The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
CHINESE EXCLUSION CONVENTION.
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in the treaties Of this country as consummated
with other nations that America has always
preserved what is known as the favored ma
ton clause; and our commercial privileges
at the ports of the Orient are not dependent
upon the question to how many there are
of them, or whether they shall at all come
here; but we are entitled now, under the ia
vored nation clause" to whatever privilege.
TO whatever NAV be done or said to all that
is given and proposed to be given to every
favored nation in the world and all those
privileges extend to the treaties which may
be contaminated in the future. So it is to-
day that should England or Austria or Ger
many or Russia or any of those nations known
and enumerated among the great powers con,
summate treaty with China giving especial
privileges to their citizens the United States
under the favored nation clause would
stand upon exactly the same plane and Its cit
izens would be entitled to all those immuni-
ties. It appears to me that that disposes en-
tirely of the question as to whether com
of this people and these United States when
they clothed in their solemn majesty, seek
to protect themselves, their industries. tneir
their labor.
We are here looking out upon the seas. On
the opposite side Is a shore line: along the
coast and in the interior four hundred millions
of Cinnamon 1t is the Oldest empire in the
world now as it stands. 1t may be that away
back in the distant time she had embassad doris
at the court of Rameses when Moses left the
has preserved her traditions and her prejudices
and even we find now that she has buiided a a
wall around her, and say that IL that wall
is sufficient to keep US out 1t should be sufi-
cient to keep them in. (Applause:)
yon with to your delegation in Com
gress 1 believe that they will be true and
loyal to the cause of the American people, to
the industries of this great country There
is no danger of your delegation. They will
work honestly and truly. and I believe that
with the momentous questions that shall arise
in Congress this winter, that dealing with the
Philippines, the building of the Nicaragua
canal. the multitudinous questions which spring
upon g new and growing nation, yet above and
beyond them all predominently stands the re-
enactment Of an exclusion law. Applause }
And while I believe your committee will do
their duty yet I would suggest to them to
place no riders upon the bill; place no riders
upon your sentiment to-day. Let it be direct
and certain with reference to one point with
reference to the re-enactment of an exclusion
law, and let the echo of your voices go out
upon that one question, even like unto the
reverberations of old of the Cyclops' hammer
upon the shield of Mars Then you will have
done your duty, you will have tended to clear
the cause. you will have enlightened it and
Let 1t be your central your magnificent and
your majestic purpose, without race prejudice.
Make it a part of the theory of western gov
eminent identified by 1t with the growing con-
dtions Of this great western empire and make
the people know wherever they can hear our
voice that we understand the theories of gov
eminent, that we, too. were reared in the
traditions of our country, magnificent, SOW
eregn-like majestic; let it pour out in vol
ume upon the East and your delegation In
Congress will do it's duty.