The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-09-14
MINISTER ~U's DIPLOMACY.
Preying ON American Sentiment Fo,
Chinese immigration.

Chinese Immigration.
The workers of America are now
confronted by two industrial conditions
Of an important and serious character
These may be succinctly stated.
First, the concentration and combina-
ton of wealth and productive power in
the hands Of few people, and the d..
rection Of vast industries under one
single controlling management.
Second, the menace Of a possible over
whelming Of our people by hordes OF
Asiatics.
Th treaty excluding the Chinese from
the United States does not terminate
until December 8, 1904 but the law
providing for the enforcement Of the
treaty stipulations expires May S, 1902
Hence, unless congress shall before
the later date re-enact the present law,
with such additions and extensions
as experience has demonstrated to be
necessary, the gates will be thrown
wide open for the full, free, untrammel-
led, and possibly overwhelming immi-
grafton Of the hordes Of Chinese into
America.
It Is not necessary here to indicate
upon what lines the amendments and
extensions of the existing law arc
necessary. At present it is sufficient
for us to indicate the necessity for
prompt, comprehensive, and concerted
action, by the workers, and indeep by
all enlightened citizens Of the whole
country, in order to impress upon the
coming congress the absolutely prime
Importance Of this legislation.
1t might not be inappropriate to call
attention to the fact that - the past
few years the Chinese Ambassador to
the United States has been playing a
most ingenious part. and the dilettante
sentimentalists on the one hand, and
the greedy and selfish employers on the
other hand, to whom we have already
referred, have adriotly given this &C
complished person many opportunities
to impress upon the minds Of the un-
wary and unthinking how nice and
how gracious and how civilized is this
particular Chinaman, and, inferential-
ly, all Chinese. $50 :.
To the patriotic American it was an
insult to the spirit Of our institutions
that Minister WI Ting Fang was per-
mitted to deliver the grafton last In
dependence Day at Philadelphia. {:
Not too much is to be expected Of the
honest co officials of that city; but it
should have grated on even their un-
sensitive ears when this Celestial in
structed them as to the meaning Of the
Declaration of Independence. How i'm
pressive when he dilated upon the as
sertion that all men are created free
and equal, with the unalienable rights
Of life, liberty, and the pursuit of hap
piness. - -..- =. F.. r
: 1t must have charmed these men to
be told by Minister WI that the sys-
TENS Of government, both of the United
States and of China. are identical, and
that the only differences are those of
method. We repeat, however, that the
purpose of Minister Wu's geniality,
can institutions is but q covert and
diplomatic effort to influence public
opinion in favor of his people and pre-
vent the re-enactment Of the Chinese
Exclusion Law. - rs. e : = g.. :.,.A.:
From now until congress convenes,
and during it's session, one OF the first
duties of all citizens, and particularly
Of organized labor, is to leave no effort
un:ried to protect our people from the
dangers which confront as in this di-
rection. Unions on the Pacific coast
have already passed resolutions de-
manding renewed legislation. Their ex-
80 -. - 80
parts of the country.-samuel Gompers.