The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-02-26
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government of the United States had
failed to give protection to the citizens
OF Chinese residents in this country
and article l of that treaty provided
as follows:
Whenever in the opinion of the gov
eminent Of the United States, the com
ing of Chinese laborers to the United
States, or their residence therein, at
fects or threatens to affect the interests
of that country, or to endanger the good
order of the said country or of any To-
cality within the territory thereof, the
government of China agrees that the
government of the United States may
regulate. limit, or suspend such coming
or residence, but may not absolutely
prohibit il. The limitation or suspen-
sion shall be reasonable and shall APP
ply only TO Chinese who may go TO the
United States as laborers, other class
es not being included in the limita-
lions. Legislation taken in regard t.
Chinese laborers will be of such a
character only as is necessary TO ell
force the regulation, limitation. or sus4
pension of immigration, and immi-
grants shall not be subject TO personal
maltreatment or abuse.
A Matter Of History.
The persecution of the Chinese con-
tinued They were stoned, mObbed
and murdered on the Pacific coast. 1t
was represented to the Chinese gov
eminent that this government was
poWerless to protect its citizens, and
what is known as the Chinese eXclu-
sion act OF 1894 was practically forced
upon them. If the Chinese citizens
who were mobbed and murdered had
| been the citizens of England, Russia,
/ Germany, France, or some other war
like nation, the United States govern
ment would have probably found some
means to have enforced the provisions
of the treaty of 1868.
Ii was provided that the prohibition
of Chinese laborers should remain in
force for a period of ten years, be-
! ginning with the date of exchange Of
notifications, and if six months before
! the expiration of the said period Of ten
/ years. neither government shall have
| given notice of its final termination to
4 the other, it shall remain in full force
! for another ten years. This treaty
was proclaimed December 8, 1894, and
! will probably remain in force for an
other ten years, unless another treaty
! is made.
The Present Status.
This is the status of the matter up
/ to the present time, and it is now re-
! quested by the American Federation
of Labor, by a unanimous vote, that
this same act, or one similar TO it, shall
be made and applied to the exclusion
of the japanese.
Joaquin MiIler's Views.
1t is contended by some that the
! Chinese are Objectionable to the peO-
pie of San Francisco and California.
| No person is more familiar with the
| Chinese question as related to that
state than is Joaquin Miller. In re-
cent article in the Arena. referring to
the Chinese exclusion act. he says;
This act for the exclusion of these
I most sober, honest, industrious and
patient little people, was about the
worst thing that ever happened to this
fertile state, so much in need of re-
liable labor. Californians, the
real Californians, desire this
/ act modified, if not entirely
abrogated. 1t must not be
perpetuated. California wants, needs,
/ labor, and within their limited scope
the Chinese are by great odds the besJ
! laborers we have ever had. They do
not enter largely into competition with
p. white men," He further says: San
Francisco is by no means California;
but if vote could be taken tomorrow
for or against Chinese, there would be
a vast majority for the Chinese, even
in this one troublous city of labor
unions in California
Unjust Discrimination.
| Personally. | am in favor of grant
ing to the Chinese every right AMI
! privilege that is granted to any other
nation. II this government desires TO
restrict. immigration, well and good;
let them restrict immigration from all
nations alike. Do not make ii posi-
BILE for the lowest types of mankind,
for the Sandwich Islanders, the bush
! man of Africa and IgorrOtes OF the
Philippines, to become American citi'
zens. and exclude a nation of people
with whom we should cultivate friend
ship and good will, whose trade with
this country is growing at rapid