Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-10
POINTS TO THEIR WRONGS
Claims Made That the American Elk
eIusion Act Not Only Keeps Out
Coolies, But Chinese of High Rank
4 Are Subject to Annoyance and In
disnities by American Officials.

were unsatisfactory from the Chinese
standpoint, and hence it was desired
that they should be modified by the
new convention. The Chinese, he said,
agreed to the exclusion Of coolies, and
this point presented no difficulty, but
the existing regulations are hard, he
said, with severity on other classes.
He instanced the case of merchants
travelling for pleasure, students, and
others, who while nominally admissible
to the United States were forced to
undergo examinations, which, tho pos
4 sibly necessary, were generally rem.
dered very Objectionable on account
of the manner in which the regula-
tions were enforced.
"a superior Chinaman arriving at
San Francisco, for example" said Mr..
WI, "is detained by the authorities
while his credentials the being examin-
ed, and this, detention frequently In
wolves consorting with low class of
coolies in common she'd He is I'M
able to communicate with friends and
is subjected to inconveniences and in
dignities to which Americans would
refuse to submit. Moreover, he is not
: allowed to retain the services Of any
one to protect his interests and if the
immigration authorities decide against
him there is no possibility Of appeal.
That these grievances are well founded
is demonstrated by the necessity for
President Roosevelt's stringent order
that courtesy be shown the Chinese
by the immigration officials under pain
OF dismissal There have been num-
berless instances Of harsh treatment
which the Americans themselves have
been forced to admit"
Mr. WI admitted that European
immigrants were not allowed represent
tation by lawyers or others during
their examinations, but he rejected this
argument because, he said, the Chinese
In other respects were given treatment
entirely different from that accorded
the Europeans.
The Chinese government, he said,
agreed to the exclusion Of coolies, but
it urged as the main points of a new
convention that the better classes of
Chinese be treated on an equal footing
with other aliens, with the right to re-
tain counsel and the right of appeal IL
necessary, and the admission of coolies
to Hawaii, which he regarded as of the
utmost Importance. Hawaii was
greatly in need of laborers Mr.. WI
said, and since the Chinese were ex-
cluded, the industries of the islands
had suffered.
At all events, the Chinese there
could not compete with American la
Dor. The Philippines had long been
natural field for Chinese industry, but
the application of the exclusion act to
the islands changed this.
Regarding the desirability of Chinese
labor in the far east, Mr.. WI instanc-
ed the prosperity Of Singapore in the
Straits settlements and the adjacent
country
Reurets Chinese Boycott.
Mr.. WI expressed himself as great
II regretting the Chinese boycott of
American goods, and steamships, and
insurance companies, as it might es-
TRANCE the good will Of Americans,
which he highly regretted. Apparently,
however, he said the Chinese classes
most concerned, considering that the
nrospects for the solution of the diff
c,1lties arising from the application of
the exclusion act were remote, decided
on. the boycott as the only means Of
ventflattng the question. He pointed
mt that the movement against Ameri-
cans. though thoroughly organized by
the best and most representative Cht-
nese, was altogether pacific and was
not directed against persons or prop
Arty.
rrised at the extent of the movement
and the depth Of feeling manifested
not only by the mercantile classes,
i hut by the students and even the wom-
en-, and said that such an exhibition OF
publfc sentiment meant extraordinary
8 progress in the direction of the growth
Of q real nationality. He could not tell
what the results would be should the
boycott be disregarded, but considered
the movement most serious one and
trusted it would soon be rendered SUI
perfuous by the satisfactory settle
ment Of the grievances complained OF.
Mr.. Wu's attention yves called to the
fact that he was credited with direct
ing the boycott, and he repudiated the
suggestion He said it would be as I'M
reasonable to expect that his govern
ment had the ability to compel the
Chinese to purchase goods, as to be-
lieye that the United States govern
ment was able to prevent the Chicago
strikes.
IT regret" said Mr.. WI, "that so
little progress has been made in the
negotiations for a new convention.
Should the American government per-
NIT the wishes of China to be embodied
in this convention it would practical
" have no effect on the United States,
as Hawaii and the Philippines do not
concern American labor, while the fa-
cilities required for su,erior Chinese
Immigrants in the United States are
admittedly just and reasonable.
"I suggest that an educational test
would be the most effective means OF
preventing the ingress of coolies and
an easy means of ascertaining the
aligibility of other classes, besides
eliminating undesirable class distinc-
tons"
In conclusion Mr.. WI said it was his
opinion that clear definition of the
term .tlaborer' was necessary.
Sick headaches result from disor-
dered condition of the stomach and Is
nrickly cured hy Chamberlain's Stom-