-
yotion 70 its institutions. Il is hard
ly necessary TO say that the Chinese
are not even bona fide settlers. as
the Imperial Chinese Coasul-General
admits.
We respectfully represent that Am
erican labor should not be exposed
to the destructive competition OF
aliens who do not, will not and can
not take up the burdens of American
citizenship; whose presence is an
economic blight and a patriotic dan
ger.
The experience OF the South with
slave labor warned MS against unl'm-
tied Chinese immigration, considered
both as a race question and as an
economic problem The Chinese ii
would create race antag nisms. which
would ultimately result in great pub
lie disturbance. The Caucasians will
not tolerate the Monaghan. AS ulti-
mately all goYernms Mt is based on
physical force, the white population
OF this country will not. without re
sistance, suffer itself to be destroyed.
II We were to return to the ante
bellum ideas OF the South. now hap
PLY discarded. the Chinese would
satisfy every requirement of a slave
or servile class. They work well.
they are docile, and they would not
be concerned about their political
conditions, but such suggestions are
repulsiye TO American civilization.
America has dignified work and made
it honorable.
But this is not alone a race. labor !
and political question Ii is one
which involves our civilization and 1
that interests the people of the world |
The benefactors, scholars, soldiers Z
and statesmen. the patriots and mar
tyrs of mankind have builded our
modern fabric firmly upon the founda-
tion of religion, law, science and art.
Il has been rescued fIom barbarism /.
and protected against the incursions
OF barbarians.
Therefore every consideration OF /
public duty. the Nations safety and
the peoples rights the preservation
Of our civilization and the perpetuity
Of our institutions impel your memo
rialists to ask for the re-enactment /
Of the exclusion laws which have for
twenty years protected us against
the gravest dangers. and which. were /
they relaxed. would imperil every in
.erest which the American people |
hold sacred for themselves and their
posterity.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-30

But il is our strict advertising
rule to print only what we can
and viii do. In a day or so we
shall have our large Christmas
shipment opened up and ready
for your inspection.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
Salesman Kohn in Trouble.

Walter B. KOhn. a salesman. residing
in Alameda, had three charges placed
against his name on the City Hall police
register yesterday. Kohn ran his horse
and buggy over A w. Bruen at the cross
ing Of Market and Third streets yeste--
day afternoon. Officer J. Jordan saw the
acts Of Kohn and ordered him 10 stop,
but the man from Alameda paid no atten
ton and drove of. He was placed under
arrest on the charge of fast driving and
battery in knocking down Bruen. When
searched AT the prison a pistol was found
IN his hip pocket. This was made the basis
for third charge. He produced bail as
security for his appearance in the Police
Court tO-n1Orrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
Track Notes.

Twenty-one bookmakers again weighed
in "Bill' Langford did a thriving bust
ness with his combination book, and the
two field books had all they could attend
to.
1t is beginning to dawn on turfmen that
DELI Fountain is a pretty keen judge OF
horsefesh. In 1898 DELI bought Tempo
for $50 and inside of a month the chestnut
horse was beaten but a head by Scottish
Chieftain in the Labor day handicap run
at Anaconda. Some weeks ago he pur-
chased Position from ]. Greeley for $780,
and the Racine gelding promises to de-
velop into a better horse than Potentc.
This last named son of Racine was run
ming around here in selling races, and
later on in the East captured the Omnium
handicap.
Winnie O'Connor, with Dutch" Lewis,
left for Sacramento last night, where
Winnie, it is said. will put in a week of
rest at the Haggin ranch.
A deal was consummated yesterday
wherein the New California Jockey Club
became the possessor of the Tanforan
Park property. paying SS2.5Oo for the
plant. The property comprises eleven
acres Of the choicest land In San Mateo
County, with about 100000 worth of i'm
provements thereon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
sToCKToN'S FORMER POLICE
CHIEF HIGHLY HONORED
Commissioners of That City Pass
Resolutions Warmly Praising
John D. Gall.

The resignation of John D. Gall as Chief
Of Police of Stockton was formally ac-
cepted Friday by the Police and Fire
Commissioners of that city. Chief Calls
resignation was read and then the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas John D. GALL Chief of Police De-
partreut of the city OF Stockton, has rendered
his resignation to this Board as such Chief, to
take effect January l. 1902: and whereas, the
said John ID. Gall has. for the period of four
and ons-half years. occupied said position OF
Chief Of the Police Department of said city.
Now therefore, be II
Resolved by the Board OF Police and Fire
Commissioners OF the city Of Stockton. That
the said resignation OF said John D. Gall. TO
take effect on December 81. 1901, be and the
same hereby is accepted; be 1t further
Resolved That the thanks of this board be
and the same hereby are rendered to the said
John y. Gall Cor the able. efficient and honest
administration by him OF the affairs of said
Police Department.
This board fully realizes that in the retire
rnent the said John d. Gall Chief of
Police OF this city the people or Stockton have
lost a faithful and upright servant, who has
during his years Of administration OF said
Office been untir.ng foe to the criminal ele-
ment and has maintained peace and orderly
conduct within the city Of Stockton. Be It
further
Resolved That a copy of these resolutions
be forwarded to said John D. Call
Mr.. Gall viii shortly embark in bust
ness in this city and will make San Fran
cisco his permanent home.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
PERKS INDIANS
ARE DEFEATED
Berkeley Football Team
Proves Too Much
for Them.
Hard Played Game Results
in a Score of 10
to 10.

