The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-10-26
government has organized the great

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Russo China bank, and while the
Chinese government holds an interest |
in it, it is so small that they have very
little to say regarding it's management
The Russians know that by controlling
the finance of the country, they will
gradually obtain power and be able to
dictate terms in all treaties made with
other countries, and the open door will
be for Russia only. This is true at the
present time in Russia's sphere of in
f1uence in China.
Have not the Japs and Chinese the
same right to exercise over their own
countries and possessions? The large
number of missionaries and Christian
churches throughout China and Japan
shows that their governments are not
enemies of Christianity; but the writer
believes if the large commercial inter-
ests of the Western countries would
send their representatives to teach
them the greatness of the country,
there would be no outbreaks, and the
great distrust against the white race
would soon disappear.
BY the demand of the people of the
Pacific coast, our government passed
an exclusion act barring ali Chinese
from entering our country. 1t was
asserted that they lowered the scale of
wages and did not become American
citizens. This is no doubt true, but
who brought them here? But the
wrong of that act, is, as passed; it
keeps out all classes of Chinese. The
Chinese merchants and students who
would attend our colleges, and the
tourist-all come under the same head.
If an American were travelling in the
Far East, and had to bear the indigni-
ties of examination that the higher aud
educated class of Cinnamon 60 through
in this country, our state department
would be called upon a great many
times to demand redress and punish
ment of the guilty parties.
If our government is going to ex-
clude them for this reason, why not
exclude all the pauper immigration
that pours into this country from
Southern Europe, and which certainly
must be classed as cheap labor, and
who do not by any means make the
best citizens?
The Chinese have at last called our
government, and threaten to boycott
American goods. This will be the
means Of our traders and importers
losing millions of dollars worth of
business, to say nothing of the great
opportunity for the future. President
Hill, of the Great Northern Railway
system, has been working for years.
writing and speaking of these great
opportunities, showing the American
people the great field for their exports
: and in speech short time ago, re.
! ferring to the Oriental trade said: "We
Q have angered and insulted nation OF
/, 4OOOOOOOO people, all prospective pur
r chasers. So that tho singularly patient
q by nature, they have gone to almost
Q Que products to their markets."
s 1t is now feared the Japs will seel
d work in the United States, and grea
s many people favof an act, like th'
Q Chinese exclusion act, to bar then
}, from entering this country. But it il
Q reasonable to believe that, having &C
!, quired new territory (Korea and Man
p churia no doubt being under thei
d control) they will first settle and opel
l. up that vast country, and for numbe
10 of years at least we, will have nothin
to fear in that direction. The Japanes
It had to fight in the late war for thei
y very existence. Their small island
n had become too small to take care O
ID the increasing population, and all out
D. let for them cut off by Russia. Japa
le has given her word to the foreig
Id powers that Korea and Manchuria wi
le be open to the trade of the worlt
N When Russia's influence dominated i
ut these countries, other nations had n
rs chance to enter their goods in compel
tion with them.
Is, This will give the United States, wh
rs is the champion OF the open dot
or policy in the East, 9 market for h
ce surplus goods. As to any compariso
to between the two countries it is nee,
re less to say Japan easily leads, either
IN their government, or in their peopl