The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-08-31

Some writer thinks that what |
causes the irritation Of the Chinese
government and people toward the
United States, because this country |
will not open its gates TO the hordes /
that want admission to this country, !
is that China is directly Disseminated
against. That II a law could be pass
ed shutting out the unwelcome class
es from all countries, China would be
satisfied
Well, there is law which applies
10 all the world and which literally
construed, would be most exclusive
law against the Chinese. That is the
law which excludes contract laborers,
for Chinese coolies can only come UNI
der contract. They have no means on
which TO come away. The Chinese
companies pick them up. Every one
comes as a slave TO one company or
another: their relatives at home are
mortgaged To insure good faith In
carrying out the contract. II is
simply a species Of servitude and
there is no motive behind IL all ex-
cept plumber.
When Minister WI Ting Fang left
this country he hurled a defiant mes
sage at this country, which was In
substance; "You have made your
challenge To the yellow races, see that
your walls be strong" We are told
now that WI is most anxious To have
the restriction removed that prevents
the Chinese from going Ia the Hawa-
Ian Islands. He is a shrewd man and
knows that where his countrymen go,
that means disaster TO all generous
working races, but he does not worry
over that. When here he acclaimed
tiercely against tue exclusion act, and
we suspect that he may be thanked,
at least in part, for the boycott now on
against American products.
But we hope our government will
not be jostled out Of Its calm because
of that boycott. China has no para
mount desire in that respect except
To buy what 1t has To buy In thu
cheapest market. She will not Ions
maintain a boycott that costs he
money. But no matter. There ar
e higher considerations In this business
than money.
| Ali the cities on the gulf have es
tablished guarantees against New
Orleans. The question of trade doe
not enter into their calculations
} Rather they but follow an instinct Z
. protect their own people against
pestilence. Well, there are NOR
than one kind OF plague. So soon as
i frost comes, II not before, the plagu
will disappear from the south. Blu
there is another yellow plague tina
no frost will kill The only way I
avoid ii is TO keep 1t out.
There are men who say: "whil
the millions from Europe are pourin
L in upon the country, why would fe
l. thousands more or less, 0f Mongullar
make any differenceY II we had Oh
way we would vastly curtail the hoI
from Europe. We would make eysl
one present a certificate from some
the people where he had lived
from the north Of Europe, a magi
trate, II from southern Europe,
- priest-that he had lived decent II
and that his purpose as understood
his home, was 10 become al Americ;
citizen.
The case with our country Is not
in any other country. our instit
\ tions rest on the public opinion OF q
! people and the seeptre OF sovereign
is the ballot
Hence the necessity Of Intelligent
When tile millions Of working peoI
4 are this year debased by the iDiecti
Of five per cent Of ignorant voters "
still know DO other government exec
some petty king and priest-ruled sta
OF southern Europe, wrong Is q
! only done the intelligent work.
men OF this country, but IL Is a ms
ace 10 free institutions
Irishmen are good Americans wh