RIVERSIDE, Dec. 28.-Smarting under
their defeat at the hands of the Stanford
football team on November 30 the PERKS
Indian School eleven made a desperate
stand against the invincible Berkeley
team this afternoon. The Indians scored
twice against their famous opponents, the
final score being Is to 10 in favor Of the
varsity boys. Fully 1000 people saw the
game, which was played in a strong
nOrther.
Two long runs by Whipple in the first
half took the sphere over the Indian line
The try at goal failed. Score to 0. The
Indians had the ball at the end Of the
half.
The Indians made a decisive stand in
the second half Berkeley kicked off, but
lost the ball. Magee secured it and made
a spectacular run Of thirty yards for a
touchdown. Score to 5. Magee made
another star play. breaking through the
Berkeley line and running the length OF
the field for a touchdown Score 10 to 8
in favor of the Indians
This score was the occasion for heart
tO-heart talk to the varsity boys Dy their
captain End runs by Mini won the game
for Berkeley, as he scored two touch
downs. The try at goal failed. Score IL
to 10 in favor Of Berkeley.
Scholder was injured and had to leave
the field ard Moore was knocked out a
little later. Neither was seriously Injy,Jstd.
Had the first half been played by Nths
Indians with the same vigOr as marked
the second half the score would probably
have been tie.
The Stanford Glee Club sang in the
Loring Opera-house tonight. The two
football teams divided honOrs with the
performers
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
WHITNEY SHOWS
SPORTING SPIRIT
Tennis Champion Will
Meet Chef Smith in
Match Game.
Seeks to End Discussion
of Incident in Recent
Tournament.

George F. Whitney, member OF the
tournament committee Of the California
Tennis Club, who won the class singles
held on the club courts Christmas day,
decided last night to play a match with
Chef Smith, who lost by default on
Wednesday. Smith was in the second
class, in which was the largest entry and
most evenly. matched players Of any OF
the classes.
The tournament committee agreed TO
postpone the play-off until to-day, but
after Smith had left the grounds whitney
was in favor of playing it off at once.
Grant Smith and Charles Kuehn were the
other members of the committee present
The former voted against this action,
while the Halter refused to vote. The
tournament was played. This did not
meet with the approval Of many OF the
members Of the club. Whitney considered
the best way out of the difficulty would
be to play Smith a match for the silver
cup. 1t will be played this morning and
Smith will receive half thirty" the
handicap allowed by the committee.
Smith was in the half with Wood and
Collier and has expressed his intention of
playing each Of these men should he de-
feat Whitney. His first match would be
with Wood, who would receive half
thirty" Should Smith beat Wood he
would next play Collier and receive odds
Of fifteen While Smith has little
chance OF Deaung WmIney VIII Ju6
handicap allowed him, he will at least
be afforded an opportunity Of meeting the
champion which he did not have on
Christmas day. Whitney has shown he
has the instinct Of sportsman by his
action in the matter.
Some interesting practice matches we're
played yesterday on the courts Of the Cali
fornia Club. Many one-set matches were
played on account Of the overcrowded
condition Of the courts
In singles Carl Gardner surprised the
spectators by beating H. W. Crowell. The
score was Cd, 3-3. George Whitney beat
DR.. Sumner Hardy, 80; A. A. Moore beat
NJ. Cert, GA; Page Collier beat James Nc
Kenzie, GA, 81, 7-5, Sc; Harry Ha1ght and
Chef Smith tied, SIS, 1-3. DR.. Lane beat
Cert, 81; G. Smith beat H. Schmidt, GA,
GA; P. Collier beat John Gibson, 81, 60,
81, 81; ]. G. Gibson Jr. tied ]. G. Gibson
ST., Ga, As; P. Kahn and Joe LieHenthaI
tied, SO; G. S. Kempf beat P. Collier, rs
Go. Is 7-5.
In doubles Fred Brown and VIII Allen
joined forces and defeated Harold Crowen
and Herman Powers, GA, 6z3, 60. The
Lane brothers beat Cert and Moore, As.
81, 81; Kahn and DR.. Phillip beat Nc
Kenzie and LiHenthal, 60, 6-3, SO; A. Dun
can and Douglas Grant beat Clyde Beal
and DR.. Noble, GA. 6-3.
There will probably be a handicap
tournament for the Davis cups to-day.
The holders are Collier and CroWeu.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
.LAJOIE PLAYS
BRILLIANT BALL
Makes Some Apparently
Impossible STOPS"
Cleverly.
All-Anericas Win Fast Game
From Nationals by a
Score of 4 to 3.

