The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-01-08
QUESTION oF...RECIPROCITY.
A New Solution Suggested for the
Chinese Problem
Atlanta Constitution.

Chinese Problem
Atlanta Constitution.
Rev. Il. T.. Crawford, the Oldest mis-
i'm Atlanta, has been a missionary Il
Chhafor the past fifty years. He ha'
grown old in the service, but is still
active and proposes to return to the
fl ld next spring. DIR. Crawford re
turned to America in June, 1900, hav'
ing been forced 10 fly for his life in
order to escape from the boxers He
was located at Tai An Flu City, in the
interior of China. He 10 thoroughly
familiar with The situation in China
aud understands the Chinese character
well. He l. greatly Interested in the
immigration laws, which promise to be
an interesting question before the pre-
sent Congress.
"I have thought yer the Chinese
immigrant N matter for a long time,"
said DIR. Crawford, "and have given
the subject deep study. L have reach
ed conclusions and have theories that
L believe are practical. The question
is n that cannot be settled IN a day
and must not be entered into with un
due haste.
In the province in which l was To-
Gated there arc 81, 900 900 Cinnamon
and the area of this province is no
greater than the State Of Georgia.
Every available inch of land there and
in all other parts Of China is in a high
state of cultivation. Cinnamon who
possess as much as s acres of land are
regarded as well. TODD. Th" great
majority have less than lib lany
acres. They are crying for land. ihey
are The most capable agriculturists III
the world and arc n patient, law-abid-
ing people.
CHOW we are gong to send our cot
ton to the West, but what are we to
take from them in return? If we go
ahead and gob' lie up everything in
IL will leave them poor, and poor
customers are hardly desirable. We
must cndeavor to reciprocate by build
ing up this people and making them
wealthy. They ae crying for land to
cultivate and we have this TO give them.
In the Southern States there are
of acres of land that would
max excellent lice fields if properly
cultivated. The white people cannot
cultivate il and the negroes will not.
The hills of Georgia are as rich as any
of China, and will yield the
crops that are harvested there by
Chinese farmers every year. Why not
the Chinaman come here and cult
sate this land, thereby helping them
Sc yes and helping us?
81 do not even suggest hat the
lOors Of the country be thrown open
o the Chinese people. On the con-
my thory is to have each State
hat wants Chinese farmers to decide
lpon the number it will take, by legis-
alton or otherwise, and request the
rational government to admit that
lumber. Congress can pass laws con-
these alieus so that they will
i've only in the States to which they
come. L would oppose permitting them
o congrcgate in one State or city.
They should be leased q certain num-
Der of acres Of land for a long term of
years. They will he glad of the OPP
and much good would result
both to the immigrants and TO this
country. The matter could be regulat-
ed so that only able-bOdied and indus
.rious Cinnamon could take advantage
Of the law and none of the r%iffratf
would drift in. You can see at a glance
hat the question is a. great one and
one that needs be given careful con-
AS a farmer, the Chlnaman is one
Of the most Industrious creatures on
He raises two crops on his
farm every Year and does this year
after year. Every bit of ground is en-
Jirely under cultivation and 1T is a mis-
lake to think that rice 10 the only edible
raised there. Wheat, mlllet and sor-
ghum are equally as popular and ore
raised in a climate that corresponds
the climate In Georgia.
Mine are, of course, only the views
Of N man, but after having been in
Cluua for the past fifty years and
Knowing the Chinaman as | do, 1 am
convinced that the theory l have men.
TONED is one that it Will be we'll 10 iu-
vestigatc, EVEN if nothing ever comes
of il. There is a pleasure in working
for what you believe to be right, even
if your ltbors are lost, and honest
labors are never without results"