Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-27
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The Chinese Minister Talks With
the President.
HIS VIEWS ON TIE EXCLUSION act
Many Returning Senators and
Representatives Call.
ODAY'S APPOINTMENTS

posed renewal of the Chinese exclusion act.
1t was his first visit to the White House
since President Roosevelt was inaugurated.
He was dressed in silk and wore fur
trimmed overcoat When he emerged from
the Presidents Office he halted before
throng of newspaper men at the head Of
the stairway.
you are a newspaper man? And you
are newspaper man? And you, and you,
and your he asked, tapping each of those
nearest him with his finger They all ad-
mitted that they were. What paper do
you representa-" he asked Star reporter.
''Ah, The Starr" he exclaimed, THE Star
is blind and deaf! 1t has eyes and sees
not and ears and hears not! Why does it
write so about my people? 1t is prejudiced,
biased, and is saying all these things
against my people just to cater to the work.
ingmen, not because it believes what it
says is right or is justice. Why can't you
be fair? You say that if the bars are let
down all the 4O0,0O0,O00 of Chinese
would flock over here, or at least half of
them? Do you believe that is right? Or
do you say that because you think it will
do you good? Would you talk like that if
mine was not weak nation? Would you
say 1t if the Chinese had votes? The other
day The Star had picture of a laboring
man looking at a picture of another labor
ing man carrying a Chinaman on his back:
Outrageous! Horrible! You ought to be
ashamed"
One of the newspaper men asked if Mr.
Wu would tell what had passed during his
talk with the President, and another asked
him If he would not stay and become an
American citizen.
Would it be right if l told you what the
President said to me and what 1 said to
him? Do you tell everybody what you say
to your wife,"
Cannot Become IN American Citizen.
1t was suggested to Mr.. WI that instead
of going back to China he should become
an American.
"And will your laws let me be an Ameri-
can if 1 want to?' he asked. II might
want to become one; you might want me to
become one, but, ah; there is the law that
says no! You cannot override the laws of
custom and precedent in this country any
more than you can in any other"
Going back to The Stars position on keep
ing out the Chinese, he said:
why don't The Star and all the other
anti-Chinese editors answer my arguments
instead of appealing to prejudice by pic
turing millions of Cinnamon flooding this
country? They don't want argument They
do like the lawyer in court, who has no
case. He abuses the other man and kicks
up big fuss. He hides the facts Nnnder
the dust he raises. If my arguments are
not just and right, if they are not sensible
crush them. annihiate them My speeches
nave ali lldQ arg umentS IN tnem. But l am
right. What l say is just. China does not
want any favors. We are not asking for
anything that is not right. We only want
fair treatment and that Is what we can't
get If thought Cinnamon would come to
this country In large numbers ! would favor
putting up the bars; yes. fifty bars :ah
you know the Cinnamon wouldn't be dis
eliminated against if he was a voter.
Il tell you what I will do. I will agree
20 meet the editor of The Star and all the
other anti-Chinese editors in an argument
and submit the whole question to three
fair judges. If I don't put up more argu-
ments than they do will never talk on
this subject again."
Recommends Concessions to Cuba.
President Roosevelt In his message to
Congress will recommend the advisability
of reducing the duty Cuban sugar In
return for trade concessions when the in
dependent government in the island is set
up and also the reduction Of the duty on
sugar from the Philippines as a means of
stimulating the production of sugar in
these islands. This information the Presi-
dent conveyed to several prominent visitors
with whom he talked this morning.
Make the Indian Self-Supporting.
Returning senators and representatives
fairly besieged the President today and
talked with him about many matters.
Senator Quarles Of Wisconsin, who is
chairman Of the committee on Indian af-
fairs of the Senate, and who made tour
Of the Indian reservations last summer
with Indian Commissioner Jones, talked
to the President about the Indian question
generally. He agrees with Commissioner
Jones in the belief that to make the In
dian self-supporting should be the aim of
the government, and that it's attainment
would solve the problem. Progress to that
end, however, must be slow.
In a general way Senator Ouar}es thinks
the first steps must be the breaking up of
tribal relations, the allotment Of the lands
in severalty and the admission Of the In
dian youth to the public schools The In
dian should eventually become a citizen
The senator believes that the coming ses-
sion of Congress will have a number Of
very great questions to deal with. He does
not take much stock in so-calIed recipro-
city as at present exploited.
II do not believe" said Senator Quarles,
that Congress has the machinery to deter
mine the facts upon which reciprocal tariff
concessions could be made. Mr. Babcock,
one of our representatives from Wisconsin.
says that steel billets are sold cheaper In
London than In this country. If that is
true We should know the reasons But
Congress has no time to investigate. We
should have commission Of able and dis
tinguished men to investigate and Law be-
fore Congress facts upon which 1t could act
intelligentiy."
The Presidents Thanksgiving Turkey
FreSlOent roosevelt THANKSGIVING tur-
keys have arrived. and Henry Pinckney,
the colored steward of the White House. is
expecting to put a bird before the chief
magistrate and family that will be one of
the finest ever cooked in the kitchen of the
Executive Mansion. Pinckney has two tur-
keys and one Of them will ornament the
table. The regular annual contribution
from Horace Vose Of Rhode Island arrived
this morning. 1t is the finest bird Mr.
Vose could find in the turkey-raising state
of Rhode Island. 1t weighs even thirty
pounds and looks like prince Of the feath-
cry kingdom. In addition to this turkey
the steward has received a splendid bird
from Mrs. Lille e. Nissiey of Lobata, Pa
1t weighs thirty-two pounds, dressed, two
pounds more than the Rhode Island turkey.
So Pinckney will have his choice. The
Roosevelt family is large one and there
will be guests. but 1t will not be necessary
to prepare both of the turkeys. One of
them will be kept until another day.
The turkey sent by Mr.. vose was raised
on the Rhode Island mans farm. Here 1t
was that the bird was Matched in April,
fed on coarse meal. then cracked corn, and
finally the whole corn. Ground shells,
gravel, plenty of range, excellent spring
water and graSShOpperS were here In