The Eastern baseball stars should give
the followers Of the game a hint as to
when they expect to play good ball. One
Of the best games of the season was
ance. The fans probably expecting a
repetition Of Fridays long drawn out
game, stayed away. The All-Americas
won by score of to g.
LajOie was back in the game and ac-
Cepted three difficult chances at second.
His work is done so easily the specta-
tors hardly appreciate his clever field
ing.
Mertes was ordered off the field in the
eighth by Umpire Mcdonald for talking
too freely. As there was no one TO take
his place the order was withdrawn, but
not until the threat was made by the
players, zone of the field. all off,
Each team scored IL the first inning.
For the All-Americas Barrett, Fraser and
LajOie singled, scoring Barrett.
In the fifth they scored two runs. Sui
livan, the first man up, was hit by pitch
er. He went TO second on Bernhard's out
at first and scored on chickering's two
Dagger. Pickering went to third on Bar
rettS single 10 center Van Haltren hit
10 pitcher, and while Mertes was chasing
Barrett between first and second Picker
Ing scored.
Their last run cane in the sixth. II
win was safe on Bradiey's muf of a fly
He went 10 second on Sullivans single
and scored On a line drive which Bern
hard hit to Steinfeldt and which took an
unexpected bound as il approached the
shOrtstop and rolled out of reach.
Van Haltren scored the first run for
the Nationals. He hit safely and went
10 second on a wild pitch. He scored on
Mertes' hit, which left the latter safe at
first on a close decision.
In the sixth Hulen singled over second,
advanced bag on Mertes' out at first
and scored on Chances two-bagger.
Van Haltren scored the third and last
run. He WIS safe on a hit past second.
went TO second on Hulen's sacrifice and
made his way home on Mertes' single. In
this inning Mcdonald had several close
decisions TO render, and for a time It
seemed he would cali the game, the
only punishment he could infIict on the
players, if that could be called punish
ment
The San Francisco team will play the
All-Americas to-day. 1t is announced by
The management that Iburg and Waddeil
viii be the opposing pitchers. The score.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
HORSEMEN WHO RACE AT
CHARLESTON OUTLAWED

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-B. o. Hanlon Of
the jockey club. when seen to-day re-
garding the status of the owners, train
ers and Jockeys who are running or rid
ing horses at the Charleston Industrial
Fair racecourse. said:
THE Charleston track is neither recog-
nized nor licensed by the jockey club
During the Brooklyn Jockey Club meet
ing last fall the Charleston people made
application for, license and the jockey
club refused them. During the Bennings
meeting a few weeks ago 1 was asked
by several horsemen as to what would
happen If they ran horses at the Charles
ton meeting. Although the rules are dis
tinct on the matter, I did not care to an
swer the question and telegraphed imme-
0iately to August Belmont, who sent the
following reply, Not being a regularly
licensed course, horsemen will get into
trouble through racing at the Charleston
track Rules 1 and of the rules of
racing are explicit in regard to the mat
ter and make 1T unnecessary for the
jockey club to take action, as by violat-
Ing the rules owners. trainers and jock
eys outlaw themselves
Lennep Wins the Handicap.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2s.-Crescent City
cts,a ortys
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
NEW GENERAL MANAGER
FOR HOUSTON AND TEXAS
L. H. Markham Of This City Has
Been Appointed to Fill That
Position
Position.

c. H. Markham has been appointed vice
president and general manager of the
Houston and Texas Central road. For
several months Mr. Markham has been
assistant freight traffic manager of the
Southern Pacific Company, with head
quarters in this city, under William
SprOule.
c. A. Quinlan was the former general
manager Of the Houston and Texas Cen
trail road, and died about three months
ago. Mr.. Markham leaves for his new
post in a few days and Will take charge
on the first Of the year. His headouar-
tiers will be at Houston. His successor in
this city has not been appointed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
sues to Enforce Agreement.

y. Hottua is suing Mrs. NJ. R. McLaugh-
lin to compel her to sell to him certain Inn
proved property Bush street near
Devisadero. which he claims she agreed
TO do in February of this year. The
price. he alleges. Mrs. Mclaughlin agreed
to accept is $500. and he claims he paid
her $50 on account a the time the agree
meut was made
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-29
Young Ladies, crhristrnaa

Next Monday evening all OF the local
branches Of the Young Ladies' Instituts
will hold a joint reunion and Christmas
tree festival in LoyOla Hall, corner Of
Market and Tenth streets on which oc-
casiOn there will be in addition to the tree
and the distribution Of presents there
from an entertaining programme.